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Acid Strength

Hi, Go to a builders' suppliers or a plumbers' merchants and you can buy concentrated sulphuric and concentrated hydroc...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mikemcl899
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by mikemcl899

Re: O.T ....Out today ....

> Well the wee bint AKA Wee Jimmy Crankie is letting all us shielded people > out today in Scotland after three months....
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ophelia
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by ophelia

Why cn't card shops open?

At least that is what I have been told. It is incomprehensible, as cards are sold in supermarkets and a few other "multi...
33 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Cutting Glass

I need to cut some glass 4.5mm (a mirror), do I need to score both sides or just one side. Can I use washing up liquid f...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Painting inside my stone shed

The same shed I am fixing up. Stone and rubble walls, pretty rough. I thought I would paint the insides white. Obv ther...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Any keen gardeners around?

Our rather large lawn is partially under large trees (over the fence unfortunately) and therefore tends to have a lot o...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by no

Re: ASCII Art

> We'd be printing these after we learnt Fortran 101 in 1970 and playing Lunar Lander on the IBM teletype between class...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by andyb
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by andyb

Error of % + digits?

I just bought an amp clamp meter, and it states the error is "+/- 1.9% + 3 digits". What does the "3 digits" part mean?
65 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
65 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

What the builders left behind.....

Hi all, We found these things lying around after the builders left and were wondering what they're for and what they ar...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mikemcl899
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by mikemcl899

How to make a hearth for a woodburner in the shed?

A small stone outbuilding I am fixing up to be reasonably warm and dry as a workshop / office / store. The floor is con...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.whittingham
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.whittingham

OT: seeding the clouds

I know it is possible to encourage precipitation by seeding the clouds with substances like sodium iodide or potassium...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Inhibitor for a combi

Never had a combi, but parents house has a Baxi 100HE Thinking it would be a good idea to flush, run a system cleaner,...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

Door 'closer' to prevent door banging

What sort of door 'closer' do I need to prevent a back door banging closed? It's just a plain[ish] solid wooden door th...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cl
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by cl