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Shredder - runs backwards but not forwards

Just checking in case anyone has an idea if it is worth fixing. An old Fellowes P-45C paper shredder will run continuou...
16 comments posted 3mos
posted by wibble
16 comments posted 3mos posted by wibble

5-lever mortice lock occasionally jams

The 5-lever mortice lock (Era Endurance 5-lever deadlock) in our front door occasionally jams, either in the locked or...
27 comments posted 3mos
posted by me
27 comments posted 3mos posted by me

Tractor/mower modification

Lawnflite 703, and I have never used the grass collector on the back. It worked by directing the cuttings, from the twi...
2 comments posted 3mos
posted by harry.m1byt
2 comments posted 3mos posted by harry.m1byt

OT: Gas turbine generators

My car uses more fuel for a given speed when it's going uphill. Do gas turbine electricity generators always use the sam...
41 comments posted 3mos
posted by nothanks
41 comments posted 3mos posted by nothanks

OT: Heat pumps

Apparently, domestic heat pumps aren't much cheaper to run than gas heating because they use electricity which is consi...
37 comments posted 3mos
posted by nothanks
37 comments posted 3mos posted by nothanks

Do not store Visa cards on iPhone

They are suspect to man in the middle attacks as the NFC communication between the card and the reader is amazingly not...
5 comments posted 3mos
posted by email
5 comments posted 3mos posted by email

Packing an SSD

Just received my replacement SSD from Crucial for the one that failed. The outer box is 16" x 12" x 6", inside that ano...
12 comments posted 3mos
posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 3mos posted by jgnewsid

High concentration rust removers

A lot of these spray-on so-called rust removers are advertised on Facebook. The adverts show the liquid being sprayed o...
7 comments posted 3mos
posted by mills37.fslife
7 comments posted 3mos posted by mills37.fslife

National Lottery SPAM?

I have had an email from National Lottery saying that as I pay by standing order "Each draw night, Lotto will have two r...
7 comments posted 3mos
posted by jgnewsid
7 comments posted 3mos posted by jgnewsid

Battery Tester

I've a stock of AA and AAA NiMH batteries collected over the last 10 years or so. Any recommendations for a tester - id...
15 comments posted 3mos
posted by patchmoney
15 comments posted 3mos posted by patchmoney

Re: OT: slow USB drives

> I have been using two USB3.2 memory sticks as secondary back-up for > some of the files on my PC. I realise these are...
9 comments posted 3mos
posted by NOTsomeone
9 comments posted 3mos posted by NOTsomeone

Brick block patio moss and weed killer.

I have a brick block patio, a bit under 50m^2. It's probably ten years old but new to me, and it has lots of moss and w...
14 comments posted 3mos
posted by nothanks
14 comments posted 3mos posted by nothanks

Does Fat/Grease Evaporate?

I've had an air fryer for a couple of years or so and have noticed that in the area it is used I get brown greasy stain...
12 comments posted 3mos
posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 3mos posted by jgnewsid