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Scrap metal run

I've a few bits of scrap copper piled up and sat there for years, so I thought I would enquire about disposing of it. F...
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OT: Customs duty, a cautionary tale

Recently, I ordered something (costing about £700) from the Czech republic and have just been sent a demand for £143 du...
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posted by nothanks
61 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

Pipe joins and pipe sizing for heating oil

I need to re-route the pipe running between the oil tank and my 50kW boiler. I see that inserts are now recommended in...
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posted by nothanks
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

22 million in one city: Will it "fix itself"?

Years of Unheeded Warnings. Then the Subway Crash Mexico City Had Feared. By Abi-Habib, Lopez, Kitroeff & Ives, 5/4/21,...
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posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by imbibe

Wall Light back plate

Annoying situation. My house has locations for 2 wall lights with architrave boxes for the wiring. We bought 2 wall lig...
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posted by JohnP
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Box profile roofing sheets, flashings.

This flaming garage pent roof is giving me a headache. It's a 6m deep, 5m wide building. I have found that I can't use...
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posted by chris.p.bacon
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

Wiring regs question

I have two five amp lighting circuits, notionally upstairs and downstairs but because of a funny house layout they over...
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posted by newshound
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by newshound

Telegraph Pole

A month or so ago I posted a question about a tube that I had seen at the bottom of telegraph posts. I realied they wer...
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posted by JohnP
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Looking for a hand operated drill bit holder

Used to see this on sale but can't find any suitable for holding standard twist drills from about 1mm to 4mm, 5mm if po...
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posted by whisky.dave
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by whisky.dave

Dremel style mini tool - recommendations?

I have a mains powered multi tool which is very useful for stuff like cutting between floorboards, but is still a bit b...
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posted by wibble
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Word for making a bad connection?

What's the word for connecting something live and causing the connection to make and break several times rapidly, possib...
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posted by CK1
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

Wireless World & Radiio Constructor

I have the following bound volumes that need a good home. Wireless World Bound Volumes ============================ Oct...
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posted by pinnerite
14 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

Hawker Hunter's for Peru

I watched this excellent, moving Nae Pasaran last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002wsm/nae-pasaran?fbc...
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posted by rgdavidson
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by rgdavidson