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Knurling in a drill press?

I don't have a lathe or access to one, but I do have a drill press. Is it possible to do some knurling that way using a...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by performanceandmedia
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by performanceandmedia

OT: Microwave cooking

Displaying my ignorance again, a question about microwaving food: We have a Tesco Curry For Two, for tea. Two cartons o...
97 comments posted 8yrs
posted by lalaw44
97 comments posted 8yrs posted by lalaw44

Gas pipe under floor - what are the rules ?

Please can someone verify regulations on gas pipes underfloor. Here's the situation in a nutshell: I'm ripping out the...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cirianon
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by cirianon

OT New Nuclear power station won't be built?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/29/fate-of-new-moorside-nuclear-power-station-in-cumbria-in-doubt There's...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

Tumble drier duct

With the recent fuss about utility fires I was contemplating using 100mm aluminium flexible duct rather than the usual...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

1st year apprentice

OK, so he is 16 and only been with us 8 weeks. His task was to put a 13A plug onto my blue extension lead. He was given...
192 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
192 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Odd things in gardens and houses

Not the more usual garden gnomes, miniature windmills etc., but.. In Oxford there is terraced house, with a large plast...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

One for the hardware types.

I have two computers - an Acorn and PC - sharing via a KVM switch. Works exactly as I want. Thing is the mouse. Has to...
31 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
31 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

Using a blowtorch to melt out a door lock

I've just read the second recent article in the local paper about break-ins using a blow torch. Googling with my subjec...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nick
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by nick

Value of money and cost of technology

Just having a sort out and decided to get rid of an old digital camera. I found the receipt inside. I paid $350 for it -...
62 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
62 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

How do I handle this?

New house has a few wonky window handles but I'm damned if I can see how to tighten or remove them. There is a hole und...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Kitchen cupboard fell off wall

I came across a kitchen wall cabinet that had nearly fallen off the wall. It was in a fairly modern house - last 15 yea...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stainburn
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by stainburn

Too flat a flat roof?

We have just had the shell of an extension built which includes a flat roof . Firring strips have been used to produce...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Shower pump failing

All of a sudden our 12(?) year old Salamander twin shower pump isn't sounding quite as smooth as it did. Something of a...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by news