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Electric juicer fuse
A friend's electric juicer stopped suddenly today and closer inspection shows that a small internal fuse has blown. It's from this circuit board. As best as I can tell, it's rated at 250V and 15 amps...
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Removing MDF glued to stainless steel
Hi All As part of my pizza oven project am looking to reuse some stainless steel splashback which has MDF glued to the back. Any ideas how to get it off? Thanks Lee.
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Glue gun
I dont have one and no current use for one (that I can think of) but want one. Anyhow I see that they range from around 20w to 40 watts and probably higher. If I get one I am sure I will find a use...
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Spanner for undoing kitchen tap
What do I need to undo a hard to get at couple of nuts on a single hole mixer tap? It is sat between a double basin sink and will be a pig without the right tool. Off to Screwfix to buy a tap tomorrow...
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Another £20 bet won from an apprentice
Variable speed limits do have their limits! The other week I was approaching the Severn bridge with variable speed limit of 50 or 40. Passed the "end of variable speed limit" signs, very obvious...
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Fence post question
Hi A number of my neighbours' gardens back onto a side of my garden. Between me and most of them there are wooden fence panels between the ends of their gardens and my property, but there is one where...
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Balanced article on carbon?
In the wake of the "Climate-gate" controversy, a scientist at Princeton University argues for a sensible view on climate change and CO2.
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CPC's packer monkeys
I did a bit of 'bargain' shopping at CPC over the weekend. Odd bits and pieces. One thing I ordered was a PCI SATA card for an older machine. Everything else arrived OK, but they sent the wrong thing...
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LED strip light over workbench?
The tube in the fluorescent light over my workbench in the cellar has failed. Before buying another (T8 36W 4ft) I thought I'd look into a new LED-based fitting of similar size. I've looked at the...
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OT: More bad news for harry...
Solar panels take more energy than they make than they ever will generate in their lifetimes. "In other words, an electrical supply system based on today?s PV technologies cannot be termed an energy...
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OT - mobile phones, messages, originator name, phishing - Xpost
I received a text message which didn't show a phone number but just the name PayPal. Now I had previously assumed that if the number wasn't in my phone book then I would just see the number. However...
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Using Masonry paint in the paint pod.
Is it feasible to use masonry paint in the Dulux Paint Pod?
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OT Hyperinflation
Came across this. Sounds a bit like the EUSSR. Hyperinflation - Wikipedia
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Snail attack
Anyone ever had a problem with snails eating their wallpaper? Happened in an old flat but no damp problem. It's new wallpaper. Are they attracted to some kinds of wallpaper or is it just bad luck? How...
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Audience, Insults and arguments required, pronto.
Any input found to be from yard sales will be considered. Reply to As an incentive, nastiest replies will be killfiled. I'm a housebuilder, I am.
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