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Electrical connection overheat (Mobility Scooter)
Whilst you are probably right (as in 'good advice'), I have been soldering and running fairly high current (for the size of the conductor / connector) devices for many many years and I can't think...
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Band saw guide rollers
The blade guide rollers on my c.40 year old Burgess bandsaw are badly worn and because of it's age replacement guide rollers appear unavailable. They appear to be made of nylon, 13mm o/d, 5mm i/d,...
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3 years ago
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OT: How to get an Ebay address.
Bought a video card off Ebay which was faulty. Seller was awkward and said 'no returns' - and lots of other rubbish. Ebay has now refunded my money after 'negotiations' failed. And the seller no...
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Is this cobbled together rising main acceptable?
Here in this block of flats, the plastic rising main pipework passes vertically through the airing cupboard of each flat to the flat above. Since the introduction of water meters each flat has...
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Fixing a toaster - am I on to a loser here?
"Reassembly is the reverse ..." etc... :) Anyway, looking as closely as I can at the fixing, it still looks like some kind of star washer arrangement rather than a security screw, so it seems to me...
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OT: Listening to the MSF clock signal?
Years ago I built a digital (LED) MSF clock kit that had a separate receiver [1] and display modules and it worked ok for many years. Then I then converted a std wall clock to MSF (MSF mech) and...
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What wood is this table's veneer made of?
Hi, I am sprucing up the drawleaf table my grandmother got for her wedding, made in 1936, or at least I am working on the piece of it that I'm keeping, namely the top, which I have added a frame to...
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3 years ago
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The cutting of toe nails
TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL long handled toenail clippers for seniors - Google Search long handled toenail clippers for seniors - Google Search
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3 years ago
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sliding wardrobe doors
Going to build a cupboard and I am thinking hinged doors will be hard to do right, whereas sliding mirror doors - should be easy. As far as I can tell the doors will overlap each other and the track...
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3 years ago
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Dishwasher not working, salt light on.
Dishwasher salt light on. Filled up with salt but will not work. You close the door and it whirs as if its going to start a cycle but it doesn't. Anyone any ideas please ?
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3 years ago
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AEG/ Electrolux same company?
Just looking for filters for an AEG vac and many of them seem common to both companies, is/was AEG anything to do with Electrolux?
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Another cracked wall question
I have a low garden wall retaining a raised bed. It's been there since 1960. The lower bed was heavily overgrown when I inherited it and I've only recently cleared back the shrubs and exposed it. It...
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I'm running out of Turbo Ultra screws - are there alternatives?
I have just assembled a climbing frame for my grandson and that has run my stocks of Turbo Ultra screws very low so I'm desperately looking for alternatives to restock with. Has anyone else found...
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Met Office weather website funny
It is finally raining properly in Sussex but I can't easily use the rain radar on the Met Office website because the Cookie OK button has no effect, so it blocks the bottom half of the screen. The...
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Fuses
In article , John Rumm scribeth thus Used to work years ago in a TV repair shop mainly Phillips G6, G9 and G11 chassis sets all CRT ones never remembered having to put large fuses in them had to wire...
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