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Memories - old technology
Remember trying to improve an old TV by adjusting the Convergenece Controls. I recall, my old Murphy had about 20 potentiometers and other ajustements.
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Underground cables
I need to replace a couple of overhead cable runs to sheds, one is about 110mm and the others are in a daisy chain of 3 sheds with a maximum distance (between the ends of the chain) of about 50m. Each...
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potting electronics
The genuine potting compounds are expensive, I need some ideas for cheap alternatives. Poundland epoxy adhesive? Car body filler? Bathroom silicone? Something else? I envisage the encapsulated circuit...
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bridge load of troubled crap
just heard it and seen the video...only people I recognised was Daltry and that black guitarist...what a load of sentimental piss we can all do without ......
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OT: 50 years on from the Summer of Love...
...Corbyn announces the summer of Hate.
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Blast from the past
Heathkit is launching their first new kit in 30 years: "We have opened advance orders for our newest product, the HM-1002 Heathkit® Precision RF Meter?, for our most loyal customers and fans. This is...
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Internal circlip of some sort ?
One of my hobbies involves an activated carbon filter to remove taints from a liquid. For reasons unknown it seems impossible to source a new filter - as various shops are discovering. Rather than...
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OT.. On finsbury park moske
Surely we should just "carry on exactly as before"? Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/paul.j.watson.71 FOLLOW Paul Joseph Watson @ https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet
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Pointing
The front of my house needs some re-pointing, where the lime mortar has been washed away over the years. Unlike the back, however, it was built with (AIUI) penny joints, ie about a 2-3mm mortar line,...
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Have the smelling salts standing by...
..because many on here will be incandescent. Nearly 70 social housing flats will be made available, as the PM apologises for the government's failures.
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tv aerial masts
Hello, I am some distance from the tv transmitter, so I may need a masthead amp. I can get into the loft to install an aerial but I'm not brave enough to go on the outside and put an aerial at height....
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Removing residue from my stone and brick fireplace
I have removed all plaster from my fireplace but layers of residue have been left what is best way to remove this without damaging original stonework...
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R. Cott. 15
Levelling joists for flooring. On 400mm spaced joists and 22mm chip flooring. How much *out of level* can I get away with? Worst found so far is about 4mm! I don't want to power plane as the floor...
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Corrugated sheet shelter
I'd like to fix a piece of 2m x 1m corrugated onduline type sheet to a wall - act as something approaching shelter for my bike. It'd be into a corner, with the shorter end meeting the house wall, and...
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Aldi router
I only have the occaisional need for a router but at 30 quid. the Aldi one looks like it could be a good buy. Does anybody have experience with this o ne? In particular, what size cutters does it take...
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