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Hall of shame

It looks like I am in the hall of shame. To change a lightswitch, I switched off the downstairs RCBO forgetting that th...
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posted by newsgroups
71 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Can you buy ladders 'by the yard' (or metre)?

I want some short lengths of ladder (or maybe 'steps' as in having wider rungs) with probably only three rungs/steps or...
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posted by cl
9 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Mini HDMI Display Port adaptors

I'm tring to get a decent monitor organised for a Rpi V5. It has two mini HDMI ports. I bought a mini HDMI to HDMI lead...
34 comments posted 1yr
posted by harry.m1byt
34 comments posted 1yr posted by harry.m1byt

Swish Autoglide motor failed (finally)

I bought the first one in about 1995 and it worked fine for years until one I got home and the motor had popped out the...
3 comments posted 1yr
posted by Andrew97d
3 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Thickness of plywood for flooring

Ok, it's the engine hatch covers again. :-) How can I decide how thick they need to be? They need to be strong enough t...
18 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
18 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

OT: another pair of loonies in chokey in Iran

I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going on in the world, that people wouldn't do...
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posted by tim
14 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

EV recommendation

Following the interest in the EV thread I thought it timely to ask for comment on replacing my wife's 2009 60k miles di...
108 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
108 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Interesting Valentine's Day Present

There is an organisation in USA that for $45 will allow a woman to adopt a cat, change its name to her boyfriend's/husba...
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posted by jgnewsid
2 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

OT: A Quiet Night In...

....Monty Python style... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BdYWCbovDI FMM the American Python, Terry Gilliam steals this...
0 comments posted 1yr
posted by cd
0 comments posted 1yr posted by cd

216mm saw blade

I have just ordered a replacement saw blade for my sliding mitre saw. It's 216mm. The now worn out blade has 40 teeth,...
1 comments posted 1yr
posted by NOTsomeone
1 comments posted 1yr posted by NOTsomeone

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1 comments posted 1yr
posted by gutjayc
1 comments posted 1yr posted by gutjayc

EV Voltage

I have just seen an advert for teaching in further education. It includes the compulsory mix of people from various dif...
64 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
64 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Hinges for a 'lift off trap-door'

It's me and my little boat again! Having once again almost had a nasty accident while accessing the engine I've decided...
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posted by cl
16 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Identify this tool please

Can anyone tell me what this tool is please:- https://gvps.uk/pics/p1040394.jpg (slightly fuzzy I'm afraid) https://gvp...
14 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
14 comments posted 1yr posted by cl