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Ultrasonic cleaners

How good are they for cleaning spectacles ? Any recommendations ? Any gotchas ?
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tpmccann
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by tpmccann

While the electricians are here..

Extending a ring main to reach an island unit. I have chased a slot in the concrete oversite but am uncertain how to pr...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Pump leather piston seal

In trying to deal a death blow to Japanese Knotweed in the garden, i have bought an old paraffin blow torch. The leathe...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jcurzon44
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by jcurzon44

[OT] The Vietnam War on PBS

Anyone else been watching this series? I have watched the first six, via a VPN to appear as though I am in the US, but...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Optima G4

Advice please on the quickest way to get this system up and running. I'm pulling my hair out trying to program it.
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Bob
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by Bob

How to isolate an SWA termination

I've decided to make both my sheds TT installations, via buried SWA from the house PME. The SWA shield will be connecte...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mailbin
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by mailbin

Not so smart meter

Eon came to install a smart meter in the cellar. But there was not enough signal strength. (Well, I never would have ex...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Keys in both sides of a lock?

Are all locks designed this badly? I just had to break into my neighbour's house because he'd left a key on the inside...
48 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
48 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Bigger oh sh!t.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41391343
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dennis
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by dennis

Barons

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/queues-1000-people-30p-shots-13590763
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: Google assistant/ "AI" ...

I recently grumbled about the "intelligence" displayed by Google Assistant, and the "AI" fad in general. I was a tad di...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by jethro_uk

Hit & Miss Ventilator

I just had one of these installed. I thought they were called air brick covers/ventilator, so why is this thing called...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by whisky.dave
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by whisky.dave

Alloy porosity

I may be about to buy, from a scrapyard, a set of 5 replacement wheels for the recently purchased car to get a spare wh...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard