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Installing a Pedestal Sink = Rocket Science???
Awl, Goodgawd, another project from the Wife, who tore apart a perfectly good bathroom. Really, a semi-nightmare. Here's the problem: First, a pedestal sink sits on a hollow column, with one side...
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Rechargeable, waterproof, LED, Japanese lantern
Designed for emergency use. if you inflated it with Helium... After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Columbia University architecture students Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta got an assignment to create...
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Wyoming Department of Health: Don't Castrate Lambs With Teeth
Your curious American customs never fail to amaze and intrigue! ================================== 8, 2011, 3:05 PM ET CDC: Castrating Lambs With Your Teeth May Make You Sick At first, we thought this...
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Looking for F-Type Compression Connectors With Easy Grip Connector Caps
When my new DTA kit came in from Comcast it contained a cable with large gray "speed nuts" attached to it that are about 1.25" long and make spinning the cables on and off a lot easier for arthritic...
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Non-yellowing caulk recommendations
I am nearly finished with construction of a new shed. I have a few more trim pieces to cut and install and then I'll need to caulk the necessary joints. I'm using white PVC for the trim (Versatex) so...
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Ebay LED 110 VAC light bulb
I'm tempted to order a few of these. My experience with LED bulbs is that they are focussed, so they shine a spot on the far wall instead of lighting the room. Equal to 15 watt light bulb, too. Might...
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OT.World's biggest trucks.
Damn, in the west we have 58' trailers, 53' most everywhere else, but these are incredible.
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Flooring for combined laundry / living area?
1950's rancher. Sometime in its past, the carport was enclosed to create a combination den and laundry area. The laundry area was separated by two half walls with wooden spindles to the ceiling. (And...
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Plans for making a regular sized ironing board
I've always been unhappy with ironing boards (all jokes aside about the wife needing to be the one to do that work). Looking for a new one, I find the $40 cheapies on Amazon & the $100 ones all seem...
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Craigslist worked, for me
I'm writing to say nice things about Craigslist. couple days ago, I got a newer refrigerator. I did my best to give the old one away for free, to anyone from my church who needed a refrigerator. No...
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how on earth do I remove this screwless glass ceiling light dome?
Hi, Got quite a problem here because I'm moving out of my dorm in 2 days' time, and I need to change my ceiling light bulb before then (otherwise they'll impose some ridiculous penalty charge on me)....
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bad belt
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Basement finishing with french drain
I am laying a new floor for my sister who has a 1 1/2" gap french drain around 3/4 of the basement. It is the open kind where they have drilled holes in the cinder block and did not cover the french...
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Ryobi Battery Charger Reliability ?
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently...
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OT Eternal?? Home
A story here about a guy who built caskets for himself and his wife. http://tinyurl.com/84e7mk5
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