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Postmix and other rapid-setting mortars
What's in these mortars that makes them set up quickly?I know that some will contain calcium aluminate or similar, that reduces the setting time to a couple of hours or so, but what about the mortars...
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Metal cutting saw
I have a junior hacksaw, the bent metal rod kind, which I use for random metal cutting jobs - steel bolts, bits of copper pipe, etc. It's not very good at it. I thought it was the blades so I replaced...
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Wireless doorbell with mains chimes - recommendation?
in 2018 I bought <>.It has done fairly well for 4 years although the battery bell push stops working from time to time. A joggle of the battery, or replacement, gets it working again. Now it seems to...
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removing dash cam mount from windscreen
Any tips on easy removal of dash cam mount secred with 3m tape?
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Re: Missing furniture screws assembly nightmare
With a variety of different furniture options available, this company has been able to deliver products that perfectly suit the requirements of businesses across industries.
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Petition to oppose Blair's Knighthood
If anyone is looking for the petition to stop the Knighthood, it's here - Tony Blair is to be knighted with the highest possible ranking in the new year honours list, Buckingham Palace has said. Sir...
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Four Swedish Ecologists: an Op-Ed, translated
Subsidies for large families in Sweden impair integration of immigrants Jan 4, 2022, The Overpopulation Project The family supplement, which gives extra financial aid for each additional child, was...
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Old Tec still in use and working
HPLaserjet 4L printer bought in 1992 still working now 30year old first used on a 286 pc now still working and used regularly on a Linux pc
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follow up to "help needing in getting help to cope with a mentally ill person"
Thanks everyone for the replies, many of which provided food for thought. Finally we have got some serious help, in the shape of a GP who has gone the extra mile. Things are much improved. Bill
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Getting too old...
Not us, the diyfaq! Looking at the FAQ site in particular - not the wiki, i.e. the pages at: 's noticeable that much of the content is now duplicated or superseded by articles on the DIY wiki. Some of...
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Three shed doors
Good quality, standard size, almost new. I was given them to put on the bonfire. But I'm not. Ideas for using these doors please? Bill
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Why are engineering sample CPUs illegal to sell?
In article
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take me back to simpler days
These are some old 35mm adverts found at the Dome Cinema, spliced together and filmed to keep them available after the conversion to digital projectors. This was the last piece of 35mm film that I...
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I knew it'd come in useful one day
Having recently bought a freezer to keep in the garage, I needed an extension lead to connect to the only permanently live socket (for my car and tool battery chargers) in there (the rest are switched...
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LED lamp for old projector
I have an old transparency projector (SVE Picturol Model Q, <>).It currently has a 100W B15 bulb, but I am not thrilled by the wiring arrangement and would prefer to run it with a low-voltage lamp....
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