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Wood steps preservation
A neighbor has wood steps that are very dark and look almost new. He said they are not pressure treated and are more than a decade old. They've been in the ground this whole time and haven't aged a...
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cleaing air ducts
One of my n'bors is getting her house's air ducts cleaned now. It seems to be that the dirt and dust that is loose gets blown into the house every day with no need for a cleaning service (and before...
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NRA in the news again.
U.S. bankruptcy administrator asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss the National Rifle Association?s efforts to declare bankruptcy or appoint a trustee or examiner to oversee the gun rights...
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The idylls of Toyota transmission fluid
For some reason I've been more careful about my health** and my car lately, so I checked what xmission fluid my 2005 Solara uses, and it was Toyota T-IV, so I went to buy some. The top, picture row of...
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Why are revlimiters uneven?
Is it to warn you? Even my toilet cistern can slow down smoothly.
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aluminum or steel
I probably need a longer than average seat post for a bicycle. Many are aluminum, or aluminum alloy. Others are steel. Can aluminum alloy be as strong as steel? Man, it's steel. It's what the...
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It pays to save electronics scrap.
It pays to save electronics scrap. I needed a short piece of thin but not too thin single strand wire and I don't seem to have any except for a collection of 8 wires soldered into an octal plug from a...
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OT. what are cuticle clippers for?
OT. what are cuticle clippers for? I've always thought they were for cutting off the little piece of skin that is sometimes at the right or left end of a nail. But it fanally occurred to me that I...
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2 years ago
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Cleaning your engine
If your car's engine wasn't very dirty, would you bother cleaning it? If you cleaned it, would you use: A) Gunk Foamy only $6 at autozone but they don't have it! $5.50 at Advance, but not the store...
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2 years ago
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Complete 3D House in 5 days?
<> A DUTCH couple has moved into Europe’s first fully 3D-printed house -which could change the way we live in the future.Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers'
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OT: Hey Bod
I'm a woman and can open my own jars. Sure, a particularly difficult one might require a strap wrench, although the limiting condition is usually the lack of friction of the glass jar rather than the...
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2 years ago
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How to fix a bus.
Most of us are here to discuss home repair. This is a similar discussion about a disabled bus Bus with passengers heads downhill when driver realizes he has no brakes. He is a professional driver with...
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2 years ago
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Top Fuel Dragster
I've seen them run but this gives some of the work and design behind them. They also burn fuel at a rate of $100 a second. https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid Ever wondered how top fuel dragsters can...
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Anyone Know What This Reddish ceiling Material Is?
My son is doing some work on a condo in Las Vegas. The fact that it's a condo in a condo complex may be a clue as to how the ceiling was constructed. (commercial codes vs. residential, perhaps.) The...
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70 series Kenmore washer
Softener dispenser. Washer is approx 20 years old. Serial 267126712. Dispenser is not working properly and clothes are no soft as before and very wrinkled. Regular cleaning of dispenser. Not clogged....
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