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Replacing "tyres" on robotic mower wheels

The tread is almost worn away on my robot mower wheels but new wheels are v. expensive so I need to fix the old ones. A...
11 comments posted 4mos
posted by else"
11 comments posted 4mos posted by else"

Couriers - Amazon

Amazon's system seems fine as long as everything follows it to the letter but a grain of sand brings it crashing down....
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posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 4mos posted by jgnewsid

Waterproof 18mm panels

I have used what was called marine ply (8 x 4) in a boat floor and after 10 years it's a disaster and fully delaminated...
11 comments posted 4mos
posted by fredxx
11 comments posted 4mos posted by fredxx

Car window regulator as winch?

My car window stopped working, so I replaced the regulator. A bit fiddly, but fairly straightforward. I'd never seen on...
8 comments posted 4mos
posted by nothanks
8 comments posted 4mos posted by nothanks

Rainwater Storage and Reuse

Any expererience or examples of storing rainwater from a roof, then pumping it (or gravity feed) to say toilets and was...
22 comments posted 4mos
posted by patchmoney
22 comments posted 4mos posted by patchmoney

Decorating: Woodwork or Walls first

I have always painted all woodwork first so that the paint can go up to the wall and fill any small cracks where the sk...
5 comments posted 4mos
posted by andrew_d_may
5 comments posted 4mos posted by andrew_d_may

SSD / RAM speeds, a pointless question.

The speeds of SSD and RAM increase with each generation, so I am told. What sort of performance would a computer have i...
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posted by pastedavid
46 comments posted 4mos posted by pastedavid

OT: Microsoft Visual C++

I have 11 versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable installed on my PC. Is this correct? Any comments welcomed.
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posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 4mos posted by newsgroups

Buying car parts

I'm buying a new car battery since the 'current' one had dropped to 11.4 volts, and (unsurprisingly) wouldn't start the...
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posted by not
9 comments posted 4mos posted by not

OT - more car strangeness

My near 10-years old Honda Jazz (Mk3) has "auto idle stop", one of those rather pointless ways to improve fuel consumpt...
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posted by Jeff
19 comments posted 4mos posted by Jeff

Designed to be hit with a hammer

Looking for some new screwdrivers I find that modern tools are DESIGNED FOR USE WITH A HAMMER ! What has happened to the...
36 comments posted 4mos
posted by timw
36 comments posted 4mos posted by timw

a bit more info on plug in solar

Thought this vid was quite a good exploration of how some kit handles the concerns about islanding, reverse feeding RCD...
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posted by see.my.signature
10 comments posted 4mos posted by see.my.signature

Discharged car battery voltage question.

I read in /A Book/ that a discharged car battery will read 10.8 volts or below. But if there are 10.8 volts available,...
4 comments posted 4mos
posted by pastedavid
4 comments posted 4mos posted by pastedavid

Question about "so-called" cable safe zones

In a small pantry there are large wall cupboards down the full length of 2 facing side walls. Beneath the cupboards are...
8 comments posted 4mos
posted by else"
8 comments posted 4mos posted by else"

Couriers a warning

I was expecting a parcel two days ago and got an email telling me that the courier (Royal Mail) had attempted to delive...
36 comments posted 4mos
posted by jim
36 comments posted 4mos posted by jim