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Special O-ring for gas grill regulator?

I have a gas grill that goes through an O-ring about once a year. If you look closely at this picture you can see an O-...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by teamarrows
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

25cc Flashlight

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OcdVaslktBE
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posted by heybub
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Cover for fry-pan

I need to make a cover for a fry-pan, with a glass window. I have a "universal" cover, but it doesn't work well. In fac...
28 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
28 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT: Record Number Of US Households On Foodstamps

Foodstamps. What a quaint idea - for a third-world country... ========================= http://www.zerohedge.com/news/r...
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posted by Home
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by Home

Dehumidifier "Actual" Reads Incorrectly

I have a 4-yr old LG dehumidifier 65 pts. This year when I went to use it I noticed the "actual" reading was much too h...
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posted by frank1492
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by frank1492

OT: Venus Transiting Sun

Venus is transiting the Sun tomorrow, 6/5, at around 6:00 p.m. EDT. The next such transit is expected on December 11, 21...
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posted by pintiha
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by pintiha

Porch Floor Question

90+ year old house. Will be replacing the front porch floor. It does have a roof over it. Floor is 20+ years old. Floor...
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posted by BobRusin
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by BobRusin

Pool light repair...T-3 ceramic socket

See number 10 on the link. I went to replace the lamp bulb (and gasket kit) with new and broke the tube. It inserts fro...
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posted by Oren
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by Oren

velux sun tunnels

How do I dismantle the sun tunnel to clean the inner glass to get rid of flies
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posted by david.parmenter.a117ac8
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by david.parmenter.a117ac8

The Ikea (or maybe Lego) House

"...House Arc, a 150-square-foot structure of hollow steel tubes. Not only can the 3,000-pound modular home withstand h...
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posted by heybub
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Unfinished Oak Floors

New here and getting started on a recently purchased 1961 house. I've pulled up all of the old carpet and pad throughou...
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posted by s.alan.higgins_at_gmail_dot_co
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by s.alan.higgins_at_gmail_dot_co

OT: Define "putter"

When I say I'm going to 'putter' at home, it usually means that I have no real plan, but will begin by picking up the s...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by elbrecht
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by elbrecht

Hot idle speed oscillating

My 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse (DSM 1G 2L non-turbo) is starts and idles = cold fine, and runs fine warmed up. When warm an...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by guvbob2003
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by guvbob2003