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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: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk I...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by see.my.signature
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

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 door...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by wrightsaerials

take me back to simpler days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-XLSkJjrg
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

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 l...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by steve
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by steve

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...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

[OT] London Underground Trains

I used the underground extensively for the first half of my life. I recall often sitting waiting fo departure at East F...
59 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
59 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

chain links

I hate working on push bikes but I am having to fit a new deralier gear unit....Do all bike chains have links?...this o...
20 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
20 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Playing digital audio through a 1990s amplifier

I've got an early 1990s hifi setup with tuner, CD, tape deck and amplifier that I would like to use to play my digital...
85 comments posted 4yrs
posted by nospam
85 comments posted 4yrs posted by nospam

OT: why do socks have seams?

Why do socks have seams, which always end up under your toes to annoy you? Can't we in the 21st century make socks with...
49 comments posted 4yrs
posted by CK1
49 comments posted 4yrs posted by CK1

Gmail pastes text as pictures - how to disable?

Recently Gmail has started pasting text from other applications like Word as pictures - how do I disable this? Can also...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by performanceandmedia
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by performanceandmedia

Ashley Banjo?.....

WTF ???????????????
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

New Years NOT resolution

This year, like last year and many earlier ones, I won't be writing the *year* into the date section of about a dozen o...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Mole Grip Springs

I need to replace the springs on my 9" mole grips. Where can I buy them from??
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Mal
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Mal