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3d printer problem.

How do you make it easier to get abs off the glass build plate. I just ended up pulling flakes of glass off the surface...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dennis
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by dennis

OT scare stories

After the ITV news full of scare stories with the black news reader frowning furiously I switched to Sky news, where th...
131 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
131 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Gap sealant for oak skirting

I just bought some Osmo Medium Oak gap sealer to seal the gap between some oak skirting and a parquet floor, but the co...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

PAT Testing and consumer safety regulations

Hi All Can you spot the errors made by putting this sewing machine out for sale in a charity shop? - 13 amp plug with u...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Dimmer and LED

I have just had a touch dimmer fail. I had used it to control a bar with 4 x 50 watt GU10s. I replaced with LEDs and ov...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

Cistern control valves

OK so I finally got around to installing some toilets. An earlier decision to use mains water is leading to noise where...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

B&Q Community re-use

I am undertaking a garage/workshop clearout... everything must go - mostly to the local tip. However, I've got a whole...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

OT: Gas supplier using wrong switching readings

Is there a time limit at which I can assume I no longer have a liability to my outgoing supplier? I've been with a gas...
54 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nospam
54 comments posted 8yrs posted by nospam

OT The new van - yes it is a FIAT

I am using a different van today as the one I had for the last month is in the garage awaiting the insurers assessment...
96 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
96 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

furred hot water pipe

The flow to my bath has dwindled over the years, it's a conventional vented cylinder and 3/4" copper pipes, is there li...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Is flexible exterior paint worth the extra cost?

Our house has 3 windows facing roughly south. All of them have paint flaking off the exterior window ledges although th...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

HP 2100 pickup Trick

For years I've had HP2100 laser printers dotted around. I think I have three at the moment. Cheap toner reasonable prin...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by andrew
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by andrew

towel rail element timer

Anyone fitted one of these? 400w Chrome Thermostatic electric element towel rail Radiator conversion kit with timer htt...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim.downie
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie