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    why was my concrete "rocky"?

    Duplicate.
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    why was my concrete "rocky"?

    How thick are the walls of the planter you are making? Asking as that will effect size of the rocks in the MOT. SFK
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    Picture lights and ceiling track lights

    How about Paulmann lights https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XN65QWY/
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    Buzz Wire game / Steady-Hand game

    https://www.instructables.com/Buzz-Wire-Game-3/ https://projecthub.arduino.cc/RucksikaaR/buzz-wire-game-using-arduino-2c1240 https://www.google.com/search?q=buzz+wire+Arduino&oq=buzz+wire+Arduino
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    How to temporarily cover grab handle threads?

    Put several (bolt) nuts on them to cover all of the thread.
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    Render on extension letting in the cold?

    I have sen it where the cable passes from the roof space above the ceiling, and down a tube to the back of the sockets. As the roof space was open to outside, outside cold drafts/wind went into the roof space, down the tube, and out through the sockets onto the room. It also made the light...
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    Electrical waterproofing grease

    Dielectric Greece is what I would use. Permatex 81150 Dielectric Grease https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permatex-81150-Dielectric-Tune-Up-Grease/dp/B000AL2RI2/
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    Waterpipe Moling near Oxford

    Thank you. Yep Facebook is going to be my next port of call. Also trying some of my contacts for recommendations, but this is a bit outside the normal for them. Thx SFK
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    Waterpipe Moling near Oxford

    Hi all I need to replace my domestic lead water mains pipe that goes from the water meter on the pavement, and under my concrete slab drive. The other end is a slab patio so two holes can be dug each side of the drive. I have looked on Google, but there are so many AI generated moling websites...
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    Hosepipe problem Hose lock

    The male section on your pressure washer might be a bit short and not be pushing the stop valve inside your hozelock. Buy a male hozelock for the pressure washer. Or a passthough (without one way valve) connector fir you hosepipe.
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    Volts x Amps = Watts

    For 12V wiring there is some useful and interesting reading here. https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/cable-sizing-selection.html
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    Home survey report - building foundation issues

    My suggestion is to phone your surveyor and VERBALLY ask them their thoughts and considerations about this issue. I have found that the surveyors I have employed have been much more direct and open when I have asked for a short telephone conversation about one or two items in their report...
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    Yes, it IS rocket science !

    Quote: Approximately 1 out of every 500 Americans (400,000 people out of a U.S. population of around 200 million), and 20,000 industrial firms and universities worked on the Apollo program, which culminated in the 1969 moon landing. Basically a massive proportion of the US population worked on...
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    Moving and storing ballast and MOT

    Experts feel free to shout me down.... Last time I mixed lots of concrete I found that putting water into mixer using the hose pipe slowed the process down as the water flow was slow. So I put a plastic dustbin next to Cement mixer and had hose continuously filling the bin. When I needed water I...
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    Old garden wall

    Agreed - pls ignore my suggestion - great looking wall.Sfk
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    Old garden wall

    https://www.wickes.co.uk/featured/smooth-coping-stone
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    Wooden Wall Lights.....No Earth!?

    Yes it should have an earth connection to the metal. It will be difficult for you to make that connection - and if you did this then puts the liability on you. The label should have a CE marking. If no earth is needed the label should have a 'double insulation' marking. The wires should be...
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    How to seal a crack in a metal milk churn?

    Was going to suggest "JB Weld", But better yet is "JB WaterWeld" - which I did not know existed until just now. https://www.google.com/search?q=jb+water+weld&oq=jb+water+weld Quote: JB WaterWeld epoxy putty is safe for use in contact with potable (drinking) water after it has fully cured. It...
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    Chassis mount connector for 16v ac output

    3 pin panel socket https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282904769154 And 3 pin plug. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266048869027 SFK
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    Tripod & Bipod

    Peel off old tuber sheet. Measure thickness. Buy something like this for about £4 from eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372772265481?_skw=rubber+sheet+2mm&itmmeta=01K197PBZ9NY6DZNB9WVY1YPFQ& Cut to size. Glue on using UHU glue (or similar) from Poundland.
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