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OT (possibly) Garrard turntable DIY repair
We've got a Garrard GT35P-1 belt drive turntable from the late '70s which I use very occasionally, but it automatically lifts off long before it reaches the run-out groove of the record (around 2...
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Parcel delivery
FYI My local Best-One shop has just started with a parcel delivery service. you pay online, print a label & drop the parcel at the shop. Open all hours, so very convenient - and their beer is well...
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Eluorescent Starter CE Marking
My parents did - there was a radio ham a couple of houses up the road and he came through quite loudly on the HiFi speakers even when it was turned off! We didn't actually mind at all - heard all...
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Sealing concrete garage panels?
We have a concrete sectional garage. This was sealed by the supplier with what looked like sand and cement which quickly came detached from the concrete base and leaked. We have resealed about 18...
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DIY Art Restoration
me smile. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921Made
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Car body repair; Best way to treat bare steel prior to filler-primer?
There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions on this, but I'd eppreciate your views on what is the best way to treat bare steel, pror to applying filler-primer, when affecting a bodywork repair on...
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Metalclad Laptop Tingle
Partner has a MacBook Air. And the other evening she realised that if yo= u = ever-so-gently brush your hand across the case, there is a sort of very = = mild electric tingle. Although it varied in...
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Showers..
Hopefully not already done to boredom:-) The west-west wing extension has finally reached the point where I need to invest in a shower. Things decided so far... Solid floor so tray with riser feet....
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dishwasher problems
Hello, My dishwasher stopped working. I posted to the ukwg web site and someone suggested that water ingress had seized the bearings on the motor. When the motor was in situ I could not turn the...
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Screwfix "Spur" brackets
Screwfix 220mm "Spur" brackets are advertised on their website as being 1.8mm guage (Spur standard) They're not they're 1.3mm They cost £1.69 each for quantities between 10-40 All the "reviews" on...
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Wickes "Spur" shelving uprights
Genuine Spur twin slot uprights are 16 mm deep Wickes knockoff twin slot uprights are only 13.3 mm deep. (I'm not unscrewing some off the wall to check the gauge of the metal) If you have a stock of...
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Could this be the end of modified vehicles?
this comes into force my Land Rover/Range Rover hybrid is doomed! Mike http://www.the-ace.org.uk/armageddon/If
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Large Nuts
Does anyone know a source of large nuts? I am after one to fit a kitchen mixer tap mount so probably about 28mm with a 2mm or so pitch. Searching for 28mm nut turns up only M28 nuts which are a little...
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Manual "butterfly" or "grip" to slot onto 7mm hexagonal "bolt"
Sorry for the excessive "" in the title - I know I'm probably using the wro= ng terminology! Son has a camera mount for his bike which is attached via a "bolt" which ti= ghtens up. When it arrived,...
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Bib Tap - small screw
I have just replaced a bib tap outside the house. I notice that both the one that I took off and the new one have a small screw on the underside of the tap near to where it connects to the supply....
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