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Solar lights
SWMBO want a string of solar lights in the garden. I have noticed some have ena,elled copper wire rather than the more usual plastic covered wire. Any thoughts?
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Perseverance due to land in the next 15 mins
What odds do we give it?
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3 years ago
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Price of Optex AX-70TN outdoor IR beams
CPC and Rapid don't sell them so I had a look on Amazon. £123. Oh dear. So I had a look at a few suppliers of security equipment. The price was around £86 everywhere. Bill
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3 years ago
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Beltek...quality radio
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3 years ago
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Skimming over wallpaper!
I've never seen this before. A wall at work has been skimmed, it's apparent that behind the plaster is tiled wallpaper!
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3 years ago
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Gap above external window fascia - fill or not bother?
I'm boarding the inside of a window but noticed a gap at the top where there's a fascia panel attached to the window frame but not the building. Given it would be a faff to fill and it's in the rebate...
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3 years ago
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Crimp connectors
I'm having some difficulty getting a decent join connecting 2 bits of 80 strand speaker cable using my cheap but reasonable (CPC IIRC, and the crimps) crimp connectors. The wire, or rather one side,...
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3 years ago
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Silent pull cord switch?
Been on my list for a while - a quiet replacement for the noisy bathroom pull cord switch. If it came to it I could look into the kinetic/wireless type switches, although that'd be quite expensive and...
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Keyless chuck drills
Just got my first keyless chuck drill and I am having problems......bought a new bosch 550 wired drill to replace my old black and decker and Stanley drills and a 20mm masonry drill to open up the...
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3 years ago
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What adhesive for mounting a large map?
I've been tasked with mounting a paper map (1000x1410mm) on a backer (probably ply or MDF), then to add some sort of surround to prettify it and then to hang it on a wall. Getting a large sheet of...
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3 years ago
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Mars 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover
Feb. 18 Landing Broadcast starts at 7:15pm tonight. Giving you some time to make some popcorn. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/Feb. Information on how to watch the landing...
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3 years ago
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At last
Since 25th Jan I have been emailing and messaging UPS trying to find out how much they add to the £56 VAT on a machine tool imported from Germany. Time and time again I was fobbed off with, referrals...
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3 years ago
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Inter-Galactic and Planetary prime mover
New type of engine using arbitrary waveform drive for producing forward motion.....experimental or is it just mental ?
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3 years ago
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Very OT - what is your "sod it" purchase limit?
My view of expensive was set some decades ago so I have to think around it. You can spend an awful lot of time on line trying to find a slightly cheaper item, and comparing prices and specifications....
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3 years ago
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Back Boiler - run with no water
Friend of mine has a leaking HW cylinder. They have a very expensive maintenance contract with BG so they have rung them up to come and have a look at it. "Oh you have got a very funny tank - its got...
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3 years ago
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