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Treating leather
I have an old leather jacket and chair id like to oil. Lexol is a product ive seen but its expensive for the amount sold. What else can be used to put oil back into oil leather, Mineral Oil?
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Container floor anchoring
I have two containers with oak (?) flooring. I have a roll around router table, and a small table saw that I'd like to mount to the floor, but be able to unmount it quickly. Where can I find some type...
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cabinet slides
I'm redoing my kitchen. The drawers and pullouts I made years ago are still in good shape, so I'd like to reuse them. The slides are OK (side mounted with the release) but surely drawer hardware has...
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Patio steps
I need to build wooden steps from sliding patio doors into the concrete patio. The doors are 6' wide and 2' above the patio level, which is about 2' from the house. Can anyone point me to online links...
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Need advise on buying a drill press.
I took on a job to cut some 5/16=94 precision holes in stainless steel pipe. I never had to be this precise so I never needed a drill press before but now I do. I did all the research and understand...
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Radiator pipe over electric panel
Dear Readers, My house was built in 1950's. Directly over the (original) main electrical fuse panel in the basement is a pipe that goes to the 1sr floor baseboard (all original plumbing). And I mean...
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Proper Use of Extension Cords
Howdy, Got a new generator and don't want to be unsafe with running cords. My question(s) is, I have a 50' 10g 20 amp ex cord and want to know is it ok to connect a smaller gauge ex cord to this 10g...
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Rubber Vs Plastic/Vinyl Garden Hoses ?
Hello, It seems that the normal plastic/vinyl garden hoses get made cheaper and cheaper each year. Usually, in years past, it was at the fittings that started to leak on mine first. The ones I bought...
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Best solder free electrical connection
And 63/37 even lower.
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Colortime paint turning into cheeze
I have some Colortime paint which I bought at Walmart. I have about 2 of 5 gallons left after 3 weeks. I noticed that the paint is turning it a cheezy consistency. Is there something I can do to make...
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retrofit old air conditioner's thermostat?
I have an old air conditioner that uses non electronic temperature control. It exhibits a large hysterisis. In other words, there is a large temperature difference between when the pump kicks in, and...
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Work at home
Cuz your house goes with you: OR Now you can work at home during your Staycation! Now you can work at home during your Staycation!
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Fun Sticker
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Alternative to Muriatic acid?
I'm in the process of working on my garage including filling in some cracks running through the garage floor. My plan is to use self leveling cement to fill in the cracks and make the floor level. I'm...
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OT a little more BP
OT a little more BP Remmber my complaint a month or two ago about the commercial with the black guy, who said, "We won't do things perfect every time." They took off that commercial, I figured,...
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