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Re: Can't post a thread?
Why do you want to post via somewhere else when you can post direct without any so called moderators?
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sawboard
Hi, I followed the instructions to make a saw board: have found it very useful, thanks. The one I made was 8' long but sometimes there isn't room to use it. I wonder about making a second, shorter one...
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Dremel "instructions"
I have just bought my first Dremel, a Model 4000 kit, and the instructions are totally weird. All pictures, the only text is 'warnings', a CD with lots of useless information, and hardly anything in...
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What do you call
Those small metal plates designed to be fitted into a slot rebated into the back of something. The plate has a hole and a slot machined in it to allow you to hook it over a protruding screw head as a...
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Great Wall
I wouldn't want to repoint that. "According to the study, which was reported on Xinhua, the wall is 21,196.18km (13,170.6956 miles) long, rather than an estimate of 8,850km given in a 2009 study."...
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PC Case fan
Hi Have an ageing PC to work on ( a bespoke unit built by a local shop). Some years old, XP based, Athlon X2. The case fan that sucks air out has packed in. Need advice on replacing it. It is 8cm...
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Some bathroom tiling questions inc floor
Hi, We're about to do the bathroom up. Currently there's no architrave aroung the door and window. It's no bother to fit some but wondered if it was viable to tile right up to the edge, in my mind it...
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Rejuvenating AA NiMH?
Anyone got any ideas about rejuvenating some AA NiMH batteries? All these are being rejected by my charger as faulty, measuring them with multimeter, some are reading 0.00 volts, some reading between...
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Plumbing supplementary - how much 22mm to use?
Our current plumbing goes straight from a nice blue plastic main down to 15mm copper. Pressure and flow rate seem good tested by plumbers cup (sounds slightly dodgy and/or masonic). We are sizing to...
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Plumbing - copper vs. plastic
One of the plumbers quoting for our refurb has suggested retaining the existing copper because of the high price of copper pipe ATM. I am considering this, but suspect that the current central heating...
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Removing T&G floorboard planks without damaging them?
Some of the flooring planks on the first floor is damaged due to alarm and plumbing and wiring being fitted. This is mainly the tongue being sawn through through to be able to lift the planks. The...
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T&G floorboards vs chipboard
I have 18mm thick T&G floor planks in master bedroom that are 18mm thick and are 110 mm wide. For various reasons, I intend to replace this with Caberfloor 2400mm x 600mm x 18mm T&G chipboard. Am I...
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OT: Farmers' question Cypermethrin supply
I have need of a supply of Cypermethrin to use in insect control over a large area, any idea is this is likely to be a farming supplies shop item? I am aware that it has been withdrawn for use as...
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Undersink water heaters
It's a fair way, with a rather convoluted pipe run from the HW tank to the kitchen taps (and further still to the utility room) So takes a while to get to the kitchen and then a long pipeful of HW...
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Waste disposal unit
Our Maxmatic has jammed solid for the third time in as many days. Time for a replacement, I think, (it is 15 years old), unless someone knows better! Q1 What could be jamming and can it be fixed? Q2...
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