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BSP fitting

Looking for advice on suitability of a BSP fitting. My need is to fit a 1" BSP male thread into a clearance hole is a t...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: HD TVs

Not 1080 lines, not HD. Should be called "semi HD", not "HD ready". You wouldn't buy a "motorway ready" car that only we...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Why don't they make 4 ply toilet paper?

Why don't they make 4 ply toilet paper? Everybody folds 2 ply to make 4 anyway.
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Radiator valve ID

Some of our radiators seem to be missing part of the valves: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~theom/ephemeral/radiato...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news

MP3 files and sound quality

Perhaps only peripherally DIY but there's such a lot of computer expertise here. I was surprised today to see a referen...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

Why do we have modesty panels on desks?

I just find they get in the way when trying to get at wires behind them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty_panel
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Concrete with small size aggregate

I am looking for a concrete that contains small size "stones". Is there such a thing? fine concrete is a different thing...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Lever basin taps.

The cold tap on our basin needs a new washer but these were only cheap ones I fitted some 20+ years ago. With her arthr...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Linseed oil mastic...???

what do you call that stuff when you were making up your own mastic...you used boiled linseed oil and a red kind of gra...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Re: RME Glasgow

https://ibb.co/LRQf3sS Who remembers RME Glasgow ? ..... ==== I don't but I was there in 86:)
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ophelia
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by ophelia

Re: thanks boris

https://ibb.co/XXvwyfD == :)))
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ophelia
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by ophelia

DIY of sorts: roadside animal euthanasia

Encountered a badly injured deer (Muntjack, or perhaps a young regular one) by the side of the road this evening. There...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bill.shitner
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by bill.shitner

Wood finish

Our oak dinning table is exposed to the sun for an hour a day or so, and was last treated around 10 years ago - can't r...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by no