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Duct tape finally comes through.

An old half dried out roll of crappy duct tape saved my bacon and my mom's dog's ass. Mom (who has alzheimers) has a mi...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by notbob
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by notbob

PVC railing questions

I plan on making a change (per the bride) this weekend to my from steps. T= hey are currently on the side of the front...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jtpryan
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by jtpryan

Power Wheels charger only putting out 10.6V?

My kids Power Wheels has not been charging correctly lately. So I put my meter on the power supply charger leads and on...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mikepier
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by mikepier

OT - Food for a year

I just accidently ran aross a Sam's Club advertisement for "Food Storage Kit - 1 year - 4 people" for under $3,000" . J...
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posted by hrhofmann
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by hrhofmann

installing rug over nice wood floor

I'm looking at a house to buy in a Houston suburb built about 8 years ago which has nice wood floor in the living room....
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posted by noemailaddress
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Chronically bored math guys.

Sally J?s having a hard day and doesn?t want to go anywhere. Her PH is off on the 75 gal aquarium by about .8. (The onl...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gonjah
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by gonjah

Shed of the year contest (UK)

A collection of the best (backyard) sheds entered in an annual contest. There are sheds made of recycled materials, rai...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Paint your walls -- and die

"Traditional paints emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemicals that damage the environment and diminish human he...
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posted by heybub
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

I got a problem:(

I got at least one RAT in my house. Right now its eating my dogs food. Its a well fed healthy looking rat running betwe...
39 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hallerb
39 comments posted 14yrs posted by hallerb

Need a battery to solder into the camera

I wanted to put this thread right here, after the follow-up thread,, but I won't have enough info for it until tomorrow...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Follow-up on wet camera / May need battery

Here's a short follow-up on the wet camera. My fantasy about an easy repair waned, and I began to agree with anyone who...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Summer Projects!

Hello Experts! As winter comes to a close, I finally managed to get the rem= ainder of my Christmas lights down off the...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by anthonyzadeh
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by anthonyzadeh

OT? Brazing Stainless Steel?

I've got a 15mm SS nut and I want to braze a (SS?) hex wrench to it so I'll have a hand-friendly mega-wing nut. But I d...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by x
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by x