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1.5V AA rechargeable lithium

I've been buying cheapo AA from Amazon - the type that cost about 20p each when you get 50 or so in a pack. I'm using t...
68 comments posted 5yrs
posted by timstreater
68 comments posted 5yrs posted by timstreater

Ebay

Anyone had dealings with the new Ebay payments? Before, if I sold anything, I'd get an email from Ebay saying it was so...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Ultrasonic cleaners

I recently bought one very similar to this https://tinyurl.com/ygmx5d9b (link goes to eBay) and it appears to be very e...
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posted by a
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

OT: Wind anxiety

There's a recognised phobia of wind, I don't think i'm at that level, i'm not curled up in the foetal position but I am...
34 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
34 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Why are revlimiters uneven?

Is it to warn you? Even my toilet cistern can slow down smoothly.
39 comments posted 5yrs
posted by CK1
39 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

Home automation: blind motors ...

Starting to look to replace some curtains with vertical blinds to make it easier for SWMBO to operate them and eventual...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT - Troubleshooting internet issues

Hi All, I have been having sporadic issues with my internet. A couple of times a day, when we are streaming on demand T...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Can I replace Immersion Heater Switch?

I've got an ancient, maybe 40 or 50 years old, switch for the immersion heater in my airing cupboard. It's a thin-ish o...
42 comments posted 5yrs
posted by michael.durso.uk
42 comments posted 5yrs posted by michael.durso.uk

chainsaw

Yesterday I went to my daughter's with a load of wood. I was rewarded with a very nice cottage pie (large portion), the...
107 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
107 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Delivery attempted

Had a message from Amazon to say delivery attempted yesterday, (Sunday) by Royal mail. It's only a strip of adhesive pa...
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

What size flush hinges to use

Hi All, As part of my cabinet building, I am planning on using flush hinges for the doors and fitting them so that the...
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posted by leen...
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Re: Straightening bowed ply

> snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote > >> I have built the base units for my study...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by newshound
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by newshound

Underpinning - typical cost?

Can anyone tell me roughly how much underpinning can cost please? It is a bog-standard brick 1930's house, 3-bed detach...
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posted by kalicoorguk
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by kalicoorguk

Straightening bowed ply

Hi All, I have built the base units for my study out of 18mm ply and when I went to fit them today one of the sides has...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Plug sockets in cupboard

Hi All, The study project continues and now looking at the electrics. Where the cupboards are going, there are some plu...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...