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    Good value soldering iron please ?

    After 20 plus years mine has given up, so i thought, just go out and buy one......what crap they sell now as soldering irons, the one i got worked great for 2 days, then, after the shiny tip went dull won't pick up solder or get hot enough to melt solder.....utter crap.
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    KEF Q35.2 speakers testing water

    Re: KEF Q35.2 speakers hi i think they are cherry (not real wood) light wood finish ,but i think i will be keeping all my spare kit after all sorry.....i would prefer to sell it all as a system, cd/amp speakers.......
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    The HiFi chat, build and modification thread!

    Hi Apache pm sent regarding the ongoing/ unresolved problem with the tone controls you kindly took the time to build for me.
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    Hope Brake Problem...

    ok sound like alever piston replace..........when you take it all out just lay it out 'as it came out' some you can see how stuff goes in ' in sequence'..........
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    Lower crown race

    an old table knife works well too.......got to be thin with a strong back edge to tap with hammer
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    How do you replace cones when theyre pitted and done for?

    Re: How do you replace cones when theyre pitted and done for Make sure they r for the same size bearings first....then if they are wider/thiner, re-space everything with diff spacers from the other hubs to get everything to fit in the drops outs again........
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    Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo ....with tattoo's

    Re: Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo .... Had a mate many moons ago , got a liver bird on his arm, jeeez it looked like a red budgie :facepalm: ...he went on to get mild and bitter under each nipple and empty under his belly button. There was a local lad who tattooed a swastika on his...
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    motor bike licences: what do I need for an old 175?

    Just get some 125 stickers !...........a lot of kids ride Aprillia rs 125cc at full 33 bhp power and never seen to get checked ...........bar that, Yam TDR 125 if you can find one or a older Aprillia pegasso trail 125........if you want a four stroke honda xl 125, bit slow but good and reliable...
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    Hope Brake Problem...

    hi is it on the back/ front of the lever near where it joins the master cylinder housing ? or by the hose joint ?.............just trying to work out if it's from the lever piston or it it's run along from somewhere else, check the resivoir top is tight enough (don't over tighten), or hasn't...
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    RockShox Judy SL - Adding air

    My 2002 judy xc is air assist (spring and air) The -/+ at the bottom is the rebound, this could make a squish noise as it is allowing/restricting oil though a small hole. You may have some trapped air in the damper rod. Yes football valve will work, if you have one of the more open cap to...
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    Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo ....with tattoo's

    Re: Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo .... Shopping list ?...........milk, bread, beer, fags, lotto.......
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    New Man Cave

    Sort those poor motor bikes out....... :wink:
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    FS / SWAP DeKerf Team 853

    Very nice indeed.....always regret not getting one when i had the chance of getting a new frame cheap.
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    Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo ....with tattoo's

    Re: Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo .... Worst one ive seen was on a really nice young chap i used to work with, BUT got his chocolate brown labrador's head on his cheast.....its looks like the Simsons dog, '' santa's little helper''.......very bad tattooist :oops: :oops:
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    Just seen a guy who looks like a hippo ....with tattoo's

    With a big tattoo on his big belly..........he prob thinks he looks so cool, but he just looks like a very very overweight man with drawings on his belly........makes me chuckle, everyone seems to have a tattoo these days......and some really bad ones (does everyone want to be a pirate or...
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    .... and now for something completely different

    That really is different............i like !
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    80s Candy n Drinks

    Didn't Cariba turn into lilt ?...................i used to love old ships tobacco (70's) made of toasted coconut strands.......yum :D
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    RIP Alan whicker

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23287351
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    Educate me on the wonders of 29ers!

    I used to ride one of our hire 29 ers but just didn't like it, i think very tall people will like them, just as the size of wheel goes up in hight for child, toddler, teen etc..........some short people we used to sell 24 inch wheel bikes to as it was more '' managable '' for them.......still...
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    80s Candy n Drinks

    I used to like fresca (grapefruit) but no longer in the UK still going , made by coca cola ...oh and cresta '' it's frothy man''
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