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Recommendations: Magnifiying glasses with light

I'm looking for something such as https://www.boots.com/jml-mighty-sight-10313279 Product details Mighty Sight are magn...
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posted by nospam
6 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Smartmeter battery finally dead

My smartmeters were fitted in July 2011, I noticed today that my IHD hasn't got gas graphs for October/November, so pro...
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posted by usenet
19 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Humidistat question

Can anyone recommend a cheap humidistat that can be wired into a simple extractor fan (that already has an over-run tim...
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posted by timdownieuk
13 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Pointmaster type tools

Are they actually any good? I have some repointing (brick wall and paving slab) coming up and they look like a decent t...
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posted by pastedavid
0 comments posted 1yr posted by pastedavid

smart plugs

Can anyone recommend a smart plug (or plugs) that will switch a remote immersion on when a voltage is switched on in a...
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posted by news
22 comments posted 1yr posted by news

SOT: new Outlook

My friend uses Microsoft Mail and has been told she has to transfer to new Outlook. This is W10 not W11. I have not see...
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posted by newsgroups
44 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Free Up Penknife

Hi Guys A few years ago I was bought a swiss army knife - a pretty chunky affair with numerous blades and gadgets. Anyh...
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posted by Phil
18 comments posted 1yr posted by Phil

Lack of Spam

Hi Guys I've been away from news groups for quite a while, mainly due to lack of DIY activity. To be honest I was surpr...
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posted by Phil
5 comments posted 1yr posted by Phil

clean cutting blade for Makita DSS611Z circular saw

Just ordered the above saw. It's online picture shows quite an aggressive blade fitted. I need to cut up an 8' x 4' x 3...
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posted by mikehalmarack
27 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Facemount fence panels to fronts of posts?

Any thoughts on screwing wooden fence panels to the /faces/ of wooden posts rather than mounting them between the posts...
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posted by james.harris.1
24 comments posted 1yr posted by james.harris.1

Job too big for DIY so get the professionals in

Job too big for DIY so get the professionals in Or maybe not..... Very short Youtube video https://www.facebook.com/reel...
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posted by junk
5 comments posted 1yr posted by junk