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Slow news day and women parking
I have no idea who Naya Rivera is but if I had pulled up in that car park the first think I would have said to Lou is "A woman parked that car"
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Drilling into concrete
I am going to fix 2x1 battens to a concrete floor next week. Using hammer-in sleeved nail type fixings, about 60-80 of them in total. I have a good quality medium duty percussion drill. Is it going to...
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3 years ago
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8 guns/ 4 guns Spitfire - don't get it
BBC News article claiming a 13 year olds intricate calculations persuaded them to fit 8 browning guns rather than the four planned. Obviously chances are improved of bringing down an enemy aircraft,...
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TIme to switch over from CFL bulbs?
uk.d-i-y The uk part means we are in the uk.
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3 years ago
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Sunak's green £5000
Thinking how it might be possible to make use of the £5000 we're all going to get as a contribution towards making our homes more efficient. My walls are insulated and the roof insullation made...
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3 years ago
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Hmm I bought something a few days ago from an online retailer they only accepted paypal as payment when I hit the pay now button a new page opened and said something like paypal quick pay, hit OK then...
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3 years ago
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Ping JM4DHS
Were you recently discussing car refrigerant kits? if so what was the header or was the discussion not current, it may not even been in uk.d-i-y
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3 years ago
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OT access to uk.rec.gardening
I regularly read this news group but got this message today: This group either doesn't exist, or you don't have permission to access it. If you're sure this group exists, contact the owner of the...
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3 years ago
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Crimping Deustch DTS connectors
I have DT06-6S plug - along with correct pins & wedge lock. I don't have a specific crimp tool for Deutsch connectors (only fitting 2 plugs) .. could a standard ratchet tool for insulated crimp...
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3 years ago
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Over-priced eBay items?
I occasionally see items listed with a truly preposterous price. An example of such is this lathe chuck, for £1750!: My question is: is there a reason that people do this? No mug is going to b uy it...
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3 years ago
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OT: What is the point in a tracker you take out of your car?
Just saw on "The Grand Tour" them mentioning cars where they take the tracker into the house along with the keys. Surely it should stay in the car?
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3 years ago
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6 volt motor power source
Hi. Can I use via to power a 6 volt dc motor? Cheers. BKL - 10080100 - BKL 10080100 Assembled Micro USB B Plug with Open Cable End Straight -
BKL Electronics 10080100 This cable...
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3 years ago
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OT: Prefab concrete buildings and PRC certificates
We are trying to sell a building that was originally built as a prefab by t he council in the war years. Since then it has been 'converted' to hae nor mal bricks etc on the outside, so AFAIK is as...
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3 years ago
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Reasonably priced crimp tool for Torberry Powerpole connectors
I'm an occasional user of Torberry Powerpole connectors, usually the 30 amp ones. I usually solder them but that's not always so easy when I'm using them away from the house (and power). Torberry sell...
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3 years ago
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OT - Ebay buy it now auction
I've put my old car on ebay as an auction with a "But it now" price. I thought that if somebody clicked the Buy it now button the auction would stop and that person became the buyer and all other bids...
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