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Grade 5 or Grade 8 bolts?

Working on my 40 year old Huskey Bolens garden tractor I found a few broken bolts in the front end and mounting the eng...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tony.miklos
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by tony.miklos

Carpet cutting

So you overlap one section of carpet over an adjoining section of carpet and you want to cut through both layers so tha...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by quartermasterextraordinaire
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by quartermasterextraordinaire

Residential Wiring Colors....GREEN?

My 1950s vintage house has the armored flexible conduit. Most of the circuits have the standard black/hot white/neutral...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joshhemming
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by joshhemming

Doppler Flow Meters

If you have ever seen the Kill-a-Watt meter to track electric use of home appliances, you can undertsand why I was hopi...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by vjp2.at
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by vjp2.at

IR home leak imaging

I knew someone who got some used fancy oilfield devices and imaged houses to find leaks using not only infrared but som...
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posted by vjp2.at
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by vjp2.at

OT Label Maker

I would like to have a portable label maker to label my cell phone and some ac switches I have for computer equipment....
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kilowatt
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by kilowatt

Testing Air Flow of Electric Pump

I've got 2 electric pumps for filling air mattresses. I'm looking for a way to determine which one will fill an air mat...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by DerbyDad03
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by DerbyDad03

STR-D790

I have this stereo and if I get DRLC MAIN and will not shut off, then use the remote control to shut down. Always works...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by skynest
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by skynest

Grease gun

I just bought a Plews mini grease gun that takes 3 ounce cartridges. Can it be loaded with bulk grease instead of using...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zxcvbob
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by zxcvbob

Sprinkler Timer Recommendation

I have a two zone sprinkler system, a timer (which is broken and I have to turn on the sprinkler with a manual switch n...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by nmbexcuse