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Man Steals Electricity With Meat Hook
This seems unlikely. I would like to hear more details. (Reuters) - German police are investigating a man for theft after he siphoned electricity off a high-voltage overhead transmission line for one...
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OT - drying rock salt
The church has a bucket about 2/3 full of rock salt, and water filling the bucket to just over the level of the rock salt. I'm not sure if it's calcium salt, or sodium salt. Any ideas to drying this...
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Interesting "Sawstop" videos
The "hot dog" video is pretty impressive. 've been following this product for several years and it seems to have developed a fair market share. The safety part, stopping the blade within a few...
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American Standard toilet- color is Linen- anyone know which Benjamin Moore Paint this is closest to
I have a new American Standard toilet (LINEN) Trying to match a Benjamin Moore paint to this color,, Anyone know what Benjamin Moore White paint is closest to an American Standard linen?
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How do I get rid of a bird?
And it might be spooked by this: owl rotating - Google Shopping owl rotating - Google Shopping
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An old-fashioned hardware store
I have an older home, so I spend a lot of time in small, old-time hardware stores. They are the kinds of places where the employees have seen it all and done it all. They weren't flipping burgers last...
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Metal siding and stud spacing on walls
I am thinking about using metal siding on my walls as well. I have 2x4 studs 24 inch spacing. Since I think metal is 3 feet wide, will I have to put nailers on top of studs? If it is better I will but...
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Removing dishwasher when Laminate Flooring runs right up to it
Hi, We're in the final days of having our new house built with the first walk through scheduled for later this week, but one thing I wasn't sure about is the dishwasher and laminate flooring. The...
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Some say tomato
I googled "how do you pronounce Stihl" and found a few thoughts: "1. The company named "Stihl" says "Steel". 2. The name "Stihl" isn't a conventional German word. 3. If the name was German, it would...
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Lifting metal to ceiling
If I install metal on my ceiling inside my garage, some of the sheets may be 16 foot long. Is there something I could build or come up with to install these myself?
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Fixing a pool Solar Panel
I have a leak in one of my solar panels for my pool. While I will need to replace the panels in a few years, I'd like to keep them for another year or two before replacing them. The problem is that...
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Will Vinyl Trim Support A Storm Door?
I recently replaced my entry door and now it's time to install a new storm door. The Question: Does 5/4 x 4 vinyl trim have as much holding strength as wood? Can I hang a full view storm door from it?...
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repairing river rock surface
The entryway into my house is surfaced with river rock. I failed to properly periodically recoat the surface and now some of the rock has worn away, leaving some small pits. How do I go about fixing...
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Dehumdifier Recommendations?
I'm looking for a new dehumidifier for a 2000 sq ft basement, so want one that is large. The existing one was 70 pints a day, prefer one close to that, but would consider smaller, but probably want at...
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Table saw - ripping thin material?
I just got a used Craftsman table saw on Craigslist, and would like to rip some long, narrow, thin cedar strips from fence pickets. So for example, I would first rip a 5/8" x 3.5" x 6' picket into...
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