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Whilst out walking a few weeks ago I collected some frog spawn from a small pond, thought my grandson would be interested to see tadpoles develop into frogs. Most seemed to have hatched, so got a large plastic box and some mud and plant life from the pond. We got some tadpole food and they have...

I just checked. it took 84Wh to get the cup of water boiling. This is almost twice what it takes with a kettle, however, you are also heating the cup as well, so it's difficult to get an exact comparison. You then have to wait until the cup cools down before you can drink from it, so wasted heat...

What an interesting idea, but I see it as a solution for a problem which doesn't exist. Flatpack is heavy enough without soaking it with water. "Think building components such as roofs, columns, or entire houses that shape silently without construction workers or cranes" Not sure I like the...

They look very good, exactly like the shutters I have on some of my windows from ~1860's house, except all mine are full length. On my windows, there is a small length of wood fixed to the sill, to position the shutters when they are open

I got a Monoprice mini delta V2 (Malyan M300) as a Christmas present. It has been one of the best 'toys' I have ever had I use it all the time. First, disadvantages:- It's print bed is 110mm Diameter X 120mm high, so relatively small when compared to some of the bigger units out there. So far...

I had to resurrect the old Black and Decker DN85 belt sander, but needed a rectangular to round adapter to connect my Dyson to the sander. A bit of FreeCad design, and 3 hours of 3D printing. Perfect fit!!

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That's me!!! :LOL: :LOL: I have a self sharpening chain saw. It is an Oregon and it works very very well. My personal experience is that the saw I have is absolutely not a con. It really does work. I don't measure any of the geometry of the blade, I judge by how well it cuts. I have had it for...

I really don't think @Spectric was meaning to be sarcastic, just a humorous comment which has been misunderstood. Pressure washers take quite a bit of effort to operate. There is quite a bit of reverse force generated at full power. If you are in poor health, it may be too much for you. You...

have a look for 'cross vice'

Something like this would be suitable If you look at the top adapter, it's a two way screw terminal to connect to the PSU. Very easy to wire. I would incorporate some kind of strain relief on the terminal end and cover with some heat-shrink. That's an easy way to do it, but not very elegant and...

As suggested, I would use G4 12V LED and holder with an external PSU. Easy to do and safe. I have used these bulbs on several projects, they are great and really cheap.

I throw all my files into a metal tub, so they are all in the same place and I know where to find them

in the interests of science and general curiosity, I checked how much power it took to boil a cup of water , then repeated with the same amount noting the readings at 80C, 90C and switch off. The first run, used 58Wh to reach switch off, but as you hinted, the kettle sat boiling for a few...

£6000!!! that's more than I paid for my real car.

Marble Machine 😁

That's a beautiful model. On of my favourite aircraft. In a test, one very fast Lightning XR 749, managed to intercept a U2 climbing to 88,000 ft. It could do mach 1 in a vertical climb. I remember seeing one take off at an airshow, going vertical and just disappear. The noise was incredible.

I needed an adapter for my cyclone dust extractor so I could use a 1000M3/H extractor. 100mm to 45mm. Even at low quality print, it took 4 hours. High quality would have been 12 hours. I use an old Aquavac at the moment. It works very well, but I thought the large extractor would work better...

If the links above are not suitable, you could start with something like this, then buy some of this and fabricate the part. Far too large for my 3D printer.

last time I had to call the RAC was a few years ago. Vauxhall clutch cable broke. 4 hour wait until they appeared. They had a try at doing a temporary clutch cable, but he didn't have a cable clamp of the correct size, so car and I given a lift 60 miles back home. When the cable snapped, the...