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Ethanol ate my Skil saw
"The explosion was so loud firefighters at Station 76, about a mile and a half away, said they heard it."...
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small air compressor recommendation - PC vs Hitachi vs other
any recommendations for/against: Porter Cable C2002 -- $134 free shipping Hitachi EC89 - 102.90 + 15 ship Hitachi EC501 - 81.90 free ship prices from for reconditioned units
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RV Toilet issue
I have a park model RV (38 ft). The RV is permanently set on a site in an RV park. (This is a weekend/vaca home) We have a permanent sewer hook up from RV to sewer via flexible pipe. Occasionally the...
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How to fix this!?
.....short of stomping yer smart phone into dust. The Android developer who raised the ire of a mobile-phone monitoring company last week is on the attack again, producing a video of how the Carrier...
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12 years ago
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Horsepower of electric motor V/S Size of motor
I have a 1/2HP electric motor on a power saw, and that motor is fairly large. I just bought a portable pump for transferring water from items such as a flooded washing machine, bathtub with clogged...
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12 years ago
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OT Single flashing red light
We were setting at an intersection yesterday in Alabama. Besides the regular red light there was a single red light hanging, and it had a white strobe that looked like it was part of the flashing red...
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12 years ago
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Sears Front wheel Drive Mower- Wheels Froze up
I have a Sears front wheel drive lawn mower, 21 inch 6.75HP, model # 917376551, that is about 6 years old. Today while mowing, when I engaged the front wheels by squeezing the lever on the handle, I...
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12 years ago
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OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
I have a few small areas to paint. I can do them during the day when it's > 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. Is that a problem? Do I just need to wait until spring? I have a small bit...
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12 years ago
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Questions on Dry Wall Shims
The description of the dry wall shims found at the site referenced below contains the following statements. "Ideal for floating butt-joints and framing irregularities. Save time by shimming drywall to...
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12 years ago
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chemical sponge query
quite a while ago, I saved the advice of some of you [in a.c.] to use chemical sponges to clean soot, etc. from walls. having the need now to clean soot off a wall, I set forth in quest of the same....
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12 years ago
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screwing into aluminum channel
Can you screw into aluminum that is 1/8" thick? I know you can screw into sheet metal, but I wonder if 1/8" thick aluminum would just strip screws. I found some aluminum channel online that is 1.5"...
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12 years ago
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Two problems at once
OT for home repair?? Two problems at once. A friend in a 2002 Nissan Frontier pickup skidded on wet leaves in the rain, and hit the guard rail with the front right corner of his car. The right front...
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12 years ago
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Trying to "fix" ceramic tile...
Wife gave her mom a couple of small "baskets" for her shower which are held in place with suction cups. Problem is, they slowly slide down until they run over a seam in the tile, and then let go. Am...
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12 years ago
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Latest scam on the elderly
I have a simple rule of thumb. I assume anybody that calls me that I do not know is lying to me. Most are.
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12 years ago
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Good *electric* chain saw for (largish) fallen branches -- $100?
Up here in New York state, that 2-weeks-ago (3?) snow+wind storm took down lots of trees, and especially lots of largish branches. I've got one that's 6.5 inches in diameter, 8.5 at a swelling; no way...
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