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Plaster, plaster no where to be seen

I have been ringing around to locate some board finish and all you get is a sharp intake of breath before you get a no...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

This is why your deliveries get delayed

My gate was open because I was expecting a visitor. A large white van pulled in, the driver gets out, peers round, gets...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

usb storage device for LG TV.

Still struggling to replace the switching transistor for the aerial input feeds on my Toppy:-( Surface mount in a limite...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

OT: DVD/CD drive

I have been trying out various old DVDs to see what they contain, using the optical drive on my PC. Nearly every disc c...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Repairing a plastic kettle ..

SWMBO has just noticed a weep from our (admittedly cheapie) plastic kettle. Close inspection reveals a hairline crack a...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

connectors for DAB car radio

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qalzoxwgatw7ith/IMG_0265.JPG?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/w77ftih1gtbccz4/IMG_0264.JPG?dl=0...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Stainless Steel Sink

Any recommended way of smartening up a scatched sink?
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

1950’s LEC fridge

Our fridge which has been running for many years has failed to work since we last defrosted it. Looking for a vintage f...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CBallam
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by CBallam

Heating - 3 Port Valve

Can the innards (ball) be damaged by power washing? Mate has a system where the heating pipe gets hot even though (he c...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

caps ?

with regard to caps in an old radio is it better to keep a radio switched on or switched off or is degradation just age...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Is that a 2m distanced building site induction?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-53890038 Is it f*ck. 1st photo is the site manger telling the blo...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by adamwadsworth