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OT Velveeta
OT Listening to radio from 1949 and the commercial for Velveeta carefully referred, twice, to it as "cheese food", instead of cheese. I noticed this style a few years ago and though that new...
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Generators Revisited
There's been a lot of talk of generators and how to store gasoline for them which got me to thinking of the conversions I've done for customers who wished to run them on NG or LP gas. I would buy the...
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Disposing Of Oily Rags?
I realize there are many different opinions on this subject.... I have a small workshop with regular rags - motor oil and oil finishes of various sorts. I have been drying rags, and then throwing them...
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carpet
What brand & style of carpet did you get for your home? Looking for something, which will hold up to traffic (stairs).
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Reminder To Avoid Accidents When Working Around The Home
Even though most injuries are not fatal, the pain and discomfort can put you out of action for a long time so be careful. O_o http://tinyurl.com/8dh97on http://tinyurl.com/8ry7w6k...
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caulk - flowing
I'm looking for a brand name. Window installers use a sticky caulk on my windows that is still holding up. It "flows". Silicone is compliant - good for compression but can fail in tension. Hard...
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There is Truth to Blonde Jokes
While I thought most blonde jokes were just jokes, because I have met some very smart and intelligent blondes. However, I just met one of those that the jokes are made for....... A friend came over to...
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Painting pressure treated lumber
I've read you have to delay painting PT lumber from everywhere from two weeks to a year. Latex paint... What's the deal? And, how does one tell if PT wood is ready to be painted? It feels quite wet...
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OT: Scam the scammers LOL
much. funny. "24 Minutes" - Please distribute to friends - don't get caught out! (Music used) Video link to Orbital performing at Paralympics opening ceremony with Professor Stephen Hawkings - "Where...
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How do you reward yourself?
Hi everyone, Just finished my weekend project, a DIY rain barrel. It's not a major project, but it's worth the time and effort in making it. It would store an ample volume of water for the garden. Now...
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treadmill stops after 1 second
hi folks, my treadmill has been in storage for a few months, i took it out for use & = found it stops about a second after the motor starts turning (with no load = on belt) the problem is intermittant...
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Quiet low profile ceiling fan?
I like to have a fan blowing on me while I sleep. I do not like the noise of the fan I use now even when I have it on the low speed. Can I buy a quiet, low profile, ceiling fan? My ceiling is only...
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Chucking 1" conduit in a 1/2" drill
There are probably a dozen ways to do this but everything that pops in my head seems clumbsy. I'd rather not have to weld anything. I've got a 'claw' digging tool fastened to the other end of a 10'...
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Winterizing trailers
I've been asked to "winterize" a dozen or so trailers, at a camp site that is only used in the summer. The trailers are one or possibly two bedroom, with water and electric and sewer hook ups. What...
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jMortar vs. grout vs. "tube stuff"
Awl -- I've got a lot of patching to do on stone walls, slate tile joints, caps for stone walls, etc. The diff. between grout and mortar is here: which I presume I could use grout for finer cracks on...
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