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Member Since | 09/11/2016 |
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Last Seen | 28/07/2023 |
Location | Ipswich |
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Banville commented on What Do You Do at Night before Bed?
Have you ever thought of making things out of leather? It's alot easier than you might expect. You can make something that will last as…
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DingoBlue on [eBay Plus] 50% off Bosch 18V 3 Pc Kit: Brushless Hammer Drill, 125mm Grinder, Recip Saw. $199.20 Delivered @ Bosch via eBay
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What makes you say that? (genuine question) as I have both and the green bosch seems a little flimsy and under powered compared to my…
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jellykingdom on KREG Pocket Hole Jig System KR-K4 $79 + $8.04 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Total Tools
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lol never thought of that but i imagine it would be super handy if batching panels!
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Frozensage on KREG Pocket Hole Jig System KR-K4 $79 + $8.04 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Total Tools
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Yep, they don't seem to stock the K4 anymore, they sell the 320 for $76. K4 is a great model for people who know they would use pocket…
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Nunubuffs on Bosch Blue Kit - Hammer Drill, Angle Grinder, Impact Wrench/Driver, Two 5ah Batteries Plus Redemption $499 @ Bunnings
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Bosch Tools are great and this is a good deal. But like the others said wait to see what others are using, my Bro and BIL both got given…
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lancesta on Roborock S5 Max $599.20 ($584.22 with eBay Plus) Delivered @ Gearbite eBay
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Nice! I haven't replaced parts in mine, but I've replaced wheel assemblies in my parents and the part was easy to swap like a cartridge…
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klean-out on Roborock S5 Max $599.20 ($584.22 with eBay Plus) Delivered @ Gearbite eBay
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Have been running this daily since mid 2020 and it does a great job. If anyone in your house has long hair you might need to cut it off the…
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87percent on Any Bluetooth Headset with Microphones Recommendations for Work Calls? around $60
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thankyou for your thoughts, I've never personally tried it's mainly to get my coworker off speaker phone and he's a bit hard of hearing
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Banville posted a forum topic Any Bluetooth Headset with Microphones Recommendations for Work Calls? around $60
Hi does anyone have any recommendations on bluetooth headsets with those external microphones for business calls? My friend would be using…
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Banville commented on WD Elements 16TB Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black $460.67 + Shipping ($0 with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AU
I am interested in this kind of drive for long term backups only, do they only spin up when you access them or is it best to only plug them…
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Banville on Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (5800H, RTX 3060 130W, 16" WQXGA IPS 165hz 500nits, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $2079.20 Delivered @ Lenovo eBay
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Also the issue is made slightly worse because the plug is soldered on vs JST Barrel plugs which are often used on laptops.
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dullbeard on Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (5800H, RTX 3060 130W, 16" WQXGA IPS 165hz 500nits, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $2079.20 Delivered @ Lenovo eBay
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I agree, I have added more info on to my comment above. TLDR Soldering a new plug and getting a new charger solved 2 main issues. Might be…
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Banville on Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (5800H, RTX 3060 130W, 16" WQXGA IPS 165hz 500nits, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $2079.20 Delivered @ Lenovo eBay
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For anyones interest: The plug uses 6 small pins to register for voltage source, due to play in the design of the plug those pins can catch…
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Banville commented on Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (5800H, RTX 3060 130W, 16" WQXGA IPS 165hz 500nits, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $2079.20 Delivered @ Lenovo eBay
Shame it has that style of power plug! I've had my lenovo for a year and a half and unfortunately it has developed the common issue with…
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Banville commented on What is your EDC?
Smart phone in wallet case Gerber centre drive Gerber prybrid X Spare 2mm allen key Sharpie Car/house keyss and of course: mask
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palitu on Xiaomi Mijia Electric Precision Screwdriver 350mAh 200rpm US$29.99 (~A$38.71) Delivered (AU Stock) @ Banggood
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If you are only using it for M3 screws/bolts and smaller its nice (i use it for work) For anything bigger not much torque. I am curious how…
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I suggest this for rule of thumb anytime someone calls your about bank accounts, utilities etc Always ask for a case number or reference…
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Banville commented on Ozito PXC 18v Cordless 5 Piece Kit inc. Charger & 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries - $249 @ Bunnings
If you don't own tools and you want to do stuff around the house this is probably pretty competant. For jobs you find yourself doing all…
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I came to make these jokes! For everyone else: AvE (a humourous Engineer on youtube) did a teardown and rates the quality of construction…
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hey hey please be careful with free VPN, often you have other people's traffic routed through yours or at the least have your traffic…
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be careful of "free" VPNs, you dont know whats being routed through your connection..
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hey man, be careful with free VPNs as often you end up with traffic routed through your IP... Better to sign up with to a free trial of a…
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Hi OP!! Free VPNs such as the Hola extension might be convenient but nothing is truly free, there is often a risk that other peoples…
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I see where you are coming from and I like that you correctly note OP car needs to be aware of blue cars intent, blue car should have been…
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This!! Blue car was probably just looking at the right for oncoming cars thinking "I only have to worry about one direction" but they…
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If your mac specs are decent then you could maybe dual boot? :)
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Banville replied to
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We've run it daily for over a year without issue. We have two short hair cats that shed alot and live in an old queenslander, amd every day…
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If you don't own a drill, and don't think you'll use it much, something like this might be fine for you:…
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We're actually on the bottom of the disk ;)
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Yeh you're probably right, I am just trying to work out a personal balance with people I know between action and pragmatic apathy. I have…
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