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Personal emailers please read.
If people send me personal replies to any post I make, please be sure you use a valid return address in that reply. I am just about fed up with hitting reply and spending time answering people...
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cutting travertine tiles
I will be tiling a bathroom over Christmas. The relative has bought 142 305mm square B&Q travertine tiles. Presumably they won't cut in the usual score and snap way? Will I have to hire/buy a circular...
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What smells like gas but probably isn't gas?
Hi everyone, I hope you don't mind my first post being a request for help, but I've been trawling the internet for days and read about every website/forum post there is about gas smells in buildings....
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OT - genuine ISO?
"ISO is a trademark owned by Channel Well Technology (CWT)" Does the International Standards Organisation know about this?
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Polarity of water feed to thermostatic shower
My wall-concealed thermostatic shower mixer valve (hansgrohe) has seized up and only emits cold water. Looking at the price of the closest contemporary equivalent I can find (>£300) I'm not confident...
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Handyman kidnapped , forced to do repairs.
Be careful out there Dave .... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57557330-504083/handyman-kidnapped-forced-to-do-home-repairs-say-calif-cops/http://tinyurl.com/ad9vgszCheersAdam
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wiring fluorescent tubes
I will be making up some fluorescent lights on top of the kitchen cabinets. I am getting dimmable high frequency ballasts from RS, and the dimming control is sorted out. So the question is, what is...
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12V 2A power supply
My TriPath amp has now turned up. Following some review advice I am looking for a good quality (as opposed to £1.50 wallwart) 12V 2A power supply. I looked at Maplins but the best they seemed to have...
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OT; QR tags
I get a lot of people trying to take down my contact details when they see my van, so I want to add a QR tag thingy. I've found an online tag generator so I can print one off, but how big should it...
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removing old castors from a chair
How do you remove a castor? The castor is the 2 section type in which section 1 is a holding socket or bush (anchored/pushed into the chair frame ) and section 2 is the wheel unit which is pushed in...
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Maglite
Found a 2 x D cell Maglite in the understairs cupboard. Needs, AFAICWO, a new spring in the base to make it work, and a new switch cover to make it complete. seems like an excellent source of spares....
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Low voltage lighting wiring
Is it viable to have 2 electronic LV lighting transformers connected to the same LV light? Eg one 250w transformer to feed 6x35w lights and one 50w transformer to feed just one of the 35w lights. A...
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Axminster tools question.
Are the tools sold by Axminster as Axminster branded of a decent quality? What about the "Jet" brand? (Never heard of them, just curious). TIA David Paste.
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d-i-y desk top computer repair
Are there any good books or online info you know of about having a go at d-i-y desktop computer repair please? Thanks.
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OT Cyclists and imperial measurements?
min and 37 seconds in. Does that cyclist says "That space is centimetres it is not even a foot"? So is it OK to pass a cyclist when you are 30.48cm from them? Documentary using cycle helmet camera...
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