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dissolve calcium grease
I have this SG-306 calcium grease. It is a sticky paste and hard to apply to corners. I would like to dissolve it so it can be put in a spray can and spray. I have tried sewing machine oil which...
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Homemade Glock Bump Fire Stock
... But that is already illegal. He just manufactured a "short barreled rifle". (10 years in prison and a fine from $10,000 to $250,000) I wonder if BATF has arrested him yet?
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Heating - on or off?
It depends on how frequently you use the room. If the room is used at various times during the day and at night, then I'd agree the most logical thing to do is keep it at a reasonable temp, because...
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ON topic. Plumbing ??
I have a partially plugged pressure line. It's plastic, possibly polybutylene. 3/8" or so. I tried using an air compressor but that didn't seem to help. One thought is to use a cable snake or fish...
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Found, one anti tank rocket
by a couple remodeling their home in Newport News. or I read about bombs and whatever being found on the east side of the big pond every now and then. That makes sense. This seems odd.
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Hydrochloric acid as toilet bowl cleaner?
I have those tough brown stains at the bottom of the toilet bowl. I read a glowing report on some cleaner stuff. The MSDS claims its only active ingredient is hydrochloric acid. What are the issues...
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OT, The Mystery of Water - What we know is a drop.
A fascinating documentary about "Water" that was made 10 years ago and after you watch it, you'll be wondering what has been discovered since. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wet Monster
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Siding
Our 25+ year vinyl siding is on it's last leg. Because of the southern expo sure, it is faded and getting brittle. We could get it resided with vinyl , but wondering what is out there in terms of...
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Light flicker
he ground connection and if the hots and neutral are ok, you would see no d ifference in light brightness or flickering. You trumpets really don't know much at all and should stop taking about things...
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Types of Screw Drives
Bookmarked it. I wonder if half of those could be eliminated.
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Toxic smell from Wood Burner
Put bacon grease on some firewood, gives it a nice smell.
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Chronotherm III the fan will not shurt
I have two units, both the same kind. The main one when turned on, the fan will not turn off. i see the temps and can adjust them, but I can not get fan off
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Gas boiler keeps shutting off at night
Hi, all. Our gas boiler keeps shutting itself off after we've all gone to bed. By the next morning, we have no heat and no hot water. We have to restart the boiler every morning. We had *two* plumbers...
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Need advise on bathtub
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 22:53:33 -0800 (PST), Deguza wrote in Much better. Thanks.
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14 gauge speaker wire
Recently bought 100 feet of 14 gauge speaker wire. It says on the role, not designed for in-wall installations . Why not, it's only speaker current? OTOH, it's 14 gauge. Could I use it for a lamp...
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