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Workshop air quality indicators

Has anyone tried one of the gizmos that purport to give an indication of air quality (i.e. particulates / VoC etc)? I t...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by see.my.signature
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by see.my.signature

TOT: mugs

We were having a debate at the weekend about the manufacturing process for mugs. Is the handle added to the body or is...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Ball bearing advice needed

I need to replace the bearing races on the mower's grass-collector brush bar. The mower manufacturer specifies 6203 ZZ...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nothanks
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by nothanks

Amazons Delivery preferences ignored by driver

Normally they are fine, they read the info where it says leave in the porch, its open, and do so. However yesterday, th...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by briang1
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by briang1

Bloody Lidl

In Lidl yesterday, two tills open out of maybe six, with long queues at both, we joined the end of the queue of one. Af...
125 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
125 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Powered Staple Gun

Looking for a staple gun for a fencing project, all items I have seen are silly money. Wondering if it is worth hiring...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon

Yet another home wiring puzzle

A hall with top and bottom lights and top and bottom single switches. When top switch is on, only top light is on. When...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by aa111
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by aa111

Trenching cost

Any ideas roughly what it would cost (in Cambridgeshire, heavy clay) to dig about 15m of trench to a depth of 1m, bury...
62 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
62 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news

Apprentice expresses his opinion that I got it wrong

The useless one was tasked with mounting a 1g 25mm metal back box to the wall. The knockouts were removed and he was to...
22 comments posted 6yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
22 comments posted 6yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Another home wiring puzzle

Fortunately not mine! A friend just told me "I have just replaced a single electric socket in our lounge with a switche...
45 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jmlayman
45 comments posted 6yrs posted by jmlayman

Help with electrics for mini lathe.

Mini lathe 50 odd years old, the motor not original. I would like to reduce the size of the electric box. It contains a...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

PC fan wiring

I have a number of ARCTIC F12 fans .... these have standard 3 pin connector for plugging onto a mother board Anyone abl...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

Home electrics - peculiar landing light behaviour.

Hello, I am not an electrician. Upstairs landing light is part of the downstairs lighting circuit. The landing light on...
39 comments posted 6yrs
posted by pastedavid
39 comments posted 6yrs posted by pastedavid

Parkside battery SDS+ under £25

Soon after these were last on offer, I saw them being resold for upto £45 on Ebay. I already had a basic 20v Parkside b...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Frsot-free freezer ices up suddenly

We have a supposedly frost-free freezer which mostly works as designed: the cooling fins on the heat-exchanger remain c...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by me