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4 in one fix.
I have a 4 in one garden strimmer/pole saw/pole hedge cutter/brush cutter that I bough on eBay some 7 years ago. It of unknown Chinese manufacture and apart from having a new carb diagram a couple of...
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Yet another one for Adam
Spurred on by Adam's use of CCTV I have installed my own cameras. Less hi tech, I have put several trail cams with PIR sensors and infra-red flash around the garden and garage. Mostly I was interested...
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PVC waste pipe diameters
Is there any good reason why the solvent-weld & push-fit pipes with the same nominal diameters have different real outside diameters? (The only reason I can think of is so they can sell more pipe...
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new mains drill
I have a decent SDS drill and a makita battery drill. But no mains drill since a killed a cheapy a few years ago. My makita does not have the oomph to turn the 50mm holesaw once the whole saw (d'ya...
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tapered dowel
Having cut the hole in the newel base with a 50mm holesaw, it has ended up about 50.5mm and the newel turning spigot is not quite tight enough. I wish to fit my newel turnings using the method shown...
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creosote smell
My son soaked the rafters of a bedroom extension with creosote about a year ago and unfortunately the smell of the creosote is still making it impossible for my granddaughter to sleep in the room. He...
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How to replace 1120mm wide radiator?
Hi I have a radiator that is 1120mm wide. It is certainly more than 35 years old. I have two questions: The main motivation for replacing it is that it looks old and has lots of coats of peeling...
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Digital camera: question about noise
The bigger the sensor, the bigger the individual pixels (at a given megapix). The bigger the pixels, the lower the noise at high ISO. My Canons has a setting which alters the x-y resolution of the...
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Telephone issues - partly on topic
My BT line has a fault that's making a bad crackle and it looks like BT Openreach won't be able to fix it. I have Virgin cable broadband - if I add a phone on this how easy is it to wire it into...
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Plain Tile - felt support @ eaves.
Need to do some plain tiling on a 35 degree pitch roof ... It is 4.3 x 4.3 m square with all 4 corners fitted with bonnet hips. The Q relates to eaves .. on previous job I used these Felt support...
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transporting fridge
While we are doing up our kitchen we want to buy a second hand fridge and keep it in the garage; it would fit into my car if laid on its side. Does anyone know if a fridge can be transported on its...
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Cavity wall and roof insulation and condensation
Hello all, My ongoing saga of condensation. By now I think everyone knows about the dripping walls in the kitchen in winter. The walls are dry now because its heated up and stopped raining a bit and I...
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moving and enlarging consumer unit
Hi, I think I am going to need a bigger consumer unit. There are no spaces for expansion and I think I might need to add a new radial when I buy the new induction hob (which will be 7.2kW). The...
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TOT How to run a successfully pub
First, increase the prices to be the most expensive in the area. Second, change the paint scheme on the outside of the pub from a mock Tudor style with fake beams, which is a local landmark, to Army...
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How to make artist's palette?
My mother-in-law does a bit of picture painting with acrylic artist's paint s, I would like to make a proper wooden palette for mixing them, the questi on is what kind of wood treatment to use? I...
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