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Why is there an apostrophe in: Alway's

And the mine boggles as to why I might want to wrap solder around the end of a pencil.

(I gave up at that point)

tim

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tim.....

NT

Reply to
meow2222

Why would you want to boggle a mine? :-)

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Bob Eager

"mine" not mind? Very DIY U R!!

Go away please!

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BrainsHere

I NOW live here, you lot post crap!

And I can eat you all (RE: DIY).

No problem!

A gift link it was?

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feel you want more, comming up (as dick breath would wright).............

Reply to
BrainsHere

You missed a good one: 'for security screws drill out the cross after driving'. You'll need quite a drill for modern wood screws...

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Dave Plowman (News)

=A0 London SW

Clever? You think?

Hang around you will I'm sure.

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BrainsHere

To stop you from chewing it. Plus, you always know where you can find a bit of solder when you need it.

Regards,

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Stephen Howard

=A0 London SW

An example, ever tried dry-wall screws? Does it not LOOK like a cross from above once home??

AND if you drilled off the cross - would it be impossible to remove?

Hence, cheap security (screw)?

You can go away also!

A gift link it was?

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Reply to
BrainsHere

Wishful thinking. And as to the "drilling of screw heads", this is as old as Barry Bucknell. You can also guarantee that minutes after drilling, you will want to remove the screws yourself.

Reply to
jake

Then wy drill? However......

Please let:-

Dave Plowman (News)

Know? Ta.

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BrainsHere

If you wish to remove a screw 'with no head', what you do?

I of course know, and for you lot to work out and probably tell the World (nice one)? GOOD move I say!

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BrainsHere

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Reply to
meow2222

whats that meant to do?

what do you mean?

NT

Reply to
meow2222

Simpler answers:

chewing the pencil - just don't do it finding solder - it's where you left it

Most people don't have any problem with those things, AFAIK.

Reply to
Mike Barnes

Well, the one thing that 'BrainsHere' can be certain about is that he won't ever be taken seriously. He can also be pretty certain that he'll quickly finish up in quite a few KFs.

Reply to
The Wanderer

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The point being made is that many modern screws are made from hardened steel, which will destroy the drill tip first.

Colin Bignell.

Reply to
nightjar

Its actually quite a useful technique, but you would be forgiven for not understanding what was meant from the rather cryptic explanation given there.

Say you want to divide a 10" board into three equal segments. Rather than work out 10/3 and then mark off 3.3" sections, you pick some nice round number points on your tape - say 4, 8, & 12". Now measure diagonally across the board such that the start of the tape is on one edge, and the 12" point is on the other edge. Your 4" and 8" markings will now be indicating the exact thirds points.

In technical terms you are simply marking points on the hypotenuse rather than the straight across line, the points will be in the same position across the board, but you get to choose the length of the hypotenuse by varying the angle, and hence can pick easy to divide numbers.

Reply to
John Rumm

Indeed. Should have been obvious to lack of brains if he'd ever tried any of his 'tips'.

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Dave Plowman (News)

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