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Got this freebie today.
An Elliot Unimat mini lathe. I think it has a non original motor but it works ok. Does need a good `clean up` It came with the bits as pictured not that I know what they are for, plus a set of...
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Where can I buy a replacement battery for Wickes 15.6V Drill/Driver (2023 Update)
Somewhere like this perhaps? I don't know whether this is the right one, but they'll doubtless have something compatible with your drill. Order your Power tool battery 15.6V 1.5Ah (AMH90127) at an...
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Volunteer needed to help out with admin of event twice per year please.
I am unaware of any way someone could guarantee you were informed promptly of their death. You'd stand a much better chance though if you married the next Award Manager ;)
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Central Heating long term water usage?
Hi All, A query re central heating long term maintenance. I replaced mine in its entirety about 10 years ago - it's a sealed system with new rads, mostly plastic pipework, and a new boiler about a...
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3 years ago
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bloody tea bags
When did Tetley do away with the metal staples holding the tags onto their tea bags? .....bloody things keep coming off thus proving glue is worse than a mechanical fixing .....
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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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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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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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