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Rusting gatepost - crazy repair idea

This gatepost has some serious rust holes in it - they're not all that easy to see on this photo but they're about 8cm...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by stainburn
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by stainburn

OT if a job needs doing then I do it.

Cherry picker delivered to a block of flats and not the hospital I was working at. So f*ck it I drove it down the main...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Asus notebook wont boot up.

Asus notebook dead, bought new battery and charger still wont boot up so I reckon something internal. Are there any rel...
60 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
60 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

quality broadcast .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xs_6_vGymM
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Camera adapter ring

How difficult do you think it would be to get an adapter ring 0.25" width, with 25mm x32 internal thread and 28mm x32 e...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon

Dyson DC07

Any household chore gods there? Currently have a fine Dyson DC07 and I like the way the carpets feel and look groomed a...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

didn't know this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XX9ptCNpik
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

TRV Travel

Just checking one out. I've taken the top off. What sort of travel should I expect on the pin? I push it down and it com...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bert
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by bert

How do tradesmen earn a living?

I've just fitted a new tap to our kitchen sink. It took me nearly 4 hours. That did include altering the pipework. Plus...
67 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gbusenetunread32
67 comments posted 6yrs posted by gbusenetunread32

Shed/planning/building regs.

My new shed is 5m wide, 6m long, and I will have to re-weld the steel trusses to get it under 2.5m high. It's a repurpo...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Chris.P.Bacon
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by Chris.P.Bacon

FTTP installation

Following a thread on uk.telecom this might be of use to people here contemplating FTTP as well. https://vps.templar.co....
120 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tnp
120 comments posted 6yrs posted by tnp

What switch for a 24V DC supply?

I'm replacing the motor in an elderly micro lathe with a 24VDC one from an electric scooter. The power route will be ma...
33 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

Drain rodding

Been having drain trouble lately both at my own house and at my son's. The only things they have in common is (i) Victo...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Ben
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by Ben