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velux window and roof intergrity

If two of the rafters are cut a Velux window 1340 wide will fit in the loft. There are 6 rafters in total that reach th...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rgdavidson
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by rgdavidson

Soldering re-chargable cells.

It has been said soldering to Ni-Cad etc cells is a bad thing as the heat can damage them. Hence the pro method of weld...
55 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
55 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

OT Minecraft Kids Servers

Hi peeps, My 7 year old has discover minecraft and I am looking for safe kid friendly servers so he can play but need t...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by lmmcams
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by lmmcams

LIDL inverter welder

Dropped into Lidl today for breakfast cereal and couldn't resist the little 70 pound inverter welder. Looks very simila...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newshound
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by newshound

Photobucket fix for browsers

Many images lodged with Photobucket and displayed on various forums, now just display PB's warning about third party us...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Sleeving the earth - my imagination?

As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving on the earth. I thought green was used before the p...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups

Plastic window - what are the best materials?

I want to replace a window in our boat with plastic, it needs to be 5mm thick but apart from that there's no particular...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cl
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by cl

2 live wires - my imagination?

In a lightswitch the wire entering is live but once the switch is turned on so to is the wire leaving. Is it my imagina...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups

OT - calling all hipsters - C90 cassette - HK2000

O.K. - I know that most posters here are spade neck beards in disguise. Clearing out a small portion of the loft I came...
67 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
67 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Cleaning Block Paving

I really don't want to get into Jet Washiong as I believe it ruins the surface of the blocks - however I would like to...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Has anyone here rebuilt a TuffTorq transaxle?

My Countax C600H mower is losing drive when warm and struggling with slopes. Replacing the belts has made no difference...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nomail
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by nomail

OT: School Meals services to be axed ...

.. private enterprise to step in. https://app.box.com/s/088rbek39edekwbu0ky6wpm82rvtvezx
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by email
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by email

Tool ID please.

Found on the pavement. Tool is steel, about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch diameter with a knurled mid-section and flattene...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nhhu-o3hu
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by nhhu-o3hu

Mark-O-Matic tape measure.

I'd guess this was made in the US by the name - and the tape has just snapped. Case appears to be welded, too. Just a t...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Look no hands!

Just came across this on Youtube quite remarkable how she copes, makes my moaning re a bit of Arthritis pale into insign...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tony
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by tony