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Removing blade from a Honda mower.

A friend 'obtained' for me a self-propelled Honda petrol mower. It probably has never been serviced and is, at a guess,...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by giraffenos.pam
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by giraffenos.pam

An easy fix for a shaking washing machine

My Bosch washing machine is 21 years old and going well but had slowly become very shaky. These things progress gradual...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Lawn scarifiers

My cheapo B&D electric lawn scarifier is playing up and needs new brushes for the motor. It’s always been annoying to u...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

"The Cloud"

The local history archive where I volunteer is proposing to put all it's files on the cloud. I know very little about t...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

OT: Today's Freecycle

Somebody has given up on the exercise idea: OFFER: AbSwing exercise machine (Barningham, Bury St Edmunds) OFFER: AbFlex...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

'Drilling' holes in closed cell foam - how?

Has anyone any bright ideas how to make shallow, blind holes in closed cell foam? It is Plastazote foam so quite dense...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cl
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by cl

OT: More e-bike fun

E-bike fire: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-68744317 No wonder e-bike fires can take a house out. The b...
19 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
19 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

more W7 help

How do I print a screen showing detail from a CD? Herts. CC Tithe map. Original display size prints ok but enlargements...
43 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
43 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

"Plus-minus" screwdriver - a revelation!

For a large number of years I've cursed about the screws in MCBs, and the like, being made of cheese and not quite righ...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

OT: selling on ebay

Have only ever purchased before, trying to list a few items from my parents' house, can create the description OK, when...
21 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
21 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

Audi A4 2010 Battery Problem

Hi, Maybe I posted about this last year too. What happened in Feb 2023 was that after a night of heavy frost and about...
29 comments posted 2yrs
posted by not
29 comments posted 2yrs posted by not

Which socket tester?

Kewtech for £14? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HU2MI2 Or, Lidl for £6? https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-non-contact-v...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by NOTsomeone

OT: Unemployable Layabouts

Isn't it curious how welfare scroungers are the same the world over? This clip is from America, but I'm certain some of...
42 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
42 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd