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Cement goes off too quickly

Hi all, I am laying some blocks and the cement is drying out /going off after about 25 mins or so. Not completely dry b...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by leen...
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by leen...

Car port

I need to build a 5.5 x 5mts clear roofed car port. What would be the best wood to use given that we live right on the c...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Eliza
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Eliza

NiMH batteries and R/C models.

When I was a child I had 2 model boats which used an oblong pack of 6 not-quite C sized NiCad cells, 7.2 volts, and abo...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pastedavid
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by pastedavid

Where to find material for Velux Blind Replacement?

My chalet bungalow was built in 1983 and has 6 x Velux windows ref GGL 2. They are in good condition but the blind mate...
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posted by jgaines_newsid
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

Bath Pop-Up Waste

Hi, I have a pop-up waste on my bath and I need to remove/repair/replace the round handle thing (#1 in the pdf). It's v...
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posted by not
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by not

DIY kits for motorising vertical blinds ?

We have regular curtains at the moment, but SWMBO is finding them harder to close with the pull cord. Rather than motor...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: Drawing cash with no branch

You can do it at the Post Office but if it's over the limit you can draw it's a case of 'your call is important to us'...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rsandr
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

Wrecked saw blade, heads up.

It may be common knowledge but it is news to me, if you are cutting at 45 degrees vertically with a sliding mitre saw t...
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posted by rsandr
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

Cordless palm routers - charging/runtime

I haven't kept the manual and can't find info online..... Has anyone got a cordless palm router? I have a Ruyika 21v 60...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rsandr
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

Heathrow

Someone asked if you can walk into Heathrow. Yes it is physically possible, there are two smaller tunnels either side o...
20 comments posted 4yrs
posted by mike
20 comments posted 4yrs posted by mike

Electric car energy measurements.

Why are they reported in kWh and not MegaJoules? It pisses me off to an unreasonable degree.
51 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pastedavid
51 comments posted 4yrs posted by pastedavid

Water flow calculation

I have a large lake that is 14' vertically above where I want water to be ... he lake is also 350' away from where I wa...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rick_hughes
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT'ish: what has happened to Doodle polls?

A few years ago I was an enthusiastic user of Doodle polls but I went back to set-up a poll today to find the most conv...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by nothanks
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by nothanks

Timber yards

FFS. I find a timber yard within reasonable traveling distance that has the skirting/architrave I want in wood (i'm oil...
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posted by rsandr
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr