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Stripper

No... Wire stripper. Fed up using side cutters and blade. Are the automatic things any good and really cover from the j...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by allsortsnotthisbit
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by allsortsnotthisbit

Conservatory - Utility

Hello I am having a mean to conservatory built with a dwarf wall. I would like worktop installed on top of 4 x Base uni...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Natasha
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by Natasha

OT: You couldnt make it up

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/759661/Migrant-gang-burn-down-Dunkirk-Refugee-Women-s-Centre "Di Hammill, who runs the...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

[OT] reversible USB cables.

For anyone interested CPC have some reversible USB2 cables and they work. http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg91259/le...
34 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dennis
34 comments posted 9yrs posted by dennis

Cutting laminated MDF (or possibly chipboard)

I'm installing a kitchen from a trade supplier: the cabinets were provided ready assembled but the decorative end panel...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Amusing instructions

From a dusk-to-dawn light sensor; "Do not attempt to install during wet weather, if you are suffering from nausea or diz...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Light bulbs (again)

Salesperson in the lighting shop yesterday told me that 2D fluorescents are to be phased out. This seems unlikely to me...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Inductive charging, how efficient?

I have noticed an increase this kind of device recently. I seem to remember from when I played with this that its main...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1

Outlets in bathrooms

What is the obsession with power outlets in bathrooms in the UK,in Australia almost every bathroom built in the last 20...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by haggisz
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by haggisz

Parking Charge

I know you guys love parking fines. July last year parked in one of the car parks run by Excel Parking ... it was a hor...
83 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
83 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

Plug socket in Conservatory

I am having a lean to conservatory built with a dwarf wall 3.4m wide x 3m. The base and ground work has been done but a...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Natasha
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by Natasha

OT: Web Hosting

OT but there are a lot of knowledgeable people in this group. I'm looking for recommendations for a good Web hosting Co...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by iain
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by iain

Composite door side 'feathering'

I have fitted five new internal doors and just got around to the painting of them. Four worked out fine, but the edge o...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt