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Tools for tree pruning
I've got a batch of tree trimming to do soon; some of the branches are fairly substantial and high but my days of dangling in a tree with a chainsaw are gone. A couple of questions for anyone "in the...
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Fixing a bar type mixer in a solid wall
>> I used plastic pipe terminated in a 15mm wall plate elbow that was securely screwed to the wall and set in a recess such that the surface of the female part was more-or-less flush with the plaster...
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HP P2015d formatter board repair
En el artÃculo , Dave escribió: They made a beautiful job of cleaning up the chip and reinstating the solder balls prior to reflowing.
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leaking bath waste: a rant about plumber's mait, silicone, etc!
Fred wrote in news: A good rant! It seems that you have been trying to fix a leak by smearing stuff on the outside. surely the only way is to dismantle, clean thoroughly and apply something like...
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Cheap shite silicone gun
Worse, using my latest one last weekend - a plastic one of a different design - when I retracted the plunger manually as usual, I did it slightly too forcefully and it came right out the back and...
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COM Surrogate has stopped working!..
Might be of use for some;).. If anyone is plagued by this nuisance error message when viewing JPEG pictures under WIN 7 instead of all the wrong answers that are spouted on various support websites,...
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Broadband speed testing
I'm about to try to confirm that a friend is not getting the speed expected on their broadband service. So I just thought I'd check here using 3 different laptops connected in turn to the same...
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D-I-Y tubular bells - source of cheap pipe?
Hi all I am wondering about becoming the scourge of my neighbours(*) and making a garden set of tubular bells. I'd like to find a source of suitable metal pipe. It should be: - of decent diameter, say...
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Very OT: 70s kids' sci-fi TV show
I'm trying to find a bit more about a kids' science fiction series from aro= und the mid 70s. It was about the same time as 'The Tomorrow People', and p= robably had a similar audience. All I can...
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vailant turbomax 242e ignition problem
hi having a problem with a valliant 242e. to begin with, we had central heating but no hot water. the diaphragm has been changed once a year for the past 5 years so this time we have changed the...
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Circular saw recommendation pl?
Ancient B&D circular saw just died in middle of a bit of flooring chipboard so I cannot wait for special deals. I have read the Wiki and past recommendations. The Makita 5704RK looks as if it wd do me...
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hanging wooden doors - what equipment needed?
The OP has never used a plane before so, for him at least, it will be "*that difficult*"
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Building a PC (for those that do)
tock coolers are noisy whining things too! The current PC cannot handle HD graphics that well ... especially when I am editing and hit 'render' processor flat-lines. Even after rendering it struggles...
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Reversing Sensors
My car has sensors - dealer fitted from new using genuine Honda kit - and they are now giving an intermittent bleep when I select reverse and they no longer register obstructions. Any ideas what the...
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Ryobi -Expand It petrol pruner/ hedge trimmer (follow up)
I while ago I asked for feedback on Ryobi petrol 'expand it' system. In general comments were fair ... I found a supplier on line that sold guaranteed units ... catalogue returns. I ordered the Ryobi...
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