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OT - Best height for lawnmower handle?

Just got done mowing my lawn, 1/2 acre land, takes about 50 minutes. While I was daydreaming, I wondered what is the co...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hrhofmann
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by hrhofmann

Want to know about paint?

Here's a PDF that explains various types of paint quite well...what's in them, characteristics, etc, www.resene.co.nz/ho...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by dadiOH
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by dadiOH

Pool owners ~ Hardness Control

......or calcium chloride I need about 10 lbs a year for my pool. I was just quoted about $20 for 10lbs. Anyone have goo...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gonjah.net
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by gonjah.net

Slightly OT-Bench grinder disassembly

Am attempting to modify my bench grinder, replacing the thermal fuse with a thermostat, but I can't get the damn thing...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by db5151
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by db5151

Do they sell replacement netting for fishing nets?

I have a good solid handle with the ring made from aluminum. But the net itself is dry rotted. I dont fish, so I dont k...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by tangerine3
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by tangerine3

How busy do you want your roofer to be?

In my on-going search for a roofing contractor, I ran into a neighbor (who I know to be pretty anal about her house) an...
42 comments posted 14yrs
posted by teamarrows
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

underground cistern

Hi all. I live in a drought area and my (Victorian) house has a large underground cistern for collecting rainwater. It...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kelvin.kersey
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by kelvin.kersey

What is most available, easy to use weed killer?

Need to get rid of some scraggly, extablished trees [small] and general tubor type weeds. What is the best, easiest to u...
38 comments posted 14yrs
posted by robert.a.macy
38 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert.a.macy

Anyone know a source for this tool?

I need a miniature 'cargo harness' Like those made of rope seen in the films as they tranfer cargo from ship's hold to...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by robert.a.macy
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert.a.macy

How do you use a manual lawn edger

I bought one of these at an auction. It looks almost the same as this photo. http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/253670564...
20 comments posted 14yrs
posted by tangerine3
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by tangerine3