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splitting axe/maul
Help my first time cutting up firewod. We purchased a truckload of wood but it seems to be awful big. Purchased a splitting axe took a file to it but it only bounces off. Any suggesions appreciate....
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All terrain, motorized wheelbarrow
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OT: arrows on Google search results
There are large (Invisible) arrows next to each result. If you happen to keep the cursor on the invisible arrow, a preview page pops up. It's very annoying. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of...
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painting a metal fascia
I've got some exterior painting to do, where my client has a painted wood fascia about a foot wide with a painted metal fascia covering the top four inches or so. The paint on the metal part has worn...
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water hammer weirdness
I have one of those auxilary spray hose thingies on my sink. It began to leak. When the leak started, so did the water hammer phenomena. Hot, cold, lo/hi flow, whenever I turned on the main faucet,...
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Buy a bilge pump?
Back-up sump pump if you have an attached garage you could run a cord to the pump from your car, at least for a while till the car battery died ..
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12 years ago
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Hammerite
Anyone have any experience with this paint. You are supposed to be able to paint over rust with it. R
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ATT 730 desk phone user manual
Needed a speaker phone for some upcoming work-from-home teleconferences, so dug a ATT 730 out of my junk pile. It seems to work, but I don't have a manual. Anybody have one of these puppies, and can...
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Lawn sprinkler popup heads
Two of my Hunter PGP 4" sprinkler heads seemed to be working okay based on the throw of the water. But I noticed both had pools of water around their bodies, so I assumed there was a leak, perhaps...
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12 years ago
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Hole maker
So... I'm not proud, but I was at walmart buying a dremel tool accessory and a guy about 5 feet away shows me a 3/4" spade bit and asks me "Will this make a hole?". I don't expect much at the walmart...
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12 years ago
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Button-tufted house at the Solar Decathlon in DC
videos of the other houses: http://www.solardecathlon.gov/videos_house_tours.html U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 teams each produced a video walk-through to highlight their house...
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12 years ago
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Tree scoflaw
A Scottsdale homeowner is facing fines of up to $2500/day for having the wrong kind of tree in his backyard. The tree at issue could reach 50' in height and was planted LONG before the homeowner...
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12 years ago
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Locks not catching
I put in a brand new Schlage door knob on one of my doors about 3 months ago. All of a sudden over the last couple of days, it isn't catching any more to the point where the door opens on its own. Any...
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patch pedestal sink base?
Am helping friend remodel bathroom... we've got it about 80% together now, tomorrow's job was supposed to be to install the sink and then start caulking and shopping for paint colors. Unfortunately,...
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mice nesting in mower
Mice keep building a nest in my riding mower, under the sheet metal housing that goes over the flywheel on the engine. This happens whether the mower is in the shed, outside under a tarp, or in the...
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12 years ago
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