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Is there such a drill motor?

I recently did a few searches for a ' 3/8" capacity, 12V, hammer drill with a Lithium battery ' but keep coming up empty...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by limeylew
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by limeylew

Cheap electric switches and outlets

Getting home rewireing done, are the cheapest grade Home Depot .59c electric switches and outlets quality. Do they last...
42 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mark.ransley84
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by mark.ransley84

eBay Idiots

Knucklehead trying to sell a broken main breaker for $40: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190679...
26 comments posted 14yrs
posted by doug_at_milmac_dot_com
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by doug_at_milmac_dot_com

Why should we help the Honey Bee Survive?

Why should we help the Honey Bee? In simple terms, the answer seems very obvious; the bees are one of the mos= t import...
45 comments posted 14yrs
posted by elaine
45 comments posted 14yrs posted by elaine

Metal Halide bulb in sodium lamp....

Awl -- Guess what.... of course it didn't lite up! Seems like the sodium bulbs were mixed in with the metal halide bulb...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fitcat
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by fitcat

What is used to decay stumps

I recall reading about some chemical that gets applied to tree stumps to make them decay fast. Anyone know what this st...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by tangerine3
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by tangerine3

mower engine blowout again

Must be something in the air... following the 'mower engine blowout' thread a few weeks ago, my trusty ol' mid-'80s B&S...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

HOA sides with thieves

"[HOUSTON] Just a few weeks ago, after the birth of their son, [the homeowner] had burglar bars installed. But now the...
39 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
39 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Sewage Pumps

They are fitted with multipor valves which give all the operations by a single liver operation and thus are cost effect...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by waterpumpsolution
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by waterpumpsolution

need advice on installing Bamboo flooring

A contractor is giving me a hard time in coming over to install Bamboo flooring in my small kitchen ( 80 sq.ft). Tired...
12 comments posted 14yrs
posted by korevette
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by korevette

Fixed my porch light, not sure how

The back porch light stopped working, a new bulb didn't help. So. I put a meter on the socket. 0 V. I pulled the switch...
59 comments posted 14yrs
posted by timothy42b
59 comments posted 14yrs posted by timothy42b

New roof cost.

I'm trying to research the cost of a new roof. I have a old house built in 1900. It's 2.5 story house. There's about 11...
34 comments posted 14yrs
posted by michaelschmit
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by michaelschmit

the WD-40 war.

If I were smart I'd leave things alone, but it's well known that I'm not smart. So to add another 2 cents to the WD-40...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07