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Choice of jigsaw
I have come to the conclusion I need a decent jigsaw so I am looking at a Makita 4350FCT seems we?ll recommended available from Amazon for £130. Can any one vouch for it or a better alternative in a...
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Smart thermostat fitting - check my working ?
With the days getting nippier, the siting of our programmable 'stat continues to be a pain (it's up high and she now can't stand). Going back to 2002, our CH was fitted by a professional (because it...
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3 years ago
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Mirror light.
Been doing up the cloakroom. At the moment there is an old shaver socket/light above the mirror. Which contains an 18" florrie. Design wise, it looks its 40 years or so. And also looks a bit lost,...
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3 years ago
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Laughing like a drain
Why is it that the drains always block in the middle of the night? Or to be accurate, why is it that I always make the discovery that they are blocked in the middle of the night? This time it was odd...
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3 years ago
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Stirring up controversy
HOW I MAKE PERFECT COFFEE Boil the kettle (because I don't watch it), then either let it cool or add some cold. Two heaped table spoons strength 4 ground coffee per mug of coffee in the cafetiere....
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Talking of fibre
Small estate on edge of a village, van and 3 chaps stringing a cable along the telegraph poles. Cable was about 6mm dia., black with a yellow stripe along it. Any idea what it is? I'm assuming frome...
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3 years ago
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OT 1TB USB Sticks
why can I find 1TB USB sticks online at prices around 20 quid and in B&M sties can't find them, at any price (TBH 20 *is* too cheap) what am I missing here? (I have noted the scam where some...
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3 years ago
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Car lamp bases / LED replacement?
I was going though some stuff last night and came across an old Sealey 12V lead light a mate (who had his own car repair garage) gave me, like this: testing that it works, I cleaned it up, fitted a...
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3 years ago
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Android 7.1 nougat
I have rooted my old NOOK HD+ 32Gb and installed a version of Android 7.1 Nougat on it, now I am struggling to achieve the unlock action... I needed an Android device, to enable me to run an Android...
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3 years ago
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Electrical safety requirements in a rental property
Slightly OT as not strictly DIY... I've just had an electrical safety check done (through the managing agent) on a small rental house that I own (now a legal requirement), and the contractor is...
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3 years ago
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Change tap washer without draining down...
Any top tips to avoid draining down a hw cylinder in order to change a tap washer? something that I can bung in/over the seat & reduce losses whilst I fart with the jumper? Or ought else? TIA
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3 years ago
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DIY fire alarms.
Can someone explain the process for the DIY part below.. .........."Any costs will be the responsibility of home owners and landlords. The cost of the alarms will vary according to what you currently...
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3 years ago
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OT:I'm sorry but...
British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen to retire in December'm just trying to work out what she specialised in; floor exercises, vault, uneven bars, the balance beam, or...
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3 years ago
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Sod's Law
I needed a little thing, rather urgently, a panel mount IEC plug, CN08406 from CPC. Seemed a bit daft to just order that and pay carriage, so I added two USB cables, some perforated strip, and two...
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3 years ago
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Thermometer oddity
For reasons not relevant here :) I'm trying to make invert syrup. It seems the trick is to get the fully dissolved sucrose (i.e. granulated sugar) to a temperature of 114C before killing the heat and...
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3 years ago
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