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Making progress with wing mirror
Since I've cut the wires I've been able to make progress. All photos in one page Individual links Tim Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share...
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OT(ish) insuring an empty property
We may have to insure an empty property for a month or so; so far so good, we just look up specialist insurers. Any recommendations welcome, of course. However first Google gave me one of the usual...
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Thermal roller blinds
Looking on an online blinds retailer, and SWMBO is keen on the "thermal blinds" on the basis that they might save cash, but I'd prefer (in the same colour) the blackout blinds, as they, er, provide...
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OT: US ping times
What's the normal ping time to a machine in the US? Seems the hop across the pond is adding a good 150 ms these days, I always thought it only added a few 10's of ms.
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Recording video clips
Is it reasonably easy,or indeed possible, to record video clips from the net? I would like a copy of the exercises from BBC's "Trust me I am a doctor" ?
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OT Robot Wars
Anybody who watched the latest series must have been impressed with the sheer strength of some of the designs and the way they were mostly knocked to pieces by one "robot" with a huge spinner on it. I...
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Removing a plug
Mending a broken wing mirror will be a lot easier if I can remove the cable that passes through the centre of the bit I want to repair. I can only do this if I can remove the individual wires from...
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Is it okay to re-use this window, but rotated 90 degrees?
Hi friends, The UPVC window in the link below is exactly the size I need. However, I'd like to install it so the opening part is side-hung rather than horizontall y hung. In other words, I want to...
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Wing mirror repair?
Any suggestions as to whether this kind of thing is repairable? From an 08 Honda Jazz. Knocked off by a scrote in Glasgow. :-( Daughter's car. Rather not spend more than necessary considering that...
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Gel AGM LA v LiFePo4 > electric outboard
Hi all, We managed to test the electric outboard on a dinghy the other day and on speed 3 (of 5) got over 2 hours out of a 60Ah 12V 'mobility scooter' battery. With the outboard on full speed the...
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Mr Pounder the Fire Chief
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
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Failed central heating valve?
Let me start by saying that central heating systems are a black art to me. Ours is a conventional oil fired boiler supplying DHW and three traditional wet radiator zones. Two zones are working, but...
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Well that makes it clear...
Fitting some shingles on a roof, I though I would check the instructions on the package... Not sure they helped much - here is what they said: "You can guarantee necessary roof temperatures and...
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Glass vs. plastics bottles & jars
Supermarket shelves have both in abundance. I would have thought one or other would have an overall advantage and led to the demise of its rival. What factors are at work here?
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Mr Pounder's instructional video
There was an excellent video on how to use a CO2 extinguisher on Youtube a while back, by our very own Mr Pounder. But for some reason he's deleted it. I wonder if he's embarrassed by it? Show you are...
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