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Numatic. Modest success!

Cleaning lady dumped her dead *Hetty* floor cleaner in hopes of a repair and I thought the team might be interested.......
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Sacraficial ...

what happened to all those three storey houses we used to approve for use on flood planes with the sacraficial ground f...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

OT: Cultural Enrichment manifests in Glasgow!

In another heart-warming example of how other cultures add vibrancy to our dull country, a Scottish teenager is in a se...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by curd
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by curd

5 Shilling Victorian stamp

Hi All, I?ve recently seen a pic of a cancelled 5 Shilling stamp with Vicky?s head on it. It seems like a lot of postag...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cpvh
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by cpvh

Covid-19 Facemasks DIY

Facemasks are getting hard to find. This is a DIY group. Anyone started to manufacture their own facemasks? Given what...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble

OT Flooding/other bad weather.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11073257/flood-weather-storm-jorge-houses-snow/ You can't believe the mentality of these...
42 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry130747
42 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747

A basic 3-phase question

So in the coffee bar this morning chat pondered on 3-phase and how to know which of the 3 wires was which phase. I've d...
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nospam
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by nospam

Cutting a 50 x 50 square on a CNC router (Boxford)

At work we have a Boxford A3HSRi2. I only use it about twice a year. I cut out a shape for a mate lately, and it was qu...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rgdavidson
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by rgdavidson

Electricity distribution question

Last night, actually early hours of this morning, we were getting multiple short power cuts but also one of our RCDs re...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by roger
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by roger

Surprising rechargeable cell life

Clearing out the shed I came across my old 4.8v Challenge Extreme powered screwdriver, which I hadn't seen for at least...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jmlayman
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by jmlayman

Dulux

whatever happened to those oblong blue plastic tubs of thixotropic silk and matt paint Dulux used to sell years ago? .....
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Best rig-up to charge batteries from solar?

Coronavirus advice sought. Say the mains electricity goes off for a long time. What is the best solar rig-up for chargi...
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by this
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by this

Wood preserver

I am going to be installing quite a lot of 1/2 round flog roll garden edging. It comes pressure treated .... but want t...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

turd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkBeLGHRGio notice he has to have clothing with a "name" on display......... somebody n...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj