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Stick a hacksaw blade through the middle, fix it to a hacksaw frame and cut outwards towards the threads. As soon as you get though the threads if there is any remaining on the black bit cut through that then you have the tension that is locking it in place released and it will unscrew easily...

So how do they manufacture it?

FIFY When people are arguing about the costs of building renewables and the changes that are required in the grid to accommodate them there is rarely any acknowledgement of the fact that little of significance has been built for years. The existing nuclear fleet is mainly past its sell by date...

There are no coal power stations, the last one closed in September last year.

Droppers make a huge difference descending on steep loose surfaces, without one (or hanging off the back of the saddle which I used to do beforeI had a dropper) you can't touch the front brake. My bike with my weight at the speeds I normally descend won't slow down very well on the terrain I'm...

Your post sort of illustrates my point, loaded (or even unloaded) panniers do make a substantial difference. I covered that in the first sentence when I mentioned racks and bags. My mate has a rack with a large bag behind and that is a pain to swing your leg over. Saddle height is same as mine...

I can never understand when people say they can't get on a bike with the saddle at the correct height unless they have a rack with a bag on top etc or they have a severe disability. With a normal bike you tip the bike over, lift your leg behind and over the saddle then put your foot on the...

Tried those before, they don't work well as the free pedal always ends up upside down when you pull away due to the weight of the adaptor. Que much kicking of the pedal trying to get it the right way up when you should just be accelerating.

The biggest problem with that is that you need to wear specific shoes so removes the possibility of an impulse trip. I have the same problem because I use SPD's on both of my bikes so often end up just using the car for short trips to the next village etc. If I had space a 3rd bike with toe...

https://www.pedelecforum.de/wiki/doku.php?id=elektrotechnik:open_source_firmware_fuer_lishui_-controller Might work better.

I worked for TRW in various roles, we made seat belt and air bag systems in the early days Ford was our biggest customer and yes at that time we did a whole heap of training around Q1 and ISO 9000. Over time other clients got bigger and I did things like build and install automated and semi...

There is a free public charge point near me, I've only seen it get used once. Many of the Alms (summer farms with food / beer) also provide charge points with Bosch chargers or 240v outlets so you can use your own for other makes. These get a lot of use.

Most of my dealings were with Ford but I did also visit Honda and Toyota.

Domestic electrical systems don't move or vibrate so strain relief is not required in the same way that it is with a vehicle. Choc blocks are a bodge at the best of times, these days you would very rearly find a sparky using them in anything other than a light fitting. You would never find a...

Wow!