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OT NHS App scrapped?
The track and trace app doesn't seem to be doing too well. After months of work the UK has ditched the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works. So what went wrong? After months of work the UK...
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Brother Laser Printer - paper indentations
Hello Sorry, this is not a CV-19, BLM, or BREXIT question. I have an HL3140CL colour laser printer which has been really good over the last few years. Sadly, today, it has started to produce small...
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Re: New Zealand a step closer to recession as GDP suffers biggest fall in 29 years
And why do we need analysts to tell us the bleeding obvious? Lockdown = Lower GDP.
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3 years ago
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A gear question.
One for the engineers here. The original Lucas starter motor on my old Rover has a 9 tooth pinion measuring 25mm diameter, top of tooth to top of tooth. Have bought an aftermarket replacement. That is...
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Built-in microwave ventilation
I think I need a 4cm x 57cm* extractor fan arrangement to provide an airflow above a built-in microwave. Without it, the microwave would be in essentially a sealed box. Any ideas if these are...
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New Zealand a step closer to recession as GDP suffers biggest fall in 29 years
New Zealand a step closer to recession as GDP suffers biggest fall in 29 years By Tracy Withers, 6/18/20 New Zealand's GDP suffered its biggest fall since 1991 as the pandemic began to bite in the 1st...
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Can anyone tell me what this bolt is please
Good evening to all. A dropbox pic here: 'm trying to put an old Wolf TG8B double ended 8 inch bench grinder back in harness. Something of a challenge as it has been out in the weather for about 15...
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OT: chiming clocks
Another mad question for the Covid -19 era: We were discussing ... Is it possible to build a mechanical clock that does not chime through the night?
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Running a vaccum cleaner at low power
Gentlemen, I need a bit of vaccum for a one-off experiment so it's not worth ordering a bespoke vaccum pump for. I have an upright vaccum cleaner that puts out (according to the back panel) 1800W at...
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Acid Strength
Hi, Go to a builders' suppliers or a plumbers' merchants and you can buy concentrated sulphuric and concentrated hydrochloric acid. Sulphuric is concidered concentrated at 98% or more; hydrochloric at...
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Re: O.T ....Out today ....
gosh it has been hard staying in....tee hee === So, where will you go now you are released? :))
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Why cn't card shops open?
At least that is what I have been told. It is incomprehensible, as cards are sold in supermarkets and a few other "multiple" sales shops.
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Cutting Glass
I need to cut some glass 4.5mm (a mirror), do I need to score both sides or just one side. Can I use washing up liquid for lubricant instead of oil ?
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Painting inside my stone shed
The same shed I am fixing up. Stone and rubble walls, pretty rough. I thought I would paint the insides white. Obv there is plenty of damp coming up from the ground. Someone told me that if you don't...
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Any keen gardeners around?
Our rather large lawn is partially under large trees (over the fence unfortunately) and therefore tends to have a lot of moss growing over the winter. Also the soil there is not of very good quality....
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