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[SOLVED] Are threads on brass bolts the same as on steel?
Are threads on brass bolts the same as on steel? And can I use steel wingnuts on brass bolts or will that cause a thermonuclear pile or something as bad? Some kits come not with hexnuts but with...
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Is my breaker box at my home wired wrong ??
I have a number of questions but let me start with one. My electric breaker box has a Red coloured electric cable. It's just that normal plastic sheathing cable that is normally white colored and you...
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Samsung front load washer: suddenly noisy thumping
Hi, I have a 10year old Samsung Front Load Washer (model #wf520abw/xaa). It has been working great for years but just today starting making a very loud thumping sound on high spin that shuts down the...
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Weil-Mcclean ultra 105 burner cleaning
Really hate to call up my HVAC guy to do this every year, he charges $300 or more for something that looks pretty straight forward. My only worry is I don't reattach the gas line properly. Has anyone...
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Stacking buckets with gutter nail.
I stick gutter nails between the two buckets. When I used one of the buckets, I dump the nail(s) into the next bucket down in the stack.
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Woodmans metal
Just popped into my mind after sitting dormant for almost 50 years> My job was repairing industrial batteries and chargers. Going back ages ago, I was in a factory replacing a battery cable using my...
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Whee have all the flowers and WE phones gone.
Why are Western Electric phones so expensive on ebay and elsewhere, at least $35 up to 50. I thought there were 50 to 100 million of the standard black phones made, just counting the last design of...
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Gas leak
My electric co. BGE kindly notified me that they woudl be turning off my electricity on Nov8. Apparently I've been a bad boy. While looking at their webpage, I came across natural gas safety It says...
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Does Alien Tape work to put an outlet strip high up on typical painted wallboard
Does Alien Tape work to put an outlet strip higher on a normal wall? My friend called me and asked if she could put Alien Tape on the wall. She wants to hold up an electric outlet charging strip so...
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OT tracking the shipping from China
I bought something** from China on ebay, and I'm not at all saying the tracking from ebay or China is always this good, bu tthis time it was very good. The chinese part was as good as the American...
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Don't die on the lawn
North Carolina family is demanding answers after their loved one's body was found facedown on the lawn of an empty home where a groundskeeper saw it, mistook it for a prop dummy and mowed the grass...
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0T: BIDEN0MICS: 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Hit 8% For First Time Since 2000
*BIDENOMICS* The highly popular 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 8% on Wednesday. Interest rates soared a whopping 20 basis points this week and the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage actually hit 8% for the...
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Home depot credit card
I got a letter from HD that wanrs to give me a special credit card. They want to charge 29.99 % interest. People have to be crazy to get a card like that. I thought it may have been like Lowes that...
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Asbestos found in drywall mudding
Had a flood in basement. Insurance found asbestos in drywall mudding in 1975 home. Tested by professional. Insurance charged me horrendous amount to abate a walk in closet. They would not answer me if...
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T-Mobile's "Forced" Migration to More Expensive Plans Begins Today
Alan Browne <> wrote I agree that social media can help spread the word as my plan would have gone from $120/month (includes taxes) to about $190/month (with taxes). <> $100 for 6 lines (old bill) The...
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