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Aldidl Staplers
I've been looking for some staples for astapler that I bought a few years ago from Aldidl. The size is: 4 - 14 mm length 1.2 - 1.3 mm thick 11 - 12 mm wide It's the width that seems to be the problem...
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OT: More on CO2
"CO2 emissions rising for first time in four years" Where do they get their numbers? According to the Mauna Loa data it's been rising pretty well monotonically since their measurements began, with no...
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boiler cover scottish gas
I've got a worktop over mine.
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sealed lead acid batteries in series
After less than a year of use and less than 100 charge/discharge cycles, the batteries in 'Baby Bug II' seemed to be knackered. 'Baby Bug II' is Hil's smallest disability scooter. The batteries are...
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Re: OT The word of God..........
In article <261120182137352781% Tim Streater wrote: Like all good jokes, this text gets circulated regularly. Only the name of the sender changes. I first saw it some 30 years ago, and doubt it was...
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Pillar drill keyless chucks
Any recommendations for a good 16mm keyless chuck for a pillar drill . 2 Morse taper. I was never happy with the one that came with the drill. It was always difficult to locate the drill bit and now...
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LED driver reliability?
A couple of years ago I picked up three 5 Watt PIR floods, I think it was an SF special offer (but possibly TS). In the end I didn't use them at the time, but trying one out this week I find none of...
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Source of flat hog/fence rings?
... Those would never work for the original purpose of hog rings... :) --
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Is MK doing a Dyson?
The last two MK products I purchased were made in Malaysia (one being the Schuko socket mentioned in another thread). MK has always claimed to be a UK company supporting UK manufacturing. What is...
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Toilet poor flush
We have two identical toilet pans, installed in the mid 1980's. Since install the flush of the pan action has been less than adequate, but now a little worse(1). What I am observing is the water is...
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LED manufacturers
Looking for GU10 LEDs I find several problems 1) I've never heard of many of the manufacturers so how do I choose? Price is not necessarily a good indication of life. 2) The bulb needs to go into a...
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Free VPN found at last!
After a few trials that ran out in 7 days, I found this. Really simple VPN to browse the web privately & securely. Unblock websites around the world with applications for Mac, PC, iOS, Android &...
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Bath tap ceramic cartridge
I see that there is no standard replacement cartridge for a 3/4" bath mixer but is this only because the heads and splines are not standard, i.e. the actual cartridge and its thread and seat are...
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Making coopered conical forms - woodwork
I know we have a few hobby woodworkers who frequent these parts. This is what I've been making lately and I thought it might be of interest to some. don't need to sign up to view. Bob
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Karcher window vac spares
This is driving me up the wall. My Karcher has 2 rubber blades, one a flat squeegee type the other a serrated one. I would like to replace the latter, but cannot find it on line. Can someone please...
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