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sharpening a circular saw blade

Can a blade like this be sharpened by someone like me? https://www.saxtonblades.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/1100/s/tct...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Any advice on making a cattle grid?

A job that will soon reach the top of the pile is making a cattle grid, primarily to stop the dog from wandering down t...
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posted by nothanks
67 comments posted 4yrs posted by nothanks

In-fireplace radiator

In our new (old) house, there's a log burner in one room, the others having normal gas CH radiators. It sits in front o...
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posted by clive
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by clive

Re: Hunterston B shut down today

> Brian Gaff (Sofa) snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote >> Incidentally  my friends as why are Nuclear power st...
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posted by sradcliffe544
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by sradcliffe544

Moving a car

Car sold to a company similar to webuyanycar. That was in October. My friends have the money for the car, no longer own...
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posted by adamwadsworth
40 comments posted 4yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Re: Hunterston B shut down today

> charles snipped-for-privacy@candehope.me.uk> wrote >> The Natural Philosopher snipped-for-privacy@invalid.invalid wro...
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posted by sradcliffe544
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by sradcliffe544

LBC adverts

I for my sins listen to LBC at times.....I hate adverts and always turn them down but Vodafone have taken their number...
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posted by kinvig.netta
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

DIY FAQ

As previously discussed I have now migrated the FAQ fully to the wiki version. So now the landing pages at www.diyfaq.o...
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posted by see.my.signature
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

OTish: Fixing NTFS drive with bad blocks

Hi All, I am running Ubuntu on my file server and noticed in dmesg a load of the following errors (there are a lot of o...
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posted by leen...
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by leen...

Sidney Poitier

I was a teenager when I watched "The Defiant Ones". Thereafter I knew that any picture madee with him was goint tyo be...
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posted by pinnerite
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

A useable AS heat pump?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/07/new-heat-pump-could-ease-uk-shift-to-low-carbon-homes-say-developer...
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posted by giraffenos.pam
33 comments posted 4yrs posted by giraffenos.pam

OT: Impenetrable British Gas leads to crazy estimate

Since 4th November, when my supplier stopped being Peoples Energy and became British Gas, I have been urged by email to...
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posted by mikehalmarack
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by mikehalmarack

Gas portable fire not burning right

Hi I have a gas burner (portable ) and it’s start rowing after I have had it going for short time does anyone have any i...
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posted by TONY
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by TONY

no air flow in an Elica eliplane 80.....

interesting one this: I have an Elica Eliplane which is an over the cooker extractor fan. https://www.appliancesdirect....
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posted by i.love.spam
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by i.love.spam