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Milk glass or similar
I need a tube about 100mm diameter and 120 mm long, to go around this: It's a heat sink for a 120 LED headlamp. I want to diffuse the LEDs, but not with anything flat. I have a milk glass shade that...
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Haven't seen any of this forsale at the local BM.
Vacuum insulated panel - Wikipedia
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Repair gas fire glass?
Asking more out of hope than expectation, really, since the price of replacements is eye-watering. Has anyone repaired a cracked stove glass from a domestic gas fire? Ours has developed a crack across...
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OT: Be careful what you pinch
It is "absolutely certain that whoever removed this material by hand is either already dead or about to die," Juan Eibenschutz, director of Mexico's CNSNS nuclear safety authority, told Milenio...
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How to clear blocked holes in a gas oven burner?
Had a problem with gas oven a few days ago. Turns out herself had pressed a button to put the oven on timer [1], thus the wretched thing would not ignite. Having discovered this it was easily cured,...
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Panasonic Freeview Recorder
Our 7 y/o and much loved Sony DVR has started to misbehave, and awaits repair. In the meanwhile, SWMBO stated that we couldn't manage without one. (We rarely watch TV "live" and never watch commercial...
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OT: Look North
Mandella was nothing but a terrorist too.
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How to stop the boiler piddling?
Hi all, I fitted a condensing boiler a few months ago, not in the same place as the original floor-stander. Since then It's been working with a temporary condensate drain running into the top of an...
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SWIMBO at CRIMBO
SWMBO wants an MP3 player. Not looking for anything other than an MP3 player, ie wifi not required. The ipod Nano (7th) ticks that box. I'm guessing it doesn't offer drag and drop from experience of...
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underpinning, one for building control/Hugo.
I thought you were talking about UFH though? On top of a uninsulated slab, surely that's going to waste a lot of energy heating the soil?
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one for the chemists..
So what is (R)-p-1'8-diene? Claims to remove silicone sealant. Is it likely to affect powder paint on aluminium? Shower cubicle re-assembly job. Yes, I have tried it on an inconspicuous spot and not...
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Screwfix Quicksilver 1000 for £2
Screwfix Quicksilver 1000 for £2 - maybe not the best, but you can't argue with the price. (Well, maybe you can, this being usenet.)...
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central heating thermostat wiring
I have a new Worcester-Bosch boiler and a Honeywell radio thermostat. Because the 'receive' part of the stat was moved some years ago to a place where the only reasonably possible connection to the...
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Saturday's Airport and flight chaos.
We are being told that the current airport/flight chaos is caused by a problem with the air traffic controllers phone system. Is this anything other than a failure to have proper standby arrangements?
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Dried Blood on Carpet
Mr Medway or anyone else, do you have any advice on removing blood marks from off-white wool-blend carpet? Although quite some attempt was made to clean them up at the time, various circumstances have...
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