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3d printers
Are UV light types worth the premium over deposition types? What's a reasonable uv one cost? Can you get them in kit form
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will paint reduce shrinkage and expansion of wood?
The shed door is only covered with some brown preservative stuff. It shrinks and warps and stretches a lot. Should I wait until spring when it has dried out then paint it? Bill
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For those who 'get' the internet/networking
I've 80mb fibre at my workplace, and I get almost full speed. But it gets slower and slower over the course of several days to the point of unusability, then I reboot the router and it's flying again....
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Laithwaite - on linear motors
had not seen this one before! Professor Eric Laithwaite (1921-1997) of Imperial College London demonstrates some of the most difficult concepts in electricity & magnetism. This is one of a series...
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plaster on walls , could it exacerbate condensation?
Well the question is in the title really. I have a 1950's bungalow in deepest darkest Cornwall ( it rains a lot and is damp). I have been battling condensation in my kitchen for nearly 20 years. I...
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Ping GB
The apprentice that mounted the cooker switch that said "NO" failed his AM2. Unsafe isolation. He locked the MCB into the "ON" position.
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OTish - can you pick up a planes radar on the ground ?
(google fail again ...) Just a question SWMBO asked last night, as we watched a couple of planes fly over (we're in Brum) ... presumably on a flight path at 1000-2000metres height ? I'm presuming...
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John Lewis Spectrum Radio - How to get apart?
I have one of these: has a rechargable battery that I think has failed. It is supposedly waterproof so there is no obvious way to take it apart although there are a couple of recesses on the bottom...
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Maybe OT electrical
This is a bit meandery but here goes . I am getting befuddled, I asked google about current being constant for a given cable for differing voltages it goes on about tables and derating etc Which I can...
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was hydro-elec, now unrealistic expectations
I encountered a lady who was in the market for a new motorhome. She didn't trust gas and wanted all-electric. Cooker, microwave, shower, the lot. It was explained that this would only be possible with...
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Auto defrost freezer doesn't
I have a cheap cabinet freezer that's supposed to auto-defrost but it doesn't do that anymore. Is there anything I can look at with a view to fixing it? Or is it time to replace it? TIA.
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I don't beleive it
I check and log my smart meter's readings, every Sunday morning. Gas, electric, water and then feed the reading into a spread sheet, which then calculates the cost of each for the week, based on unit...
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Stannah 420 beeper
I have recently installed a Stannah 420, after a battery charge problem was resolved the lift performs perfectly. My issue now is the annoying beep during operation, I appreciate the safety issues...
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Hoover aristocrat dryerwatwr not collecting in tank
Hi all, I have a Hoover Aristocrat condenser tumble dryer. I was having to empty the tank In the door after every couple Of uses. Now it?s staying empty! Clothes are drying, but where is the water...
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Radial: to spur or not to spur ?
I've got radials going to far bedrooms and holes drilled through the walls in some places for a socket either side. I could wire them as short spurs, (with 3 wires sharing socket terminals) or I could...
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