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Lessons learned on my first alt.home.repair mortar & flagstone job! (thanks to all)
It's a good thing I'm not getting paid by the hour - but at least I'm learning how to make mistakes in my first sandstone tile & flagstone walkways: First lesson learned was to wear better gloves! The...
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Fluorescent lights cause buzzing in intercom system
Ever since I installed a 7-station intercom system (hard-wired), 20 years ago, I had an annoying buzz when I used the system in the evening, i.e. when three kitchen fluorescent lights were on. The...
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Bath vanity, part II
We got the sumbitch out today. The key to removal was the 15" sidesplash. Used a razor knife from the top and then a putty knife to gently pry it off. Little damage to the wall and no breakage. Once I...
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OT News from Canada
Give em a break eh. It was 7:25 in the morning. But you can't blame them for having large meaty canadian sausages on their minds...
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Why every deck should have a railing
If you think they were created to NOT provide sufficient supervision and control, you are correct. (g)
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Advantium 120 repair
I have one and last night while preheating the convection oven, there was a strange flash and poof and now the convection oven/broiler doesn't work. The speed cook and microwave still work. Is there...
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Scorched Outlet and Plug from Furnace Blower Motor
Not normal, but saves putting in a switch. A switch is normal. Greg
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Granite Counter Tops
Are granite counter tops a fad? Synthetic solid surface materials seem to have a lot more appeal to me, but I don't know much about them. My wife has indicated that she might want some sort of butcher...
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What causes this crazy brown 'crazing' in a varnished steel measuring square?
What causes this crazy brown crazing on a varnished steel square? can be done to get rid of it (so that I can read the numbers on the rule)? I pulled out this measuring square out of my toolbox and...
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What tool do you use to make parallel lines when cutting flagstone (or anything)?
I can't believe I'm having trouble with drawing parallel lines of un- square objects such as for cutting flagstone. What tool do you use? Here's a sample problem I had today: I wanted to do was draw a...
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WAY OT (but it happens in homes)
REPUBLICANS HAVE MORE ORGASMS "It?s the G-OHHHHH-P! "Republicans are more likely to have better sex than Democrats, according to a new, 5,000-subject survey released by Binghamton University and on...
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How to make a weed eater drive shaft?
Anybody have a link to a picture or video/whatever that shows what a weedeater drive shaft looks like on the inside? I think they spin at thousands of RPM, so maybe they have bearings inside to keep...
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How much & which direction would you set the slope in the level for a flagstone walkway?
In another thread, you guys helped me on constructing a simple flagstone walkway. Today I bought two levels to ensure that I get the water runoff right. Checking the existing level of the existing...
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Lack of suitable joint spacers is driving me crazy (my 1st flagstone walkway)
Here is a picture of my current (lousy) attempt at uniform spacers between flagstones to be set into mortar tomorrow: board in that picture, placed with the tall side up (instead of flat as it is in...
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Never place your phone in a microwave oven
This is listed in the owners manual for my cellphone. "Never place your phone in a microwave oven as it will cause the battery to explode." Ummmmmmm, why would someone microwave a cellphone? Do some...
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