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£2200 for fastening 10 bolts

Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg
43 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
43 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

Sterling engines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_690246919&feature=iv&list=PLedXh_NBTuk0aU-38bHMvpb6Uk_LkPfUm&src_...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

"Max 60W"

Do the maximum wattage warnings on (oldish) light fittings only apply to incandescent bulbs? I assume it's because of t...
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Huge
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by Huge

Doorbells... 18VDC in to 8VAC out?

Hello. I have an old wired doorbell that has an 18V DC power supply. The actually transformer has been (I think) channe...
35 comments posted 10yrs
posted by usenet
35 comments posted 10yrs posted by usenet

Different architrave/skirting.

While decorating the living room, I've noticed that the architrave and skirting are different profiles. It seems that t...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Filing door frames and nail holes with quark

Hi all, I've filled a doorframe using quark, they are to be painting white I've filed with a bit of quark over each nai...
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Jo
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by Jo

Wiring regs question

In Oct 2000, I wired up this sauna directly to my fuse box, so can I be done for not getting a proper sparks to do it un...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

soup box?

A friend pointed up at my end gable and said I should have my soup box cleaned out.....I didn't know what he was on abou...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by kinvig.netta

A decent dimmer

that can do 5kVA... http://www.volteq.com/5kw-transformer-variac-5000va-0-250v-220v-input.html I used to use a dimmer li...
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tabbypurr
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by tabbypurr

OT: Usenet reader/posting software?

Howdy all, When I first frequented the Usenet, decades ago, I think 'Forte Free Agent' was my software of choice for re...
19 comments posted 10yrs
posted by trancenotes1776
19 comments posted 10yrs posted by trancenotes1776

Pathetic

The 20 year old apprentice nearly s*it himself because there was a mouse in the room.
32 comments posted 10yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
32 comments posted 10yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Mobile Phone advice (OT)

I have a very old and basic Nokia 1616 (it has a torch and that is as good as it gets) I use Pay AS you Go with EE. I w...
45 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Somewhere
45 comments posted 10yrs posted by Somewhere

Bulbs

Y'know, when I was little, we had 60w bayonets and that was it, unless you decided to go mad and get a 100w bayonet. No...
85 comments posted 10yrs
posted by readthisbot
85 comments posted 10yrs posted by readthisbot