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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 th...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tpmccann
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by tpmccann

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...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newshound
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by newshound

Source of flat hog/fence rings?

A few years ago I bought hog/fence rings which were a flat piece of metal a few mm wide and just over a cm long. Don't...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bruce.farquhar
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by bruce.farquhar

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). M...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

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...
24 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

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? Pric...
31 comments posted 7yrs
posted by edward.harrisom.one
31 comments posted 7yrs posted by edward.harrisom.one

Free VPN found at last!

After a few trials that ran out in 7 days, I found this. https://www.tunnelbear.com/
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by swldxer1958
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by swldxer1958

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 spli...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

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...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

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 wo...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Lithium ion batteries

I have just acquired a new appliance fitted with a lithium ion battery. The instructions say there is no requirement to...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

Stannah 420

Just finished installing a used Stannah 420 Solus, straight run with hinged bottom section. I rang the local Stannah se...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Yorktommy
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by Yorktommy

OTish Podcast/audiobook app Q?

Does anyone know or use an app which can take a set of MP3 files, and play them in a sequence while displaying details...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

What is this lamp fitting called?

Christmas tree bulbs, running on a 12V transformer (I think, my note just says "2 volts", so I guess they are in sixes)...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

HP 2200 Printer problem

HP 2200DN printed a few pages then had a paper jam. Removed the loose unjammed sheet of paper, checked paper path is cl...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr