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Sign Writing without the skill required

The front door and surround is being repaired and painted. The old plastic engraved plaque saying DUNROAMIN has been de...
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posted by timw
10 comments posted 1yr posted by timw

Plaster types: Undercoat and Bonding

I've always used bonding plaster to fill chases and repair large holes in plaster but the local Builders (Builder's?) M...
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posted by nomail
10 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Watchman oil tank monitor query

We have a Watchman monitor on our oil tank which has worked well for nearly twenty years now. Recently, it has been beh...
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posted by News
5 comments posted 1yr posted by News

What makes a radio "vintage" in 2024?

One of my (now in my late 50s) shattered dreams was to collect and repair vintage radios, use them, repair some of them...
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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
32 comments posted 1yr posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Outdoor revolve - pivot needed

For an outdoor project I want to make what in essence will be a revolving table top (or a revolving surface which sits...
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posted by mail
14 comments posted 1yr posted by mail

Octopus Energy

These people keep asking for meter readings, I reply that I have a smart meter now.
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posted by reading.mostly
43 comments posted 1yr posted by reading.mostly

Jeld-wen windows

I have some Jeld-Wen wooden sash windows, about 15 years old, that need new fixings. The company doesn't seem to be aro...
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posted by jack
2 comments posted 1yr posted by jack

Slide projector puzzle

I’ve been going through old family slides with our trusty old Braun Novomat 315AF projector. After looking at a few sli...
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posted by timdownieuk
4 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Block paving: clay or concrete?

I'm trying to decide between clay or concrete brindle block paving. The clay will be more expensive but, from what I've...
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posted by nomail
3 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Glueing silicone?

The wristbands for my tracker watch keep failing in exactly the same way. It looks like a simple job to superglue the s...
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posted by NOTsomeone
10 comments posted 1yr posted by NOTsomeone

OT: Buying a SIM card PAYG

Sorry to go OT but my head hurts now! I'm trying to help a friend who needs a PAYG SIM for her network unlocked Android...
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posted by none
37 comments posted 1yr posted by none

Fan bearings drying out (again)

The 12inch desktop fan that I have to use during hot weather to keep my Win10 PC from overheating has once again refuse...
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posted by Andrew97d
14 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

D-I-Y DD grab

Last month, I transferred my Gas supply, British Gas, and my Electricity supply, E-on, over to Octopus. Today, I receiv...
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by davey
2 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Lidaldi battery charger

I have a Tronic T4X charger, it worked ok a couple of years ago, I lent it to someone, and probably never used it since...
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posted by usenet
15 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet