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Ping Bill (TV aerial issue)

9 months or so after professional installation, signal from aerial distribution system has apparently died! No visual c...
55 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
55 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Bosch 43 LI Lawn Mower

How long does the team think the Bosch Li-ion batteries should last before failing. The unit in question has a 36v x 4A...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Sprung wiring connectors on sockets

I've been using loads of Wago connectors recently, including a couple of ma intenance-free locations, and it got me won...
35 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
35 comments posted 6yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Replacing Belling Cooker Fan

I need to replace the oven fan in an oldish Belling 860 Mk2 dual fuel cooke r. I started removing the back to access th...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tonkski
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by tonkski

Pliers without teeth

What is meant by describing a pair of pliers as being without teeth? I was hoping that it would mean that there are no...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Mobile phone battery life

We all know how Apple supposedly crank down the speed of their older phones to help compensate for reducing battery cap...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newshound
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by newshound

Adjust track in cast iron sander top

I bought a mitre fence to use in the track in the cast iron top to a belt s ander. The track in the cast iron is fracti...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tpmccann
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by tpmccann

Lidl Parkside Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaner £ 59.99

I now need a suction device primarily for use with power tools but also general garage-type crap. As of Sunday 19/07/20...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Network oddity ?

Smart TV, connected via no name router and powerline adapter to main network. Happily sees DLNA server and streams medi...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Everything you don't DIY!

Some jobs are beyond your own scope, but don't you wish you'd kept a better eye on the process? Had rear access stairs...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

Fixing SW t&g flooring

This is my shed, a smart, habitable shed but still a shed. Having secured my 2x1 battens to the concrete floor I am goi...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Couple of observations

Way back in the mists of time, I had a wolf Drill. Ran on the mains and was not exactly the most powerful drill, no bel...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by briang1
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by briang1

More DIY Physics

https://twitter.com/engineeringvids/status/1282368640071819264
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timstreater
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by timstreater

Angle grinding!

Any reportable experience of slotting aged coarse tarmac with an angle grinder? Probably 50mm or so thick on hardcore....
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim