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Car port
I need to build a 5.5 x 5mts clear roofed car port. What would be the best wood to use given that we live right on the coast.
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NiMH batteries and R/C models.
I've not got a Li-Ion charger, so that'd be more to buy. I have NiMH cells and a charger, which would help to add to the much cheapness very good aspect.
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Where to find material for Velux Blind Replacement?
My chalet bungalow was built in 1983 and has 6 x Velux windows ref GGL 2. They are in good condition but the blind material needs replacing. Velux only offer the complete blind assembly, has anybody...
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Bath Pop-Up Waste
Hi, I have a pop-up waste on my bath and I need to remove/repair/replace the round handle thing (#1 in the pdf). It's very much like this: there is no screw to secure the handle (#2 in the pdf). How...
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DIY kits for motorising vertical blinds ?
We have regular curtains at the moment, but SWMBO is finding them harder to close with the pull cord. Rather than motorising curtains, we like the idea of vertical blinds that can be (or are)...
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OT: Drawing cash with no branch
You can do it at the Post Office but if it's over the limit you can draw it's a case of 'your call is important to us' on the phone to the bank and then 15 mins in the PO. I can't decide if i'd...
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Wrecked saw blade, heads up.
It may be common knowledge but it is news to me, if you are cutting at 45 degrees vertically with a sliding mitre saw there may be a bit of the guide that needs loosening up and sliding out of the way...
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Cordless palm routers - charging/runtime
I haven't kept the manual and can't find info online..... Has anyone got a cordless palm router? I have a Ruyika 21v 6000mah, it hasn't a charging station but a power pack and DC plug that goes into...
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Heathrow
Someone asked if you can walk into Heathrow. Yes it is physically possible, there are two smaller tunnels either side of the main tunnels, mainly used by taxis and those in the know, which have a...
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Electric car energy measurements.
Why are they reported in kWh and not MegaJoules? It pisses me off to an unreasonable degree.
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Water flow calculation
I have a large lake that is 14' vertically above where I want water to be ... he lake is also 350' away from where I want the water. If I were to lay in a 5" pipe, can anybody calculate the...
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OT'ish: what has happened to Doodle polls? (2023 Update)
A few years ago I was an enthusiastic user of Doodle polls but I went back to set-up a poll today to find the most convenient date for a bunch of people to get together and it seems that Doodle has...
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Timber yards
FFS. I find a timber yard within reasonable traveling distance that has the skirting/architrave I want in wood (i'm oiling it, not painting). And they cut. Bold claims on their website about how well...
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OT(ish) - why has biomass generation suddenly backed off?
For a long time the biomass generation has been running flat out. However at the moment it is wound right back. I have read that: (1) Wholesale gas prices are very low at the moment because we are...
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Patio and a rendered wall
Now my fence and wall builders have gone, I have noticed a nice boot print on the dark patio slabs. Te cleaner did not seem to shift it, so what would be the suggestion next? It looks like its just...
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