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Buying a used air compressor: tips?

I'm thinking about buying a used electric air compressor for light use around the house. I've owned a compressor before...
70 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 081012
70 comments posted 15yrs posted by 081012

How to repair garage door weatherstrip?

Hi, the rubber weatherstrip under my garage door is breaking apart. How do I replace or repair it? Do I have to remove...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dchou4u
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by dchou4u

Drop ceiling options, sound insulation, etc.

I am finishing a basement level apartment in a 3-unit building and I need to decide how to finish the ceiling. All of t...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by RogerT
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by RogerT

Sweating a Threaded Connection

Besides getting laughed at by your co-workers and cursed at by the person who tries to get it apart, what's wrong with...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ptr.workshop
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by ptr.workshop

3 sided garage

I am looking for some guidance on a garage issue that I have. The back story is that I have acquired a house that was b...
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posted by owenrobb
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by owenrobb

how to remove glued down carpet

might want to put down wood flooring...but floor has carpeting glued down...what's teh best way to get this stuff up? th...
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posted by wf3h
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by wf3h

Sprinkler zones

Our water comes from our well. When we built, we had sprinklers installed...keeps the weeds healthy :) There are two sp...
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posted by dadiOH
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by dadiOH

OT: Whatever happened to Yak long distance?

Yak long distance is/was a Canadian phone company that provided long distance service in the US for about $1/month and...
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posted by puddingDOTman
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Freezer question

I got a free freezer, which I was going to gut and use for a fermentation chamber for beer. It's insulated, and would w...
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posted by pittmanpirate
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Special backer-rod for fireplace?

I bought some fireblock caulk that I plan to seal the gaps around my prefab fireplace with, but the gaps are large in s...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ShadowTek
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by ShadowTek

Homeopathics exposed - Yay!

http://tinyurl.com/4tr42mg From Randi the magician. This beloved, white-bearded Skeptic has been trying for years to pa...
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posted by hypatia08
57 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Faucet puller

I need a handle puller for my 20 year old faucet. I have checked all my catalogs and Googled quite a bit. I need someth...
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posted by nsn
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by nsn

Window in a shower?

I would love to hear your opinions on the subject of a window in a shower, over a tub actually. When this home was buil...
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posted by colbyt
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by colbyt

Force of Snow on Roof

I took a physics course once in which force vectors were discussed. We all intuit that the greater the slope of a roof...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by frank1492
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by frank1492