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Sharpening hair clippers

Hi all, I have had a set of hair clippers for years but hardly ever used them. In the current lockdown I dug them out b...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by leenowell
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by leenowell

Re: ot katie

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNF1kN7UHSE Strewth!
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by smithski
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by smithski

Resin Bound Gravel

Folks, I have a small gravel patch outside my back door. At times we seem to get more gravel tramped into the house so...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by g4ugm
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by g4ugm

DIY DIY power tool batteries

A quick heads up... on my travels around Aliexpress I came across sellers like this: https://uslss.aliexpress.com/store...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news

TOT Live Football

I'll start by saying I have zero interest in watching football but just a few minutes ago I was channel hopping and end...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by junk
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by junk

Haircut

I have just had to tackle SWMBO's hair and her mine, with an old 240v mains 'buzz' trimmer, for which the instructions...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT NHS App scrapped?

The track and trace app doesn't seem to be doing too well. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53114251
45 comments posted 6yrs
posted by junk
45 comments posted 6yrs posted by junk

Brother Laser Printer - paper indentations

Hello Sorry, this is not a CV-19, BLM, or BREXIT question. I have an HL3140CL colour laser printer which has been reall...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by not
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by not

A gear question.

One for the engineers here. The original Lucas starter motor on my old Rover has a 9 tooth pinion measuring 25mm diamet...
33 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Built-in microwave ventilation

I think I need a 4cm x 57cm* extractor fan arrangement to provide an airflow above a built-in microwave. Without it, th...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by roland
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by roland

Can anyone tell me what this bolt is please

Good evening to all. A dropbox pic here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/djbbkmbz14l617y/Grinder%20bolt.JPG?dl=0 I'm trying t...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nick.swanston
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by nick.swanston

OT: chiming clocks

Another mad question for the Covid -19 era: We were discussing ... Is it possible to build a mechanical clock that does...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Running a vaccum cleaner at low power

Gentlemen, I need a bit of vaccum for a one-off experiment so it's not worth ordering a bespoke vaccum pump for. I have...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by curd
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by curd