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Repainting Georgian-style windows
... the ones with all the wood bits between the panes. The main frame strips fine with a heat gun, but I'm nervous of using it too near the glass. And the paint does all have to come off - it's...
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childproofing TV on a stand
In the light of the recent accident where a child was killed by a glued on fire surround, I've been considering my own house. I have a modern flat screen TV on a little stand on top of a table-type...
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OT Driver awareness courses
Latest "privatization invention" is the companies running "Driver awareness" courses for the droves of people who have slightly exceeded the speed limit. It's really a form of legallized bribery. You...
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Transformer for LED strip
The wall wart transformer for a 5 metre multi coloured LED light string has stopped working. Can I use a transformer like the ones connected to my 12v downlighters. I assume I just need to sort out...
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Dishwasher tripping RCD
Three year old Miele dishwasher has started tripping the RCD on the main kitchen circuit. Have plugged it into another socket in the hallway and it's working fine without tripping the fuse on that...
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Leather boot repairs
I'm looking for a way to treat cracked leather. The leather uppers of my Scarpa hiking boots are starting to develop cracks at the sides, where the toes hinge. This is despite regular treatment with...
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Re: There's only way to describe this moron
Yes, the tendency to believe no nails is really good for everyting is strange. Glue is also going to soften with heat. You do have to be quite thick though to not even do back of the envelope maths o...
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Re: Advice and experiences please on putting up a veranda behind a typical 2 up 2 down house.
Even that does not like uv and frost over a few years though as I found on a greenhouse. I don't like the corrogated. Hard to fix securely and waterproof, and high winds can cause havoc when it goes...
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Re: OT: More on nuclear accidents..
In message , Tim Streater writes Surely most *high pain* diseases will end with the sufferer dying from prescribed pain relief?
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Aagh the screws.
Put insulating tape over the screws and poke the screwdriver through the tape to turn but the tape holds the screw in place
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Bench power supply
For decades, I used one I built whilst I was a student. Eventually, I bought an EP-613 single-ended supply from CPC when it was ridiculously cheap in a CPC offer leaflet (under £30 IIRC). Many...
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Is Dubbin Boots Good?
Someone has just told me applying dubbin is a bad thing for boots. Apparent ly it is not effective at waterproofing and shortens the life of the boots by making them too soft and rotting the...
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Flashing alarm light
I want to put an alarm on my cesspit to tell me that the pump has failed and the pit is full (*). There are plenty of float switches on eBay (although few mains ones) and I can get an IP66 box to do...
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OT hanging baskets
That bunch of snobs on are ignoring my post. Seems that you need to be a professional gardener to get a reply out of them. I used some seed disks in my hanging baskets and was well pleased with the...
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Wireless presence detector. Any thoughts please?
I'm trying to cobble together a wireless presence detection system between rooms in two buildings 25m apart. Line of sight is good. Cabling or wiring is not an option. Ideally mains powered but not...
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