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Exterior Polyfilla

If I do a patch repair on an outside wall using this stuff, anyone know if it's waterproof as it stands or does it need...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mbailey888
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by mbailey888

Ok in simple English please - usenet groups.

I am not familiar with all the in and out. I used to get usenet on an outlook client on my win dows computer. That gotg...
13 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aprilsweetheartrose
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by aprilsweetheartrose

VERY TOT reinventing the wheel

For Xmas I got a gift pack of beer, in bottles. It came with a bottle opener. The opener consisted of a flat wood disk...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by junk
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by junk

One for EV sceptics

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/12/hertz_electric_vehicle_cuts/
16 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
16 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Waterproof wall panels ( like those used for showers)

Its me again. I need more advice. Having successfully tackled most of the damp/condensation in my horrible house, I hav...
32 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aprilsweetheartrose
32 comments posted 2yrs posted by aprilsweetheartrose

Power Brownout

I'd love to be able to d-i-y this! On the 1st Jan the electric power here was cut for an hour. I notified UK Power. Whe...
33 comments posted 2yrs
posted by stuck
33 comments posted 2yrs posted by stuck

’ Here Are 2 Key Reasons.

> HMG is trying to force people to build in already traffic jammed towns & cities. The result is higher costs & ever mo...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by junk
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by junk

Special delivery (signed for post) is pointless

Why do people post items requiring a signature? Guess what, most people are out during the day. Those items are left to...
177 comments posted 2yrs
posted by russia
177 comments posted 2yrs posted by russia

Mains current flow indicator

Have I got the right term? I'm looking for something that might fit between an electric water pump and the mains socket...
30 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nickodell49
30 comments posted 2yrs posted by nickodell49

Mech Eng: how much clearance?

Gentlemen, I have a spindle which is .636mm diameter. What's the ideal size of bushing to fit around it snugly so there...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

Minimum Temp for Rendering

Hi all, I was going to mix up some sand and cement to repair some cracks in a concrete window sill earlier today, but t...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by dhg99908
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by dhg99908

hours?

I just get a white screen when launching Google on my Android 5.1 phone. Everything else that used to work on it still...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nickodell49
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by nickodell49

Shall I convert from TT to TNCS ?

Shall I convert from TT to TNCS ? National Grid said I can in an email. It would mean connecting an earth wire into a c...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by dicegeorge
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by dicegeorge

Are iphones particularly tough?

https://twitter.com/SeanSafyre/status/1744138937239822685 "Found an iPhone on the side of the road... Still in airplane...
48 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
48 comments posted 2yrs posted by NOTsomeone