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Plasterboard fixings- The good, the bad and the useless!
Found the following vid of interest, Plasterboard fixings- The good, the bad and the useless! Great title. "The video includes- plasplugs hollow wall anchors, Plasplugs heavy duty plasterboard hollow...
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Here's a conundrum..
Insulation between joists below under floor heating. Having promised no wall hung radiators I am now stuck with getting the job done! Ground floor no real problems: grooved insulated sheet to take the...
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OT: Foxes WTF?
Anyone know whether it is SOP for a pair of foxes to lope across an open field (behind us) towards our back fence (15 cm mesh) and for one to pass through the fence with the other close behind? This...
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Thin bleach
I use a fair amount of bleach for general cleaning and disinfecting jobs: cleaning the sink, pouring down sink traps and drains occasionally etc. I use "thin bleach" for this, as I don't need or want...
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OT: Car Rotisseries
To be able to work on the underside of a car unimpeded and not having to do things like welding upside down has a strong appeal. But what are the limitations of these increasingly popular rotisseries?...
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Question for those with electrical leanings
I hacked about a section on the cable sizing article: To include the changes in permitted ELI introduced by the 3rd amendment to the wiring regs. Is it worth keeping the original table, and the...
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OTish DIY Plastic recycling
Build your own plastic recycling plant. Say hi to the Precious Plastic Universe, the alternative plastic recycling system.
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Undoing Loctite fixed screws
I need to undo 4 x CSK stainless steel screws 3/8x24 UNF These are screwed into 6061 anodized billet aluminium. Fixed by a Loctite (or similair) thread lock The heads are imperial allen socket. From...
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Rechargeable batteries
I have noticed that the chargers for rechargeable batteries invariably stop charging the AA and AAA when they are fully charged and the on charge light goes out to tell you that they are completed....
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5 inspection chambers
I have 3 questions relating to this. I have 5 Hepworth inspection chambers around my small garden. They are all identical and are 10.5 inches across, metal and have 3 flat head screws securing them...
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I hate it when ....
... my cable rod with the most useful hooky thing on the end disappears into the cavity. I wasn't intending to run cables in the cavity but seeing as the bricks fell out when I was chopping out for...
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Recommended random orbital sander?
(Sorry, second posting but first seems to have failed). Looking for a mains random orbital sander for doors / furniture (not floors). Won't get a lot of use so probably don't need "trade" rating. My...
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What Should I do to upgrade my dental eye loupes?
I am using this one . Is there any loupes store who providing any exchanging offer because I want to upgrade it soon. http://www.homeownershub.com/img/80
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Riverside cottage 12
There have been several threads related to this but currently, how best to go about moving the services? Currently gas, water and electricity all arrive in the same trench and now disappear under the...
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OT: microwave cooking time URGENT
If I double the amount of food in a microwave, logic tells me that I should double the cooking time. But is logic correct or should I only increase the time by 50% or whatever. I need to know by...
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