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i have a 3/8 drill heavy duty can you give me something on it
type wd36c a n/l rpm 1100 serial no. 9353890
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TV on long reach wall mount - max turning moment on wall?
Engineering/physics folks: Does this look reasonable? Partly an academic exercise... Single skin internal solid brick w...
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Removing clear, thick sealant
No, I no longer have the empty tube to help identify it. It is on a painted surface, very well adhered and I need to re...
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OT: report from OECD Nuclear Energy group: "Full costs of electricity provision"
https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/pubs/2018/7298-full-costs-2018.pdf Havn't read it yet
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potterton neataheat 10/16
I have a very old boiler and the air pressure switch has stopped working. British gas has said the part - no 64220403 h...
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PS2 optical cordless mouse.
My rather ancient PS2 cordless mouse has finally failed. Seems to be a problem with the optical part as the rest works....
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Absorbing heat?
Hi all, I have some neat extruded ally cases for my std Raspberry Pi's and I was about to put my new 3B+ in one and won...
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3d design Software
Looking for recommendations for a (windows-based) vector software to be used for designing woodworking projects. It nee...
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Adding an ammeter to a car
Back to the Morris. I have an ammeter, 30-0-30, and the dynamo is rated 13.5v, 22 amps. Still +ve earth. What I don't h...
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Plastic Waste
For the past few days news on the plastic eating enzymes been offered as the solution for some of our plastic waste. Is...
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dangerous advice?
"A live wire is a wire with current flowing through it. Because neutral doesn't have any current in it, but line does,...
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Follow up to flexible tap connectors
Having just done the kitchen sink job I can brandish my experience.... The supplied instructions are clear; hand tighte...
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Minimum gradient of bath/washbasin waste pipe
Our bath/washbasin waste pipe emerges through the wall and then, via an elbow, goes very slightly *uphill* for a run of...
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Downlighter hole damage
I've some downlighters set into a plasterboard ceiling and the wire springs which hold them in place have damaged the p...
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