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Shoe Glue

What's the best glue to glue leather uppers to soles? Never been able to find one that works. (For long)
24 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
24 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

LED filament bulbs

Came across this, interesting. https://ledlam.co.uk/how-do-led-filament-work
40 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
40 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

Keyless Entry - security

I have read of the odd car theft where a device is used to access the code from a keyfob in the house to unlock and ste...
149 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
149 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

Lamp Manufacturer

Has anyone come across Lexman Bulbs? Just a bit intrigued as someone (via Facebook in Lanzarote) is desperate to find a...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

[OT] Cannot connect to eBay

Left my laptop on last night, and this morning, cannot connect to eBay UK, Com, Fr etc. Tried wife's laptop with the sa...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by News
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by News

One for the electronics dabblers

Having used 3055 type bipolar transistors for years with all manner of prefixes and suffixes in either TO3 or TO220 pac...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Cheap wood lathe- new or S/H?

Hello All. I'm considering trying my hand at wood turning (partly to address real DIY needs, but mostly for fun). I can...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by anonymousrapscallion
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by anonymousrapscallion

Dancing on Ice - Lighting

How do TV productions get such visible beams of light from some of their effects lights?
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

Flanders and Swann for the 21st Century Ex-pat

It was on a Monday Morning that the airconditioner broke The temperature was forty plus it really was no joke So down w...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nick
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by nick

Transformer help

Transformer for an mobility scooter, FIL was so bad he couldnt even use it, so it lay dormant for a while and batteries...
27 comments posted 8yrs
posted by noname
27 comments posted 8yrs posted by noname

Underfloor heating

Any opinions generally on underfloor heating? In our case we are making our kitchen open plan by removing an interior w...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr

Spurs on lighting circuits limited?

I've read somewhere that there are limits on the number of spurs allowed on socket radials, but does this apply to ligh...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dicegeorge
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by dicegeorge

Restoring sunlight-yellowed plastic

I have a white telephone, which isn't that old, but has become distinctly yellowed by sunlight (unexposed areas remain w...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address