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Removing a rivet

I have a roof ladder which has bearer brackets every few rungs, which stand it off the roof a few inches. I need to mov...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tonkski
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by tonkski

high rise locks of flats ...

Just heard on the radio Scotland 2pm news that the Scottish building standards are to be amended to require two escape...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Cloudy headlights

2004 Renault Master. Some of the online links suggest you have to go back to 300 grit to remove enough material, can th...
39 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newshound
39 comments posted 7yrs posted by newshound

Sir - is that a sign of age

At a loose end this morning - I've just been in a very large Tesco, a few miles from here and had a breakfast. I had no...
90 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
90 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

any good?

anybody got one of these ?...
21 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
21 comments posted 7yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Re: Wanted, Old MK metal clad light switches

> > > > I think I got some from J. Bull of Haywards Heath a while back. > > Buying electrical wiring accessories from b...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mytova
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by mytova

giganews down?

Can't reach plusnet or mozilla news servers, both outsourced to giganews afaik, just me?
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

MES bulb repair

I need a 12 - 14v MES dimple bulb. Very common in the US, but unheard of here (unless you know better?), and postage is...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by News
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by News

A crashing disappointment!

This being 50 years since leaving school to go up to Uni to read electronics, I thought I'd mug up on more recent subje...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by headstone255
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by headstone255

Water damaged cabinets (2026 Update)

The Base of my kitchen units have water damage which I need to repair. I was going to sand them to a smooth surface and...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Nicholas Ross
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by Nicholas Ross

Soft material to go in oven

What soft material would be OK in a domestic oven used for cooking. I want something that I could attach to the ends of...
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posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

# Bricks In English Garden Wall Bond?

I'm computing various types of masonry bonds & the # of bricks & amount of mortar consumed in each type. I'm a bit stuc...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dalcurtis8
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by dalcurtis8

What's this sticky tape called?

The sort that looks a bit like decorators masking tape, but used in engineering to establish what clearances lie between...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by email
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by email