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TOT Aerbatic footage in small aircraft
In article , Richard scribeth thus Safety innit!, "remove all loose items of clothing";!.. You'd think she'd attempt to fly it tho;!. Used to go out with this lady albeit 20 years ago she was a...
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Fire resistant electrical "cupboard"
Plasterboard is probably the easiest way of providing a degree of fire retardation. But being a cupboard, if you really think there is a danger of this some form of alarm inside would be a good idea?
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Reel-to-Reel recorders etc
Items: 1126. 1144. 1390. Item: 5108. And any others that take your fancy.
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PIRs and table lamps
I have a yale wireless alarm system with PIRs. Now when I go holidays it was my intention to connect a timer to a couple of table lamps obviously to come on for a few hours when its dark, would this...
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Adapter to use router bits with Kity spindle moulder
Has anyone seen a widget (1/2" collet chuck) that will enable router bits to be used in a Kity spindle moulder?
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Rotten Hammerite
No, it's all down to VOC 2010. Getting decent paint is now difficult (or maybe even impossible). So much of the decent stuff has been reformulated to be water based. Kurust used to be solvent=based...
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CPC Samsung monitor
Decided to get the CPC offer - and it arrived first thing this morning. Bit of a surprise. ;-) Seems to do what it says on the box - only complaint being there is no tilt adjustment. And like all LCDs...
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OT: Recommendation for industrial strength email hosting provider?
I am getting fed up with 123-reg's dismal server performance. Its now getting to be a pain for customers with large IMAP folders - there comes a point where they basically become inaccessible for most...
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OT: using shipping containers for storage
A friend needs to store house contents for a while and is thinking of buying a used container and "parking" it in a garden. What do they need to consider: condensation, planning requirements,...
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[OT] Cheap UK rail tickets - a myth?
In article , James Harris scribeth thus Yep but in this case bus from Aberdeen city centre around an hour wait at Dyce airport then fast check in all quite quick in that instance..
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Misting DG window and drilling glass
We have a DG PVC-framed window that's just started to mist up. Many years ago, I read that if you drill a couple of small holes through the _outer_ pane, it allows the condensation to clear, but this...
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fishing cable from new outside porch light to inside porch
I have a small outside porch which has an existing wall switch and internal light. The porch roof is a slanted and covered with concrete tiles. I would like to fit an outside light on the wall...
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Stripping and painting a Victorian external door
There is an external door at one side of our house, that we never use. Judging by the state of it, neither has anyone else for the last hundred years or so. This afternoon, I bravely applied the hot...
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Tumble dryer - energy efficiency
Is a new tumble dryer likely to be more efficient and offer much of a cost saving as compared to the 25+ year old one that I have now? The dryer lives in my detached garage so there is minimal benefit...
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FM aerial repair
FM radio reception has gone to pot, and when I look up at the aerial it's not surprising. :-) Obviously it's broken but is there something missing? The sort I'm used to has three parallel elements,...
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