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Mono Stereo
Pass Not very. On FM, yes.
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Notre Dame
The cathedral has flying buttresses, presumably to take the outward forces from the roof tending to push out the walls. With the roof gone - why aren't the buttresses pushing the walls inwards?
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PVC door wont open / unlock
Its a door that is rarely used so not urgent. Tried to unlock it and key would only turn about a quarter then jam. tried all sorts of jiggling and a bit of force....no joy. Next I tried snapping the...
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Strong insulating (electrical) sheet material.
I need to find a substitute for aluminium plate which doesn't conduct electricity. Thin ply would probably be strong enough, but would prefer something a bit easier to work, and the fixing holes would...
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"Silver soldering" aluminium
Anyone used these? tried something similar a few years ago and didn't find it easy to get a good result (and I am pretty experienced with silver soldering on steel, copper, and copper alloys). That...
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Dyson shocking - minor electric shock by touching the LEDs
I have a Dyson V8 cordless vacuum cleaner. I have noticed I get a very minor electric shock by touching the LEDs when in use. How can this be?
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Adding a PSU to a turntable
Hi All, As some of you are aware, I have an old Sony Midi system complete with turntables. In recent years, the only thing I?ve used the main boxy bit for, is to provide 12V to drive the turntable....
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Compression fitting tightness on plastic pipe?
When using compression fittings on copper pipe I've always hand-tightened plus half a turn. I think it was just a rule of thumb taught to me by my Dad. I was wondering, however, how tight I should...
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Proper DIY
She severed her hand with a circular saw to collect €400,000 in compensation, Slovenian police say. She severed her hand with a circular saw to collect €400,000 in compensation, Slovenian police...
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hot works
Adam, has you apprentice been playing with a blowtorch again? <> A major operation continues overnight at Paris' iconic Gothic building after the spire and roof collapsed.
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Nightmare fitting cat6 faceplate modules.
Hi All I bought a load of these (or at least they look like then) ages ago to terminate my cat 6 cables have clip into a faceplate cables are run in conduit in the wall and enter the back box either...
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Why are there religious exemptions for vaccines?
Why Are There Religious Exemptions for Vaccines? By Ginia Bellafante, April 12, 2019, New York Times This week the City of New York declared a public health emergency because of a measles outbreak...
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Flourescent unit starter-less?
The 6 foot tube in our 30+ year kitchen fluorescent light has started to blink. The tube is about 10 years old, so due for replacement, although it wasn't showing the tell-tale darkened ends. I...
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Controlling Ivy
I have Ivy growing along the side wall of my garage - I planted it when the house was new and was desperate for anything green. I now want to reduce its density but find on cutting it back I am left...
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Side cutters
Have a favourite pair of 4.5" side cutters which I've had for decades. Badged RS, and I've broken them. They are just plain side cutters with the jaws at about 20-30 degrees offset. RS don't seem to...
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