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Mapp gas torches
From time to time I toy with the idea of getting a mapp gas torch... (got a Bernzomatic quickfire II at the mo) has anyone made the switch from a decent propane torch to mapp, care to comment on the...
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IP Cam FTP to local disk
Following on from the USB hard drive subject earlier.... I have an IP camera, which when it alarms, stores images to either an external FTP server, or sends emailed images. Instead of using the FTP...
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Beware phone number scammers;!...
As they say if it sounds too good to be true;!.. We're advertising a house for rent at the moment and had these two replies. Looks a very good offer doesn't it?. Except that when you phone those...
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energy
Program about energy on BBC1 @ 1930. (Tonight Mar 10th) Might be a bit shit, dunno. Bimbos, and what can you say in a half hour?
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"Speed it up" horror
Foolishly, I fell for a 1$ offer of a collection of so-called "Speed it up" apps. When they started taking an age to install, I decided to cancel. But the remains have no delete option, and have...
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Limescale remover
What is the best remover for this these days that won; 't destroy the shine underneeth on a bath and take the glaze of the toilet? I am sure its got a lot worse in the last couple of years, I almost...
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Multimaster and SDS in perfect harmony
This weekend's fun, or how to hack lumps out of a wall so that no one notices! (adapt, correct, hack about etc as usual!)...
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10 years ago
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Gloss/Satin
Two tins of Wilkinsons One Coat paint, both solvent based, both with the same dire warnings about high VOCs. The gloss is interior & exterior, the satin only interior. Why's that then?
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10 years ago
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Dulux One Coat Gloss on top of Dulux Weathershield flexible undercoat.
A painter friend of mine insists that the most durable exterior paint system is Dulux One Coat Gloss on top of Dulux Weathershield flexible undercoat. This just doesn't make much sense to me but I was...
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10 years ago
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double glazing, window types
I am wondering if anyone can offer their experience of what is the best type of window to fit in a bathroom / toilet? Mine need replacing ( have gone milky -yes! a result, have been waiting for this...
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Gridwatch France
..now in beta errors and omissions to here (uk.d-i-y) French National Grid status
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Fence Posts
Looking to install some new fence panels in existing concrete posts. Just measures between the posts and they are exactly 6 feet apart 183cm. with 2.5cm deep channels in the posts. Todays standard...
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Number of locks on entrance door of a flat?
Is there anything in English Law, Building Regulations, best practice, etc. , which applies or recommends a limit on the number of independent locks, o r of independent locks which can only be opened...
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HHGTTG on the radio
OK so it's not DIY but there must be others on this group who are interested in listening to it again. Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth? Douglas...
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Slate bodge
I have a friend who wouldnt spend £1 if his life depended on it. His unfe lted Victorian slate roof has had a lot of slates replaced, its well overdu e for reslating, but he wont remotely contemplate...
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