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Free: Blue office chair, fully working (West Chesterton, CB4) Nothing wrong with this apart from being a bit grubby. Even has an adjustable pneumatic lumbar support. My trusty seat throughout much of the pandemic, but now I've inherited a less tatty one. All yours if you can collect.

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Free: Minke whirlygig clothes line broken (West Chesterton, CB4) Withdrawn Bit of a long shot this. This no longer stays up (the ratchet mechanism is broken) and it need restringing. I'm inclined to think that after 20 years it's probably scrap, but if you can make use of it, or its components (there's lots of aluminium in there - think of the energy footprint!) I'd love to donate it to you rather than the Milton Tip.

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Free: Nespresso Aerochino; doesn't heat (West Chesterton, CB4) A Nespresso Aerochino milk frother - - *But* the heater has failed, so you'll need to heat the milk in a microwave or - as I was planning to - repair it (heading down a YouTube rabbit hole, for example ). So why have I decided not to repair it? Well I was given a Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser as a present - which is basically the same thing. So Now I've lost all impetus to mend it. So: If you want cold frothed milk, are prepared to heat it otherwise, or fancy having a go at mending it... this is for you!

27d

Free: Shoes, sizes 6 1⁄2-9 (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired We’ve been having a bit of a clearout of shoes! This is what I’ve got to give away. Men’s Whilte shoes, size 6 1⁄2 Men’s Clarks black velcro shoes, size 6 1⁄2G Men’s Clarks black velcro/lace shoes, size 7 1⁄2F Men’s Clarks lace-up black shoes, size 8H Men’s Clarks velcro black shoes, size 9G Men’s Clarks lace-up cushion sole size 9G - broken The sole has come off one of these and Timpsons give up. If anyone else fancy having a go... it's all yours. The other one is fine! Please take whatever you'd like of this.

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Free: Shoes, sizes 6 1⁄2-9 (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired We’ve been having a bit of a clearout of shoes! This is what I’ve got to give away. Men’s Whilte shoes, size 6 1⁄2 Men’s Clarks black velcro shoes, size 6 1⁄2G Men’s Clarks black velcro/lace shoes, size 7 1⁄2F Men’s Clarks lace-up black shoes, size 8H Men’s Clarks velcro black shoes, size 9G Men’s Clarks lace-up cushion sole size 9G - broken The sole has come off one of these and Timpsons give up. If anyone else fancy having a go... it's all yours. The other one is fine! Please take whatever you'd like of this.

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Request: Polar chest strap for heart rate (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired It's a long shot, but.... I have a Polar H7 heart rate monitor, but I think the strap is becoming unreliable and not making contact due to age. So does anyone have an old heart rate strap? I don't think I need the monitor as I think mine is still working OK. Though obviously I'm happy to take both.

105d

Free: Measuring scoops, 75ml in 10ml step (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted I have about seven of these scoops that come with protein whey. Each is 75ml capacity, but is, usefully, calibrated in 10ml gradation. I can leave them outside for easy pick-up. Just say how many you'd like!

105d

Free: Broken Delonghi ESAM04.110 Coffee (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired Broken Delonghi ESAM04.110 Bean-to-cup machine free to good or bad home. After about 12 years of service (though numerous repairs - they're highly repairable) I retired it when it became just too leaky. Now it also trips the electrics (with a pop!). So.... Here it is, either as a repair project (which I don't recommend unless you really know what you're doing) or more likely for you to cannibalise to keep a similar machine going for a few years more. Delonghi's ESAM machines all have quite similar internals so it could be used as a donor for other ESAM machines - not the just the identical model. In fact ours has some parts from a different model.

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Free: Measuring scoops, 75ml in 10ml step (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired I have about seven of these scoops that come with protein whey. Each is 75ml capacity, but is, usefully, calibrated in 10ml gradation. I can leave them outside for easy pick-up. Just say how many you'd like! Oh, and, while I'm at it, I've some nice octahedral jam jars too (not pictured). Again, say if you're interested.

1y

Free: Cupboard child safety catches (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted I've seven of the catches you can install in your drawers and cupboards that make it difficult for children to open them. Intended for those cupboards you keep nasty stuff in that you don't want the children playing with. Complete with screws.

1y

Free: Soft multifocal contact lenses (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted A bit niche this! Wrong prescription sent of these disposable soft multifocal lenses lenses. I'm a bit hazy about how to read multifocal prescriptions but here's what it says on the pack: BC:8.4 (base curvature) DIA:14.2 (diameter) ADD: MED (I think that's the level of correction taken for close. Not sure what MED means though). D: -2.00 (Dominant) Exipiry date in 2027. So... anyone have a prescription like this and want them?

1y

Free: Wallet, needs stitching (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired My old wallet - without the contents! It's come unstitched and I have a new one. If anyone fancies having a go, please take it away!

1y

Free: Wallet, needs stitching (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired My old wallet - without the contents! It's come unstitched and I have a new one. If anyone fancies having a go, please take it away!

1y

Free: 10BaseT/10Base2 Ethernet hub (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired A nice little hub with built in mains power supply (it just has an IEC inlet). Might be handy if you want to convert 10Base2 Ethernet to 10BaseT.

1y

Free: Handheld food mixer (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted With two different attachments. ASDA branded. However, note that the switch is dodgy so you’ll probably want to open it up to repair it for reliable use.

1y

Free: Anolon knife sharpner (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted Featuring three progressively finer ceramic whetstones within a contained water chamber, this steel knife sharpener makes it easy to sharpen and maintain "V" cutting edges at 20 degrees for optimal sharpness. The simple, pull-through action makes it easy to sharpen knives, and the sharpener has a comfortable handle and non-slip base for a solid, stable hold. (Knife shown for scale - you're not getting that!)

1y

Free: Auto-return golf putting machine (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted It kicks out a ball and you try to put it back. Endless fun for the golf enthusiast. Only thing is nobody in our house likes golf and we don’t have any clubs. But if you do and you have, this is for you!

1y

Free: Assorted TI Electronics kits (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted Most of these are microcontroller developer or experimenter boards. - You can think of them as basically like an Arduino but powered by either ARM or MSP430 rather than the Atmel micro of a traditional Arduino. They’re reasonably straightforward to learn about and use - just download the development software from and away you go. However, if you’ve no experience of electronics you’ll benefit from learning a little. But I reckon anyone can have a go and have a bit of a hack-around Two × EK-TM4C123GXL - ARM Cortex-M4F Based MCU TM4C123G LaunchPad™ Evaluation Kit Two × EK-LM4F120XL - / Evaluation platform for ARM Cortex-M4F-based microcontroller. One × MSP-EXP430FR5739 - Experimenters’ board. MSP430 based micro with fast but non-volatile ferroelectric RAM Some other MSP430-related kit (a parallel(!)-to-JTAG adapter, various programming headers. Finally, something quite different: One × THS3061EVM - Evaluation module for TI THS3061 high speed current feedback op-amp. To tell the truth, this is unlikely to me of much interest unless you already know what an op-amp is. And this one is a bit different to a normal (voltage feedback) op-amp anyway. Please let me know which one(s) you want to take. Happy to give all to one person or split it amongst several.

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1y

Free: Assorted age 6-8 girl’s clothing (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted There’s a variety of tee shirts skirts and dresses. They're in good condition and clean - just haven't been worn for a while (the person who last wore them is now in her twenties!).

1y

Free: "Slider" sandals (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired Slider-style sandals; size unknown but shown next to an adult size 9 shoe for comparison. Maybe 6 or 7?

1y

Free: Children's shoes and sandals (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted All of these are children's sizes shoes and sandals Sandals - Thomas the tank engine - unknown size but shown with the Clark's Doodles Size 10½ next to them for scale. Shoes - Geox - size 12. Worn but OK. Plimsolls - Size 12. Lightly-used

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1y

Free: Sandals, Children's size 12 (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted Well worn, but still some life left.

1y

Free: Plimsolls, children's size 13 (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted They look barely used. Non-marking soles.

1y

Free: Sort of suede boots, adult size 1 (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted Reasonably good condition.

1y

Free: Geox Trainers, children's size 11 (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted Well worn, but still some life left in them.

1y

Free: Children's size 8 sandals, worn (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted These are children's size 8. Somewhat worn but still life left in them.

1y

Free: Welling boots, adult size 5 (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted They look almost unused!

1y

Free: TV Set-top aerial with amplifier (West Chesterton, CB4) Gifted This is a One 4 All brand9365 "Rabbit ears" style TV aerial. It has a built-in preamp. I found it wasn't good enough for my purposes but maybe it is for you. It's this product:

1y

Free: Worn-out wallet, needs stitching (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired My old wallet - without the contents! It's come unstitched and I have a new one. If anyone fancies having a go, please take it away!

1y

Free: Worn-out wallet, needs stitching (West Chesterton, CB4) Expired My old wallet - without the contents! It's come unstitched and I have a new one. If anyone fancies having a go, please take it away!

1y