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Laminate strip coming away.
I have a cupboard as an extension to my desk. The edges of the left hand side have a laminated strip. On both edges of the back and front, the laminate has peeled away, two or three inches of it. It...
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Hammer drill from Lidl problem
I've had this hammer drill for a couple of years. It's a PBH 1500 E5, pretty heavy and apparently heavy duty. I bought it anticipating future needs but only used it twice on jobs which did'nt require...
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4 years ago
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Odd camera on lampost - pointing almost vertically downwards
In a village near me there is a lamp-post in a 30 mph zone which has a rectangular metal "tube" about 1 foot long by 6" square which is pointing straight down at the road surface by the post. There is...
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Sometimes you just chuckle
On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:45:47 +0100 Jeff Layman snipped-for-privacy@I like the "Report Abuse" button, it has a purpose here.
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screwfix suddenly giving access denied
When I try and connect to from my home LAN (same on laptop and desktop machines) I get "You don't have permission to access / on this server." It's something to do with it not liking *me* (well my IP...
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4 years ago
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Repairing membrane keypad ?
What type is it. Type one two sheets of flexible pcb with a rubber or hard button on top. Normally can be fixed by silver loaded paint if you can get the layers apart without doing more damage. 2...
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4 years ago
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spoofers
If you see any more activity, check the server, I've had them banned from AO. Brian
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Replacing electric conduit
The professional electricans who did the original wiring on my house just used a length of yellow gas pipe as conduit (1976) to run power from house, under a path and up into the garage 1 meter away....
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4 years ago
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gignews problem?
Mozilla and plusnet news servers (both outsourced to giganews) seem to be timing out ...
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4 years ago
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Snails eating mortar and making big holes
Mortar has lime in it and that is calcium carbonate (CC). Snails need CC for their shells.
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4 years ago
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Radiator bleed valve keys - Brass/Zinc or other
I've got a couple of awkward bleed screws. All the screws are direct into the back of the radiator so not easy to get at and I've fractured a couple of cheapo keys. As a last resort I'd like to get a...
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4 years ago
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Cutting plastic coated MDF
I?m trying to cut some plastic coated MDF (Melamine?) using a powered jig saw and it?s chipping the plastic like mad. A friend told me there is a special blade for doing this. Can anyone advise me?...
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Lifetime of a CH valve motor - is this a record?
Failed Honeywell CH valve motor replaced on 2 Oct. That motor failed about 14 days later and was replaced today, 23 Oct. I'm assuming that the first replacement really was a brand-new motor, and not...
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4 years ago
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Should my brother be prosecuted?
Double 13 amp socket in his kitchen. One side has coffee maker plugged in. The other has a three-way adapter with kettle and toaster plugged in. I suppose it is unlikely all all these devices would be...
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Another foam disaster
"Louise Steyn9 months ago Dont laugh Tanya! But I once wanted to fix my cracking dashboard in my old jaloppy. I took this same foam stuff and went crazy! It took my son like 2 days to clear the...
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