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BBC TV: The Repair Shop

Starting Monday, 6.30pm, BBC2 "The Repair Shop" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l5c2p An antidote to throwaway cultu...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Fitting skirting

New oak flooring fitted, old skirtings removed first so that 12mm expansion gap is covered by new 20mm oak skirting, ra...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by usenet
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by usenet

Dinky Toys string

I have a Dinky Toys Coles 972 crane from my youth which I want to pass on in a completely working state. The only thing...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Threading a cable in ceiling void from below

It looks as though I'm going to have to thread a thin, so very flexible, cable into the ceiling void from below and the...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

One for the washing m/c repairers

Bosch drive motor failure on spin function. Failed to reach full speed and then tripped out the house RCD. Google seems...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

12v DC 2.1mm/5.5mm extension lead

I've just spent the last two hours trying to source a 5M long 12v DC 2.1mm/5.5mm extension lead in *white* to connect a...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Farage on London terror attack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK9if5LRWv8
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Climapro2rf boiler

Not working display reads f28
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Mh70
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Mh70

Hello?

Sorry to send a test message, but the latest post I've received in this group was dated Friday 24th March at 7.23pm and...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Treadmill exercise machine

I rescued a treadmill that someone had thrown out, It looks fairly new, even the clear protective film on the display h...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by graham-usenet
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by graham-usenet

Dimmable LEDs

Are dimmable LEDs (GU10) always marked as such? If not - is there a way I can check? Will I cause damage if I try?
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Paki builders and terrible driving

Watch the car entering the roundabout on the right in the video. https://youtu.be/6SdiecgdZlI He indicates left then go...
48 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
48 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid