On 25/05/2025 17:19, Theo wrote:

I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago discussing the change in policy)
SF and TS don't
Wickes don't seem to
I don't think Homebase is a thing any more

I do have a local branch of TLC, but they're 9am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Most other distributors (CEF) are the same. We did have a branch of QVS but the company seems to have expired.

Of course there is Mr Amazon, but there is not much in the way of short pre-cut lengths available on Prime next day. I could certainly get it from an ebay seller but it'll take the best part of a week.

Any other suggestions, apart from a local hardware store (the one we
have is closed Sundays/BHs)?

Try your local traveller camp...

Thanks
Theo

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On 25 May 2025 17:19:19 +0100 (BST), Theo
<theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking >around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without >having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago >discussing the change in policy)

B&Q have various cable sizes in various lengths, 5m, 10m, probably
2.5m and others. I bought some recently.

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I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking
around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago discussing the change in policy)
SF and TS don't
Wickes don't seem to
I don't think Homebase is a thing any more

I do have a local branch of TLC, but they're 9am-1pm Saturdays, closed
Sundays and Bank Holidays. Most other distributors (CEF) are the same. We
did have a branch of QVS but the company seems to have expired.

Of course there is Mr Amazon, but there is not much in the way of short
pre-cut lengths available on Prime next day. I could certainly get it from
an ebay seller but it'll take the best part of a week.

Any other suggestions, apart from a local hardware store (the one we
have is closed Sundays/BHs)?

Thanks
Theo

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Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago discussing the change in policy)
SF and TS don't
Wickes don't seem to
I don't think Homebase is a thing any more

I do have a local branch of TLC, but they're 9am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Most other distributors (CEF) are the same. We did have a branch of QVS but the company seems to have expired.

Of course there is Mr Amazon, but there is not much in the way of short pre-cut lengths available on Prime next day. I could certainly get it from an ebay seller but it'll take the best part of a week.

Any other suggestions, apart from a local hardware store (the one we
have is closed Sundays/BHs)?

Thanks
Theo

Do you use facebook ? A request on a local community group may find
someone doing a project who could spare some or have a length lying in the shed, otherwise a drive around looking for skips which may have some in or indicate some work being done.

GH

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Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:

On 25 May 2025 17:19:19 +0100 (BST), Theo
<theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking
around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without >> having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago
discussing the change in policy)

B&Q have various cable sizes in various lengths, 5m, 10m, probably
2.5m and others. I bought some recently.

Seen them do that with Twin and Earth, never seen any SWA packaged like
that in B&Q.

GH

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On 26 May 2025 06:59:36 GMT, Marland <gemehabal@btinternet.co.uk>
wrote:

Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:

On 25 May 2025 17:19:19 +0100 (BST), Theo
<theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

I can cause to need a short length of SWA cable today, and I was looking >>> around to see where it's possible to get such a thing on the weekend without
having to buy a whole roll.

B&Q don't do cut cable any more (found a thread from here 20 years ago
discussing the change in policy)

B&Q have various cable sizes in various lengths, 5m, 10m, probably
2.5m and others. I bought some recently.

Seen them do that with Twin and Earth, never seen any SWA packaged like
that in B&Q.

Missed reference to SWA. Don't supposed that there's much call for it
in DiY

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