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by hedgerowpete
Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:23 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: clear plastic sheets
Replies: 19
Views: 12216

Re: clear plastic sheets

Basically you'll find polycarbonate, a mainly crystalline material, this is defined by the highly ordered structure of it's molecules. As said, high impact BUT to a point...at which it will shatter. It's processing temps are very high and it's 'weighty'. This said, not 100% crystalline because this...
by hedgerowpete
Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Hospital Bag
Replies: 16
Views: 8311

Re: Hospital Bag

the book and pen and power bar are on my top list so with the phone you can stay in contact. when in its best to either send little and often or shed loads of text to the partner, either updates or updates saying theres no updates, by the context of the message and the knowledge of you that partner ...
by hedgerowpete
Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: clear plastic sheets
Replies: 19
Views: 12216

clear plastic sheets

i know them under a lot of different names,
plexiglas, polycarbonate, perspex and loads of others.

are they all the same. do they work or have the same impact styles, is one better at one item and others better in others.

does anyone know whats what in the world of clear plastic sheets??
by hedgerowpete
Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: impact resistant box
Replies: 2
Views: 4898

Re: impact resistant box

nice idea, i like that, i will research it today, cheers
by hedgerowpete
Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: Radio Communications
Topic: Two way radio batterys
Replies: 10
Views: 10163

Re: Two way radio batterys

sticking to the OP, Tthose radios will only listen for a whole day, you will not be able to broadcast for a whole day with them. Personally i suggest the baogeng 888 as a simpler radio To increase battery life is a simple, buy a spare battery, you can buy larger batteries for the uv5r and you can al...
by hedgerowpete
Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Vacpak, Dehydrate, Freeze, Best practices?
Replies: 7
Views: 1856

Re: Vacpak, Dehydrate, Freeze, Best practices?

i brought the Ball- Blue book to start with, its still my go to book
by hedgerowpete
Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: impact resistant box
Replies: 2
Views: 4898

impact resistant box

i need to make a box. Its to house a burglar alarm box in it, it will be seen as its in a garage and therefore attacked to silence it. i was thinking side made from plywood and the top cover made with perspex to allow the light from the controller through it and plastic is also better at rf transmis...
by hedgerowpete
Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:13 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: A GSM alarm system for a shed, suggestions
Replies: 6
Views: 3755

Re: A GSM alarm system for a shed, suggestions

That's cheap stuff. I take back my reference to using an Arduino; whilst it's eminently possible it would be significantly more expensive, somewhere around £50-£100. And you'd have to build/code it (not difficult, but a bit fiddly) i am not an Arduino twiddler so i wont go down that route, i wanted...
by hedgerowpete
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:31 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: security hardening a metal garage door
Replies: 8
Views: 4833

security hardening a metal garage door

I like a lot of people have a metal up and over garage door. These are very easy to break through. 1, aim for the single lock pin or the side lock pins 2, break the spine of the door by lifting the unsecured bottom half against the top half thats locked 3, reverse a car into it 4, do a Michael Cane ...
by hedgerowpete
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:58 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: A GSM alarm system for a shed, suggestions
Replies: 6
Views: 3755

Re: A GSM alarm system for a shed, suggestions

first up the super cheap £15 job, that might or most probabley might not work. but it is an option https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5863-1pcs-Infrared-Sensor-Anti-theft-Motion-Detector-GSM-Alarm-Monitor-Wireless/113534913518 it seems too cheap and a tad naff but fair play it might just do the job, i dont ...