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brain-dead WWV 'atomic clock'
Time again for the twice a year 'atomic clock' thread. Mine reset itself just like it should last night, but sometime today set itself back to daylight time. I tried a force reset, but ten minutes...
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How Do They Make PVC Trim So Shiny And Smooth?
As anyone who has used PVC trim knows, the product is basically S4S, i.e. shiny and smooth on all sides. As anyone who has ripped PVC trim also knows, the newly exposed surface is pretty rough. Well,...
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OT, baggers at supermarkets.
Have you noticed that they used to fill the grocery bags so that they all weighed about the same? Then 10 or 20 years ago they got the idea to sort the stuff. Now I can see putting all the frozen food...
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repair of cut joist
theres no harm in sistering TWO 1/2 steel plates across the area, along with the wood beam.. OP could also put a jackpost under the area if convenient
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Record 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma
5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma Oklahoma Geological Survey seismologist Austin Holland said the fault has been active since early Feb. 10. ?It was very loud,? Lincoln County resident Mary...
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Cleaning dryer vent
I connect the dryer end to the exhaust of my 5HP shop vac. this cleans the line great in moments
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Tabletop steam engine...
... made entirely of glass. Video Highlights: * The crankshaft is glass. The piston is glass. The counterweight that makes the wheel spin evenly is glass. Imagine that everything is made out of glass....
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more paint questions
Two months old? It can go to at least 40 below zero, probably more.
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What are reasonable expectations for cabinet craftsmanship?
Hi, We are getting custom made cabinets at about $1200/linear foot. Plywood cabinets with stained oak faces. Mission style with inset doors. 1. The first picture shows the gap between two cabinet...
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12 years ago
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Tiling instead of baseboard in the bathroom
I am planning to tile around the bathroom instead of baseboard. I have seem tile in bathroom remodels and think it looks good and is practical because if it gets wet, it will not stain. The bathroom...
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OT Getting rid of a cat
I have a cat that is a stray. I have been feeding it for a couple of months. I would like to give it away, but have found no takers. Georgia will be experiencing freezing temperatures soon and I do...
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Follow-up on gluing neoptrene to glass
Thansk again Chaniarts, for this suggestion. (P&M) It tuns out what I ended up buying had the 3M logo on the backing tape, but it only had tape on 1 side. And it was vinyl tape, not anything like...
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Follow-up on attaching trailer hitch
Attaching the trailer hitch to my Toyota Solara went smoothly. I think they would sell a lot more hitches if they imparted the message of how easy it is. Until I read t he instructions online, I...
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7 dead and 51 injured in one of Britain's 'worst ever' motorway crashes
people were killed and dozens of others injured following a horrific motorway pile-up which triggered a "massive fireball" on the carriageway. Around 27 vehicles, including a number of articulated...
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How to select better replacement bearings for a pool pump motor
This is interesting data. I have the two bearings in my hands. Guess what? One has molded on the rubber seal at the 12, 6, and 9 o'clock positions: * NSK 151 6203V USA where the tiny 151 (date code?)...
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