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I have just dug an old watch from a drawer where it has been for decades. It was in a bit of a state covered in crud, b...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Jaguar Land Rover

More good news from Brexit. Jaguar will move production from the UK to the EU if we end up with less than the same free...
79 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
79 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

3d scanning and printing

Anyone able to recommend a company who offers both these services ? Any here in he U.K. is fine
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tpmccann
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by tpmccann

victorian downpipe joints

Should the top part of a cast iron down pipe sit loosely within the lower part of the pipe? The lower part of the pipe...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Oneofthetwo
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by Oneofthetwo

Electrical

How to wire a PIR?
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Martin Hill
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by Martin Hill

UV protection ...

does orange underground drainage really have no UV protection that the grey plastic above ground has ? ....
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

NC - someone remind me please.

A thermostat for a PSU has failed, the replacement needs to be closed at room temperature and to open at 40C. Will that...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

corrugated plastic shed roof

I built a shed about 10 or 11 years ago with a sloped roof made of the corrugated clear plastic from Wickes. A few days...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by a24061a
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by a24061a

Myford ML8 wood lathe: chuck?

Hello all. Just acquired a Myford ML8 as my first lathe (never used a lathe before). I t came with face plates and the...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by anonymousrapscallion
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by anonymousrapscallion

Tiled floor removal

I'm currently taking up the tiled floor in the kitchen and it's turning int o quite a struggle. I need to get back to t...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cirianon
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by cirianon

Burying ethernet cable with armoured mains to shed

I'm digging a trench for armoured cable to the shed, I may as well bury ethernet cable with it. Expensive waterproof ca...
35 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dicegeorge
35 comments posted 8yrs posted by dicegeorge

Bridge Rectifiers

So I'm scoping the power rails on this piece of kit I'm working on. It has 6 monolithic bridge rectifiers wired directl...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cbx
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by cbx