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coke bottle thread adaptor
I'd like to experiment with using a 2L coke bottle as a pressure vessel but I haven't worked out how best to make a leakproof plumbed connection to the bottle. Does anyone know of an adaptor that...
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OT Visual trick
Can you see how this is done? Biertijd.com // Media » Azulejos Trick
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Re: Dear Human !!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Prudence! Eff off!
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Boiler noise
I have a two year old Vaillant Ecotec. I was outside just now when it started making a low-pitched resonant noise, a bit like someone playing a didg., which lasted for about ten or fifteen seconds....
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Night storage heaters?
AIUI these beasties heat up overnight & release the heat during the day, electricity being cheaper at night than during the day. Other than that, I know nothing about them. Apparently the low or night...
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Adjustable hole cutter
eg: I recall these being described as pants here in the past but I have a couple of large (130 odd mm) holes to make in the back of some thin backed self assembly wardrobes and they could save time...
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Repairing PVC pond liner
My parents have this pond in their back garden which appears to be lined with PVC liner. Trouble is there's a couple of nasty tears right near the top, just under where the flag stones are (or were...
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*how much* to put up thermostat by one degree?
Hi all I'm looking for a hand-waving unscientific figure about the cost of heating, along the lines of: "for every degree you put the thermostat up, you'll pay £xxx extra in heating per week" This...
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Warranty question
We've got a heated towel rail/radiator in the bathroom. A few months ago, it went ping and a bit fell off, emptying the central heating all over the bathroom floor... The manufacturer of the rail have...
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Internal door - jammed shut - handle not operating latch
Tried taking door handle off and turning with pliars etc but it just seem to turn enough to open the latch. What are my options? All I can see at the moment is kick the door in....
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solvent for epoxy
I used a 2-part epoxy to repair a long fracture in a wooden chair leg. Unfortunately I got the mixture ratio seriously wrong, with the result that the mixture will never set ! So I have to separate...
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Re-working surface mount ICs
Anyone any experience removing / replacing surface mount ic's using limited equipment? I potentially have four surface mount SOIC 74LS244 octal buffer drivers to change on a duff memory board. I've...
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OT: strange 11 MPH speed limit
On those parts of motorways where a lot of work is going on behind lines of cones and traffic is restricted to 50 MPH I've noticed that the speed limit signs for works traffic in the coned-off area...
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Electronic thingy?
I'm going to box in the gap under my showertray this weekend. I've a mad plan about putting some LV LED lights in, but I want them to come on when the shower is used. It's a power shower, so the pump...
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Releasing cyanoacrylate from a thread
Any clues about making a cyanoacrylate-bonded nut easier to undo?
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