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Home made shelves with home made timber

You may recall a couple of years ago I had a go at milling some boards from the remains of a felled tree. Since these h...
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posted by see.my.signature
0 comments posted 1yr posted by see.my.signature

iPhone setup queries

As I may have mentioned, I am now the proud owner of a new iPhone 16e. I am still getting to grips with it but one issu...
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posted by newsgroups
1 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Hot lofts in Summer months........

Hello all, I have observed that in periods of hot weather, the loft gets very hot to over 50 deg C and appears to have...
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posted by i.love
29 comments posted 1yr posted by i.love

Positive Input Ventilation

I bought a house, it's granite, detached, built around 1870. In the attic there's a strange cube hanging from a rafter o...
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posted by SS
3 comments posted 1yr posted by SS

Bath shower mixer taps - thermostatic or not?

Planning to get a new bathroom fitted and to have a shower over the bath. I guess options are combined bath shower mixe...
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posted by nospam
23 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Heat shrink (again) USB cable

I have the usual failing of a USB cable near to the plug. Strain has worn out the plastic cover. Heat shrink cable migh...
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posted by wibble
21 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Desktop icons and Favourites Win10

Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me. Whi...
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posted by me
7 comments posted 1yr posted by me

How to Remove 'Reply' from toolbar

Yes, I have foolishly updated Thunderbird and I now have a Reply button before Followup. I have removed or move the Rep...
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posted by fredxx
23 comments posted 1yr posted by fredxx

Mobile phone contract

As said earlier, I have upgraded to my wife's old i-phone. Along the way, I have come to the end of my 2 year contract w...
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posted by tim
22 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

SOT: MPG and differential (the sequel)

I picked up my car this morning. The mechanic says the condenser was badly deteriorated and repair is complete. He took...
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posted by newsgroups
16 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Fixing TV to a mysterious wall

My TV is currently against the wall, standing on what should be a dining table. my grand kids are coming to visit so I'...
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posted by mikehalmarack
38 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Endoscopes

I’ve always wanted an endoscope and this one from Amazon popped up on my Facebook the other day. I usually avoid such l...
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posted by timdownieuk
14 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk