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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...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tim.downie
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

Wing mirror repair?

Any suggestions as to whether this kind of thing is repairable? From an 08 Honda Jazz. https://www.dropbox.com/s/watv54...
43 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tim.downie
43 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

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 o...
27 comments posted 10yrs
posted by news
27 comments posted 10yrs posted by news

Mr Pounder the Fire Chief

https://www.dropbox.com/s/orcx3c9m8vnfhid/Steve%20Pounder%20extinguisher.jpg?dl=0
0 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

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 supp...
41 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Graeme
41 comments posted 10yrs posted by Graeme

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 -...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by see.my.signature
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by see.my.signature

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...
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by graham-usenet
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by graham-usenet

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...
41 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
41 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Some excellent pix/DIY projects?

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IHNgzJC6n3u7WePDtD2v61e4XapYxSB4DJyEwjEIdDo/embed?hl=en_GB&size=m&slide=id.p71
0 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry130747
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry130747

Punch down connectors

I have a requirement for punchdown connectors for a patch panel in a network wiring application. I can find connectors...
22 comments posted 10yrs
posted by spam
22 comments posted 10yrs posted by spam

OT: Odd

Strange, but I don't see what harm he did. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/man-arrested-after-having-sex-with-parked-van-...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Meter put indoors?!

I just visited someone's house which was built a year or so ago on a new estate. Her meter is inside the house! My hous...
16 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
16 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Help - damaged the self assembly bookcase

In a momentarily loss of concentration I picked up the 1" screws to attach a fixing when I should have used the 1/2" sc...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam