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OT - ish - Video capture / editing

HI folks Continuing my thoughts about the Raspberry PI / video-wall installation.... - which will be kind of d-i-y, as...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adrian
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by adrian

Roofing question.

Have a flat roof (standard roofing felt) that meets up with a sloping slated one. The flat roof is angled slightly so t...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

How to cover a large soakaway?

I have a Well soakaway (to pump water into before it runs clear and could be pumped into the loft tanks - all now redun...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nomail
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by nomail

Dimmer spares.

Have lots of dimmers here, and the most common failure is the push on/off switch - part of the pot. And haven't been abl...
43 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
43 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

email funny

The email server has started putting up the following message on some addresses. An error occurred while sending mail....
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

eneloop rechargeable AAA Question

On recs from this group, I bought eneloops AAs for our Braun toothbrushes and they're great i.e. 8 to 10 weeks between...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by montebrasite4
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by montebrasite4

Using LED power supply to run incandescent bulbs

I need to run multiple traditional 12v MES bulbs, 2 watts each, and use old toy train transformers, which can provide a...
51 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
51 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Quick question - sanding/grinding down render

I need to take the top 2 mm or so off some external render. I need it slightly lower than the rest of the surrounding r...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

eBay feedback, Neg or Neutral

In DIY as I DIYed the fitting. :-) Bought an LED flood lamp with PIR sensor off ebay, cheap so probably from China. Fir...
52 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
52 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

Times change

40 odd years ago, some big (really big) variable speed DC motors I installed, came with a rather ridiculously precise s...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT A DIY Home Goal [One of several]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/brexit-northern-irish-still-eu-113531188.html What a bunch of stupid tossers! Lied to, Though...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler