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I bought a new vernier caliper off Amazon.

Very surprised with the quality of this Preciva Vernier Caliper with a large digital readout for £20. I can't read the M...
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posted by jon
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

cut gas pipe

Serious explosion bellied caused by cut gas pipe. How ? Presumably it was in error but what would you be doing for that...
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posted by tpmccann
45 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Keeping cupboards doors open and closed . . .

I'm trying my hand at building a frame to go in the back of a van-car (Peugeot Partner) to create some storage and slee...
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posted by patchmoney
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

My first diy project...

I noticed an old photo the other day, and it dawned on me that this might have been the first "DIY" thing I made - a pl...
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posted by see.my.signature
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by see.my.signature

Re: OT: How to attract cows

On May 24, 2021 at 12:57:02 PM MST, ""Rod Speed"" wrote snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>: > Commander Kinsey sni...
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posted by brock.mcnuggets
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by brock.mcnuggets

Making a circular saw jig

I have a circular saw jig which I made myself and it uses bits of aluminium which are L shaped in cross section for the...
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posted by stainburn
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by stainburn

Bloody smart meters

so last month I got my smart meter and this month what do I get? email with "It's time to supply us with your readings"
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posted by timsnews99
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by timsnews99

Insulation and vapour barriers

I am about to start dividing off my extended garage to create a man cave. This involves a studded dividing wall which a...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by tricky.dicky

OT: Car number plate details

Against my better judgement I sold something online to someone who turns up to be a very unsavoury person. I had had a...
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posted by no
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by no

what are they up to?

Ordered soemthing cheap (
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by charles
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by charles

240VAC motors

Hi all, So I have this bench grinder (one of the ones with two wheels of differing coarseness on either end of a spindl...
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posted by cd
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Repairing a tile

A question for the experts: We have a tile on the close wall that has been damaged over the years by the hook for the d...
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posted by newsgroups
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by newsgroups