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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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New wood floor for loft conversion - advice needed
We've just had a loft conversion done and I now need to buy and lay the flo oring. My experience of doing flooring has been the living room and hallway, in wh ich I installed solid maple strip, with...
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Bloody foreign call centres
Spent 30 minutes chatting to a nice bloke in India who spoke perfect English and was very polite. Then he transferred me through to the Newcastle call centre to complete the transaction - I could not...
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fake bomb detector - how are people so stupid ?
This take bomb detector is in the news. How could people be so stupid to think they work ? Would they not investigate the tech, and test them ? Simon. A millionaire businessman who sold fake bomb...
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Looking for some nuts, bronze ones.
5/16" thread diameter, BSF (22 TPI measured with a thread gauge). These are for the stern gland on the prop shaft of my little sailing boat. We don't like to use dis-similar metals under the waterline...
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Extra long screws (like 300mm), are there such things?
I'm after some very long screws to enable me to get a grip in an old gatepost I'm trying to left out of the ground. I've previously used the technique of using the hydraulic lift on my tractor pulling...
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Halfords switching power supply to power a Ring Automotive RAC610 12V Analogue (Tyre) Compressor
Yesterday I ordered a Ring Automotive RAC610 12V Analogue Compressor from Amazon, because I cannot pump my car tyres up manually at the moment due to recovery from an operation. It so happens that...
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Correction fluid
What is the solvent used in Tipp-Ex and similar correction fluids ? Those 20 ml plastic bottles dry up far too quickly.
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(OT) Soccer players who bite
The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football player, but it's far from the worst case of its kind. Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV channel which...
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Drill bit sizes
I've just been drilling a few holes in brick for a fixture specifying a size 7 mm masonry drill bit. I found one in my collection marked '7' but as I thought it looked a bit small I measured it with...
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Sub-C cells
My trusty old Wicks cordless drill has a failed battery. The other one is still ok - but won't be far behind. It's a drill I like - has an add on right angle drive attachment, so I think it is worth...
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All the tools you could never want
KMS Tools & Equipment | - Air Tools Autobody Hand Tools Air Compressors Construction Metalworking Tools Outdoor Tools & Equipment Power Tools Safety Equipment Shop Equipment Tool Boxes Welders...
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hardwood floors & water stains
Is there any way to treat water-damaged hardwood to remove discolouration? This is in a bathroom which will no longer be a bathroom, so I've got some filling-in to do for the holes where the bog, sink...
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Paint again
Oh dear, oh dear, here I am again with a moan and a problem. First, the colour matching , which I was on about before. I had some lighter than expected mix of green paint that we tried on the house...
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