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Time to work the new wire cutters in
It's the Knipex 74 01 200. The old ones have done their stuff and the new ones arrived today. They might be the same cutters in name and number but they are not the same - the new ones are still sharp...
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Li-on Button battery check and storage
I've jsut received some CR2032 batteries in the standard cardboard/plastic packing and a "best before" date of 2022. The batteries are spares which I expect to use over the next 2 to 5 years or so. My...
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10 years ago
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No good will come of it.....
Popped into a new build site today to drop off a handful of business cards to the sales office. Got chatting with one of the builders & asked him about walls etc. Outer skin brick, inner skin...
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10 years ago
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OT: Kwik Fit
What's the world coming to? I bought 3 new tyres from Kwik-Fit, and their price was significantly better than anyone else I could find, including BlackCircles. Fitting was all done competently, etc....
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10 years ago
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OT: Job creation at the jobcentre?
Wonder just how many extra staff will be needed to book in all those on JSA who will now be required to sign in every day? And what about those who can't walk to their sign in place? Will they be...
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Bleach (OT)
Why does Domestos and similar products come in different coloured bottles when the product looks the same?
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10 years ago
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Shower tray flexing
I have a quadrant shower installed in an upstairs bathroom, the shower tray is plastic and in my opinion is not properly installed (not by me I might add). long story - but I'm looking to resolve the...
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10 years ago
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Cistern fill valve replacement
The flush mechanism on our close coupled WC has begun to fail so I set abou t replacing it, as I have done in another WC in the house, with one of the Fluidmaster button press devices. Not making the...
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10 years ago
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OT:Rant about old buildings
Having just returned from a "challenging" weekend with SWMBO at an "exclusive" hotel which involved bumping her wheelchair up and down any number of stupid little 3" little steps between various ares...
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10 years ago
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OT: This could make a few windmills redundant
The Triumph V8 engine was pretty unreliable. I had a Stag, but didn't have a problem. Wonderful handling, 17mpg Many Stag engines were changed for the Rover engine which was in fact a Buick and in a...
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10 years ago
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Independant heat for one room in the house
We have one cold room in the house - a north facing lounge. When the CH is on for the whole house this room is fine, but this time of the year it is chilly when the rest of the house is warm,...
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10 years ago
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Turbogold - snap, and the head is gone!
Although a fan of the turbogold screws from Screwfix I managed to tear the heads off a couple this afternoon. Screw into a wall plug, then try and unscrew and the head comes off instead of the screw...
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10 years ago
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Looking for something like a window stay - but not quite
I'm after some adjustable stays for varying the slope (manually on an as needed basis, on a boat) of some solar panels. I imagine them as two pieces of metal bar about 1ft long each with a friction...
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10 years ago
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Makita drill driver died
My 14v Site (rebadged Makita) drill driver died today while I was using it - just stopped during use. Haven't taken it apart yet - am I likely to find anything easily replaceable like a fuse?
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10 years ago
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New garage door needed:-)
Well the last time I parked my van in there I did not have roof bars on the van...... My Mum thinks it's a conspiracy between me and my Dad as he wanted a new door and she told him that there was...
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