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Cutting a 4x4
The plans for a garden bench at ( call for 15 degree cuts, 30 degree cuts of 4x4's, and 1.75" cuts to join the 4x4 legs. My skill saw only cuts to a depth of 1.5 inches. I do not have a table saw and...
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Saving a Vinyl Window?
I have a problem with a vinyl horizontal slider window set in a basement wall. Neither sash will slide more than an inch or two. There is a definite hump in the lower frame rail that binds the sashes....
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60 year old house- painting exterior.. lead paint
Ive got a 60 year old house.. Needs repainting on ext badly.. I did a lead test and it is positive. I have scraped only.. However there are areas where the scraping looks terrible, you can see layers...
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gloves for lacquer thinner
I bought a gallon copper pitcher on eBay. It had been lacquered, and it was tarnishing under the lacquer. The item is a bit big to boil off the lacquer, plus I don't know what the baking soda will do...
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Mercury vapor pole light
My mercury vapor light has taken to going on and off, on and off. I'm a wondering if this could just be the bulb, or is the problem more than likely something deeper, like a ballast? I'm not familiar...
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leaky foot valve in well?
Hi. I think the foot valve at the bottom of my well is leaking. I slowly lose pressure even when I shut down the main on the house side of the pressure tank. I've read that installing a check valve on...
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Anyone make a grill cover that will last more than 1 season?
Subject says it all. I've tried several brands of "premium" covers for my weber gas grill. Include Weber brand and whatever brookstone sells, plus some others. The best so far is some type of cloth...
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OT: Thought for the day
Grey's Law "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
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Don't buy used GM cars - no warranty anymore
Here's another aspect of the shocking way our corrupt politicians helped "save" GM: reason not to buy new ones, either, just to punish them. And "fire" all incumbents, next election.
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Tilex: does it lose its power after time?
I applied a good amount to a mildew situation in the shower. The next day -- nada. The Tilex WAS a few years old. I guess it pays to buy it in small quantities. What's a fairly safe way to dispose of...
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Ball Valve Replacement For House Water ?
Hello, Have a valve inside of the house which is used as a shut-off valve to an outside hose connection. Has to be replaced. It's on a regular 1/2 Cu house water line. Valve is therefore usually all...
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shed load bearing wall and floor joist layout question
Posted over in rec.woodworking, just pasting URL here. Could use your help please.
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Double sheetrock roof decking?
I saw the strangest thing today and I can't believe it is true. Apparently, I own a property that has a flat "hot tar" roof over multiple layers of "tar paper"(?) -- and the roof decking under under...
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Basement water proofing
Has anyone used this product? too good to be true, any comments, good or bad? John SANI-TRED is a proprietary do-it-yourself basement waterproofing product that has a variety of uses. Find out how...
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drill attachment
I have some wooden banister rods, the ends of which I want to grind down to a half sphere. Is there an attachment for a power drill which will give me a half sphere? What is this tool called and where...
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