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Tool for melting plastic stub fixing?

I'm looking for a tool to "melt" those plastic stub/peg fixings that poke through PCB holes to give mechanical strength...
13 comments posted 6mos
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13 comments posted 6mos posted by send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}

Car Insurance

My new car purchase is turning into a nightmare and I wonder if I am trying to do something modern systems just can't c...
63 comments posted 6mos
posted by jgnewsid
63 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

foot pump query

Hi, All, I have been given a modern-ish Draper foot pump…. I think it may need some lube inside… But, the end cap isn’t...
9 comments posted 6mos
posted by chrispvholmes
9 comments posted 6mos posted by chrispvholmes

Starmer the Puppet

Is he really acting in Britain's best interests? Or is he following some other agenda altogether? https://x.com/i/status...
20 comments posted 6mos
posted by mbailey888
20 comments posted 6mos posted by mbailey888

OT: Russian losses in Ukraine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGa7P6ClxI Even the Russian warbloggers are having to admit the scale... -- For in rea...
3 comments posted 6mos
posted by tnp
3 comments posted 6mos posted by tnp

Electronics/ Honeywell Galaxy alarm help

Hi All, I have a Honeywell Galaxy 2 house alarm and am dabbling with IoT development using an ESP32. The software side...
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posted by leenowell
22 comments posted 6mos posted by leenowell

Transfer of Ownership of Car Online

I will be transferring ownership of my car to my daughter in a week. There is not a lot of help on the DVLA website. Any...
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posted by jgnewsid
19 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

Skylight glass replacement.

We have a rusty old skylight in our roof, probably not been opened for decades, comprising two panes of glass, each may...
5 comments posted 6mos
posted by nothanks
5 comments posted 6mos posted by nothanks

OT: Crikey! (Drone warfare in Ukraine)

“According to Mykhailo Fedorov, First Deputy Prime Minister [of Ukraine] and Minister of Digital Transformation, in Dec...
18 comments posted 6mos
posted by aero.spike
18 comments posted 6mos posted by aero.spike

Artificial Intelligence

Just watched a short programme on BBC News - AI Uncovered, talking about a Skynet scenario where AI takes over the worl...
11 comments posted 6mos
posted by jgnewsid
11 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

SOT: Contacts / address book

I have three contact files: Google Contacts, Apple / iCloud and Outlook Address Book. There are differences. I think it...
1 comments posted 6mos
posted by newsgroups
1 comments posted 6mos posted by newsgroups

Streetmap

Whither gone? Maybe it doesn't like my advert settings?
43 comments posted 6mos
posted by tim
43 comments posted 6mos posted by tim

TOT tracking packages

Since the beginning of the year I have received 3 packages sent via different carriers with tracking information. All t...
3 comments posted 6mos
posted by junk
3 comments posted 6mos posted by junk