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Daft cats and catflaps

Jesus Christ, all I did was move the catflap from the back to the front of the house, now they can't understand it any m...
83 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nowhere
83 comments posted 8yrs posted by nowhere

Thought for the century?

Somehow this clip just keeps running through my mind as I regard the unlovely spectacle of New Urban Man... http://vps.t...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp

Diagonal bracing for garden gate

I've been making a featheredge garden gate this weekend, and have just got to fit the diagonal bracing. Most gates I've...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jmlayman
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by jmlayman

Cracked ceramic floor

My daughter is moving to a flat that has a cracked ceramic kitchen floor. She hopes to continue her new 'business' of m...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pinnerite
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by pinnerite

Glass Blowing

I'm looking for a new, challenging, yet achievable pastime to hopefully keep the dementia and whatnot at bay as I conti...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

Easy way to get a bearing race out of a recess

I was struggling to get the outer bearing race out of the mower roller so decided to try a spot of weld. I ran a bead a...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

Fisher & Paykel fridge parts/ repairs

Hi All, My fridge has started tripping the RCD on the circuit. Disconnecting the d efrost heater seems to fix the issue...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Apprentice claims he is badly done by

Situation. He lives in Rotherham, I live in Barnsley (close to the M1) and tomorrow we are working in Bradford. He want...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Fridge tripping RCD

Hi All Just got home and the circuit the fridge is on has tripped the RCD. On further analysis it looks like it is the...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Rivet nuts.

Hi all, Ideally this is aimed at those who have actually used 'Rivet Nuts' in a professional / commercial environment p...
31 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
31 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Re: Modern boilers are noisy

Brian Gaff submitted this idea : > A couple of years ago they had a new one fitted, but in my downstairs sitting > room...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Dangerous water feature.

I bought this indoor fountain from a large and otherwise reputable garden centre. The first thing I noticed that it was...
65 comments posted 8yrs
posted by graham-usenet
65 comments posted 8yrs posted by graham-usenet

SDS+ & SDS max

What is the difference between these two types of drill? I have always boug ht SDS+ for my ELU machine and was always u...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by tricky.dicky