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At least it is not political! 2nd. attempt! Local storm took out the power and now a couple of brown outs where the PSU...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Economical descaler?

I've just made a hay steamer for my livery yard (OK its a wheelie bin connected to an Earlex walpaper steamer). They wi...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newshound
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by newshound

repairing plasterboard

I own a flat that tenants have made a bit of a mess of. The stud walls are covered with 12.5mm plasterboard which has b...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

CCT and spiders webs

We have some CCTV cameras in the garden record the doings of local wildlife overnight.I looked at some of the video tod...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

Cutting concertina plastic door

bout 3-4 cm to come off. Unfortunately, it seems to have metal rods running through it. Best way to do? Thinking dremel....
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bertiebigbollox
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by bertiebigbollox

Decent make of 1/4 turn lever taps?

Hi, I've had some taps from an online retailer (proper bathroom fittings vendor, not some misc junk shifter) and I'm no...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

Digital Meter

I got involved with someone who was wiring a external LED Floodlight into some old wiring. The light didn't work and fr...
82 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
82 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Any tips on digital projector feature for artwork?

What digital projector features would be most useful for tracing artwork onto a large canvas? Do more lumens mean the p...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by treenoakio
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by treenoakio

Council tax increase

Only peripherally to do with DIY, I'm afraid... Last year I had a loft conversion done on my bungalow: it was a long an...
45 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
45 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Knives.

See this failing government want to have knives bought on line collected in person. Presumably to prevent kids buying t...
70 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
70 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

air compressor problem

We have a small air compressor similar to this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-24981-230V-1-5KW-Compressor/dp/B00CHLSM1...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tpmccann
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by tpmccann

Garden taps and frost

I'm in the process of adding two taps to the garden. Both involve longish runs of standard 1/2" black plastic (?) pipe...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tpmccann
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by tpmccann

OT:Dynamic David Davies or "thick as mince" ?

Well not quite: Brexit secretary David Davis took part in less than an hour of discussions with the EU on the first day...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mjadams25
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by mjadams25