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Ping rubber specialists.
Hi all, I have recently acquired a galvanised dingy trailer that is 1) fairly old and 2) has probably sat with way over the design weight on it for many years [1], and so the 4 (x2) rubber rods that...
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sliding door guide
Does anyone know who stocks sliding door guides in the UK ? W channel similar to :- I'm replacing ones that are 1.5cm x 0.5cm at the bottom and 1.5x1cm at the top. The bottom one might be a top one...
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bayko gardening?
Does anybody remember the toy gardening outfits that let you plant plastic flowers in plastic flower beds ...I particularly remember a wall with a row of holes for planting on top of it ...there were...
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Bloody spiders
I'm painting my stair well and hall walls and ceilings. A few days ago I washed down all surfaces and removed all the spider's webs, many of which were visible because they contained dust. Painting...
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Another tip of the day.
Double check the sex of the person at work before you call them "fella".
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Cheap halogen lamps
If anyone still has any reason for halogen lamps, Homebase are dumping them cheap (e.g. 6x 50W MR16s for £1) presumably in advance of the September phase-out ...
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Saved myself £120 with two minutes DIY
My car (a turbo diesel) has a long history of "Depolution Failure" error messages with various symptoms ranging from dramatic loss of power (limp-home mode) to total engine failure (*). It's been in...
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Bayko Screwdriver ....
Hands up who still uses their Bayko screwdriver from the 50's ? ....
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Protecting/conditioning Oak dining table
Solid oak table - nothing fancy, but has served us well for many years. Made up of separate blocks glued together. It is located pretty closed to a window, and due to that and the constant use over...
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tip of the day
I have a set of 2 in 1 aluminum step-ladder/ladder which I'm currently using while refurbishing my stair well and hall way. The ladder is topped off with two black rubber(?) bumpers designed to...
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The Morris battery. Again.
Well, I think the battery itself is OK. Went for a run Thursday afternoon to charge the battery, then left it until this morning (Tuesday) with the earth lead disconnected. Reconnected and an easy...
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Smelly Oil (Kerosene)
Hi All, We recently had our tank refilled and it was very smelly within about 5 meters in any direction of it over the weekend. My feeling was that this was just normal for the weather we had this...
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Getting rid of moths
Hi all We have moths in our bedroom (only room in the house oddly). Any idea how best to get rid of them? Have tried a moth strip which supposedly attracts them and then kills them but no joy. Anyone...
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How to prepare cedar for re oiling
Hi All Last summer I made some outside cupboard doors out of cedar planks. I finis hed them with Danish Oil and they looked great. A year later they are look ing grubby (muck splashed on them etc) and...
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TV Aerial in Loft
I'm planning to put an aerial in a loft, slate tiled roof. The signal is pretty good where I am, and I can get all channels at the top of the house using a cheap internal aerial. Downstairs is less...
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