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DVD copying.
Copying a non protected one you've made yourself etc. Like say a wedding video or other home movie, which plays OK on any DVD player. I've got 2 DVD drives on a Win7 PC. If I open up the DVD and copy...
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Behaviours, etc.
The seminal groundwork by (William) Grey Walter at the Burden Institute ("The Living Brain"*****) suggests that the origin of behaviour is an alpha wave oscillator that regularly pulses the feedback...
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Altering the pressure setting on Mire Excel B
according to the instructions One simply uses the tool to change it. However I cannot gt it to move, on either the replacement of either the new one or the old one. where am i going wrong?
 
Gtech Airram (Mk2) K9 glitch.
A while back I think I was asking if anyone had experience of the Gtech cordless cleaners with the thought of getting one for Mum (now 89) to allow her to carry on with some basic / light cleaning (as...
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Floor wall tiling
I am about to tile the walls and floor in bathroom. Should the walls (plasterboard) and the `overboarding` on the floor be PVA coated before tiling?
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diameter of holes for extractor fans?
Hello, My hob has a cooker hood above it but it has been installed in re-circulation mode. If I change the carbon filter it might absorb smells but it will not do anything about steam, so I would like...
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non-stick saucepans and caustic soda!
I have had good performance from separate non-stick sheets - long lasting and inexpensive to replace when they eventually wear out. <>Chris Baking Tray Liner. Incredibly non-stick liner for cake tins,...
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Bloody knew it when I started work on this job.
A lying customer. I gave him loads of chances to tell me what he actually wanted when I started the job. He has done nothing but lie. It was quite obvious from the start that he was going to be...
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Cable crimps
I don't make many crimped joints but like to keep a few crimps in stock for when needed and I've reached the point where I need to stock up with a few more red ones. CPC are selling Pro Power and...
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giving up
just to let you all know I am giving up my amateur Psychology .....
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Drawing
Do you need a offset in a coal fire chimney flue to make it draw or is it just an old wives tale? ..
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Magic mitre
Anyone want a used Magic Mitre? works a treat, I just don't do that sort of job any more. Could probably ship via Hermes for approx £5. Looking for £15. In-Store video demonstration of the Magic...
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Adding a Socket
I'd like to add a socket in the kitchen as a spur. What are the regs regarding positioning? I'd like to put the new socket on the outside of a kitchen cabinet, pretty much back to back with an...
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Keeping paint brushes soft between coats
What's the best way to keep paint brushes from going hard between coats, using oil-based paint? I don't want to wash them out in turps sub every time I use them. ATM I'm wrapping them in a poly-bag,...
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Turning TV into a mirror
Hi All We are redoing our bedroom and was thinking of making a surround for the TV to make it look like a picture frame. I have seen a similar idea online but cleverly they have put a special mirror...
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