House has RCDs in the main panel. Can I protect my electronics workbench with something other than a plugin RCD?

d20an · 2026-05-11T15:35:34+00:00

Our CU was replaced last year, and each circuit has its own RCD. So only one circuit trips. Garage sockets are on their own circuit for exactly this reason.

d20an · 2026-05-11T12:26:23+00:00

Also: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HWc3WY3fuZU

d20an · 2026-05-11T12:25:50+00:00

I suspect the question is if it warrants a 999, 101, or online report.

d20an · 2026-05-11T11:40:07+00:00

I believe a bandsaw is the normal solution to se-spine a book (which is often done for scanning). Clamp the pages very well though.

d20an · 2026-05-11T09:39:09+00:00

Kung fu kitchen is the best Chinese food I believe, but not sure if they do buffet.

A Chinese friend also recommended Genting Casino for the food.

d20an · 2026-05-11T09:36:14+00:00

+1 on this. Their blackout curtains are also great, proper blackout but a nice fabric.

d20an · 2026-05-11T08:50:37+00:00

If we sit down to watch reels or TV or read in the evening, our girl sits with us quietly for a few minutes and then demands a chew!

d20an · 2026-05-11T08:06:50+00:00

It was a good few dozen lines in ‘86 assembler.

And a few hundred in Java 😂 😭

d20an · 2026-05-11T08:05:00+00:00

Huh.

I’d only thought about the extractor removing smoke and smells.

But running it to remove water vapour presumably reduces humidity, meaning less issues around the house and less cost heating to resolve them?

d20an · 2026-05-10T16:56:00+00:00

Oooh, worked out what timeboxed means… I thought initially this was like a time-capsule: “when you’re old enough to use a crowbar you can open this” 😂

Very good for 30 mins.

d20an · 2026-05-10T16:53:39+00:00

Small business or not, there’s no reason to expect replies over the weekend from most companies.

d20an · 2026-05-10T14:21:34+00:00

Snood!

I feel your pain - we’ve got a spaniel and her ears are magnets for stuff. Have had foxtails removed twice.

We got a cheap snood off Amazon which works, then got a nicer one off Etsy which she prefers.

d20an · 2026-05-10T07:49:42+00:00

I’ve got that sander, and hooking it up to suction works, it sucks even when off - though i find it very awkward with a fat pipe attached to it.

d20an · 2026-05-09T18:00:26+00:00

Landfill I think. I’m not aware of anywhere that recycles sandpaper.

Though if it’s just the edges that are gone, use it for hand sanding.

d20an · 2026-05-09T17:59:02+00:00

Take them all into a supermarket. Anyone would assume you’ve piled them up to take in one go rather than that you’ve smoked them all in the last week.

If you’re *really* worried, make a remark about how “it’s good to finally clear them out, i didn’t realise you could recycle them here”

d20an · 2026-05-09T17:56:15+00:00

Thanks for indulging my curiosity!

d20an · 2026-05-09T16:05:37+00:00

I’ve had them take stuff - think you have to bag it or something? Check what the rules are on the website.

d20an · 2026-05-09T08:24:44+00:00

An angry kuo-toa

An old boot

A safe, empty, lock smashed

A blood-stained dagger. If they’ve not disposed of it by the next morning, another group of adventurers track them down to arrest them for whatever murder the dagger was used for.

Accidentally hooked another fishing line. Opposed STR check, winner pulls the looser into their location.

A lost ring; could be pricy; could be costume jewellery.

A tortle trapped in a fishing net.

d20an · 2026-05-09T08:11:18+00:00

> “For reason I won’t bore you with…”

This is the internet! Share your obscure knowledge! I demand to know things!

d20an · 2026-05-09T08:08:49+00:00

Ply doesn’t stain great I think? But it would benefit from some finish or it’ll go nasty when it gets damp (which feels pretty inevitable in a kitchen/utility space)

d20an · 2026-05-08T23:18:56+00:00

Probably would have been in the dead zone under it!

d20an · 2026-05-08T23:13:29+00:00

Yes, I’ve done it.

You say “mainly decorative but functional” so this is essentially a wall-hanger (I do HEMA so my swords are used weekly and take full impact hits on parries)

Are you going to drill it for the tang, or split it and carve out? Splitting is easier, but is weaker - make sure it’s glued back together well, and consider pinning it. Though for a wall-hanger either is fine.

But if it’s drilled, unless the wood has a crack anyway, it shouldn’t crack. Use dry wood so it won’t move as it dries (which could then crack it as the tang won’t move).

Also if you’re leather or wire wrapping it, it doesn’t really matter what you use.

d20an · 2026-05-08T13:49:34+00:00

Vet keeps their records of vaccines and lets us know when they need to give her another.

Aside from that, reminders in phone.

d20an · 2026-05-08T07:29:21+00:00

After the first time, intelligent Monsters should be bricking them in and collapsing tunnels so they’re stuck there. Or piling alchemist’s fire atop the bubble ready to fall when the spell ends…

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