The Amusingly Oversized Box
I'm always amazed by the stories of people receiving parcels from Amazon that are far bigger than necessary. The yarn about the bar of soap that is in packaging, twenty…
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Tool Review: More on That Charger…
As promised, I wanted to document the new 6v and 12v charger that I have purchsed to give some old cells, new life. From a first look, it is robust…
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Tool Review: First Looks – Spoke Driver
Taking my road bike out for the first time saw an issue with two spokes. At first, I thought they had snapped, but they had actually just come loose. So,…
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Tool Review: Draper Expert Impact Driver
This was a useful grab. It is used to extract screws that are not budging by turning a screwdriver. It also helps to remover those that are chewed up. By…
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Find: Echo Gen 3 Bracket
Echoes can often be in the way. They take up sideboard space, or can eaily be in the path of hazardous problems, at least as far as electricity goes. I…
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Is it the Advent of True Home Automation?
There's been a buzz for home automation for years, BBC's Tomorrow's World showed us in the early 80s that we could turn the lights on with a request made to…