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Crimp connectors

I'm having some difficulty getting a decent join connecting 2 bits of 80 strand speaker cable using my cheap but reason...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by patchmoney
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

Silent pull cord switch?

Been on my list for a while - a quiet replacement for the noisy bathroom pull cord switch. If it came to it I could loo...
32 comments posted 5yrs
posted by patchmoney
32 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

Keyless chuck drills

Just got my first keyless chuck drill and I am having problems......bought a new bosch 550 wired drill to replace my ol...
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

What adhesive for mounting a large map?

I've been tasked with mounting a paper map (1000x1410mm) on a backer (probably ply or MDF), then to add some sort of su...
35 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
35 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

Mars 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ Feb. 18 Landing Broadcast starts at 7:15pm tonight. Giving...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by email
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by email

At last

Since 25th Jan I have been emailing and messaging UPS trying to find out how much they add to the £56 VAT on a machine...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Inter-Galactic and Planetary prime mover

New type of engine using arbitrary waveform drive for producing forward motion.....experimental or is it just mental ?
16 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

Very OT - what is your "sod it" purchase limit?

My view of expensive was set some decades ago so I have to think around it. You can spend an awful lot of time on line...
59 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
59 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Back Boiler - run with no water

Friend of mine has a leaking HW cylinder. They have a very expensive maintenance contract with BG so they have rung the...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

FCU to fit in existing double box - possible?

I have an old blanked off double socket box that I'd like to fit an FCU into, is there any way to do this? It's a cemen...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

(OT-ish) Travis Perkins? Timber stock.

Having been prompted to update my login details, I had a look for some timber. Looking for some 2x2 for a little projec...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Amazon.

First, I'm not a fan. Generally check Ebay long before them. And I've just been proved right. Got some software which r...
55 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
55 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

pipe for future elecs and net in trench?

I've dug a drainage trench for a rainwater pipe. Before I fill it could I insert a pipe or two to take mains electricit...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dicegeorge
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by dicegeorge