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Concrete tamper
I bought a two handed concrete tamper at a yard sale yesterday, probably spending too much for it ............ $10. But I needed one. On the bottom screen, it's reasonably clean, but has some residual...
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What is journaling, if anything???
I posted to an English ng, but their answer was writing in a journal. Now I think I'm thinking about some machining process, journaling??? Related to bearings??? What am I thinking of?
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Molding
How do I attach 1/4-round oak molding to drywall panels? What kind of nails do I need and how long should they be? Do I pre-drill holes in the molding? (I don't own a nail-gun).
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Help with setting psi for pressure tank
I have been in my house for about 7 months now. We have been having a steady flow of problems over the past 3 months. The system runs as followed: Well with submersible well head pump with a pressure...
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12 years ago
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Basement too cold. Insulating ductwork?
I'm getting ready to install a drop ceiling down in my walkout basement. I should say this will really only be the half of the basement that has finished walls and is set up to be my Home Theater...
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Hard Wired Dishwasher Help
We recently moved into our first home, which had a dishwasher still hooked up. We tried it out and unfortunately the dishwasher did not work; I knew that it was receiving power, however, because I...
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12 years ago
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Siphon a truck tank?
My 89 F150 will no longer draw gas from the main tank. Not a biggee as the truck is my beat to crap 'wooding' rig and hasn't been more than 30 miles fromthe house in over 20 years. I want to recover...
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repairing Electrolux Hi-Tech 2100 vacuum cleaner power switch assembly
The power switch of my Electrolux Hi-Tech 2100 vacuum cleaner had been kind of sticky for a long time. It didn't have a smooth positive action. Somebody else was using the vacuum and was less than...
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12 years ago
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Oscillating tools - loud and not that great?
Maybe it's the tool I bought, but whenever I use my new oscillating tool I'm just not impressed with it. Cutting wood takes too long. Cutting metal (cuting nails) takes much too long versus a Dremel....
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12 years ago
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pilot holes?
Watching 'This Old House', they are forever driving various wood screws without drilling pilot holes. Recently, they did this with some decent-sized lag screws, to pull a couple of 2x8's together. How...
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Tarp tape?
I've never used any, but I've got a couple big tarps that I want to cut down and I was looking for some way to re-do the edges so I could grommet them and have the grommets stay. Tarp tape *looks*...
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Can this GE microwave have an outlet above in the cabinet.
I posted a question a few weeks ago about electrical requirements for a microwave. This question deals more with where to mount the outlet. I wanted to get a GE Spacemaker II microwave like this:...
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Anyone try the Weedeater ONE mower?
I'm looking for one step up from a self-propelled and I saw this unit. Has anyone ever actually tried/used one? If so - please share your experiences? Thanks
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Adding a T to an existing sprinkler line
I need to add a T to an existing PVC sprinkler line. It's already buried so it's not flexible enough to put one end on and then slide the other end on the T. Can I use a Slip-T for this?
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Perforated Corrugated Drainage Pipe
Lowe's sells these pipes in 10' and 100' lengths. I need 14' to attach to a downspout. The Internet advertises expandable pipes, e.g., 3' can expand to 12' and a 6' product can expand to 25'. How do...
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