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Repairing a tear in a leather armchair

I have to repair a tear (approximately 5" long, with clean edges) in an elderly black leather chair. Has anyone here ev...
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6 comments posted 4mos posted by mail

TVL Cheek!

Last September, when I renewed my TV licence for the full 12 months, when it was due, I again told them -Not to dare pu...
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posted by harry.m1byt
6 comments posted 4mos posted by harry.m1byt

Storage Containers

Trying to get things organised and looking for containers about 20 cm square and 10 cm high. Most of them seem to be me...
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posted by jgnewsid
10 comments posted 4mos posted by jgnewsid

Audio switch question

Hello, all. My desktop PC has a single audio out socket (the usual 3.5mm stereo) currently connected to a small local a...
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28 comments posted 4mos posted by mail

Butane cycliders as supply to block shed?

This is just an idle enquiry at the moment. Search results aren't very helpful. History has left us with three butane c...
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posted by wibble
8 comments posted 4mos posted by wibble

uPVC window drain holes

I'm not familiar with uPVC windows, but I now have a house which has them. It seems there's a hole on both sides on the...
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posted by nothanks
8 comments posted 4mos posted by nothanks

OT: Royal Mail

I subscribe to a weekly topical magazine, due every Saturday, delivered by Royal Mail on Fridays. Nowadays, that is hap...
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posted by davey
23 comments posted 4mos posted by davey

Home Media Server

Just to say many thanks for the patience and advice in setting up my Linux Home Media Server. Last night I streamed epi...
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posted by jgnewsid
10 comments posted 4mos posted by jgnewsid

Tap dripping.

Has anyone come across a tap like this? It is dripping continuously. I have removed the top section with a view to repl...
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posted by Shane
0 comments posted 4mos posted by Shane

Kenmore coffee maker (KKCM 12B-UK)

Repairable? Display works OK but no power to heat the water. Dropped a Father's lap to repair if possible! Any thoughts/...
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posted by tim
12 comments posted 4mos posted by tim

Electric air dusters vs cans of compressed air

A can of compressed air will deliver a short sharp burst when I need it - mainly for cleaning electronics. How does an...
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posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org
14 comments posted 4mos posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

Heating problem

I noticed the other day that my Potterton CH boiler was calling for heat when both the timer and living room thermostat...
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posted by peter
9 comments posted 4mos posted by peter

LED bulb replacement for fluorescent tube puzzle

My daughter has an old fluorescent lamp in her basement that has died. I bought an LED replacement (with "starter") exp...
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posted by timdownieuk
11 comments posted 4mos posted by timdownieuk

Browsing Linux Shares

A long time ago in a far off world I sat at my desk with my new Elonex PC and disks for Windows 286 (exchanged for Wind...
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posted by jgnewsid
19 comments posted 4mos posted by jgnewsid