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Lithium battery disappointment

Bought the Hitachi 18v cordless drill 3 months ago. I used it back then and all went well. Yesterday i had to just scre...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by harri85274
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by harri85274

Photocopy machine

Apparently photocopy machines since 2002 have hard drives that record every document that is copied. Now there are ware...
41 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boleyn7
41 comments posted 16yrs posted by boleyn7

Dust in laptop.

Why do I have to take my laptop completely apart every time I have to clean dust from its fan? Why isn=92t there a simpl...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by recyclebinned
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by recyclebinned

running wire perpindicular to floor joists

I started my re-wiring project and want to avoid drilling my undersized 2x8 joists. So I started by running wire along...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by limp_arbor
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by limp_arbor

lawnmowerclass

https://lawnmowerclass.com/ Just saw the ad on TV. Wasn't this the subject of a LONG thread here at one time?
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jthread
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by jthread

Flexible steel conduit.

Why do I have to go all the way to Burbank California every time I need a roll of 1 =BD=94 flexible steel (not aluminum...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by recyclebinned
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by recyclebinned

Fail-safe for keyless entry

I've got the typical minivan keyless entry keychain fob but it's got a serious design problem. The buttons depress too...
63 comments posted 16yrs
posted by robert_green1963
63 comments posted 16yrs posted by robert_green1963

Floors

I am shopping for a camper. Why do so many used campers have their floors replaced? Many say, recent updates, floor repl...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boobooililililil
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by boobooililililil

Steam after leave shower?

I know I am overreacting because of a mold six months ago in the hallway outside thsi bathroom. But I get out of the sh...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by vjp2.at
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by vjp2.at

Toilet Seat Hinge Screws

The OD of the plastic toilet seat hinge screws for my seat is 3/8". The hole in the porcelain is larger than 1/2". The...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

New Stihl Chainsaw

Looking to buy a new chainsaw. How do the low end home owner type Stihls hold up? I'm not normally cutting firewood, bu...
71 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tony.miklos
71 comments posted 16yrs posted by tony.miklos

Both garage door opener remotes stoped working

Have a Lift Master auto-opener in my 2 car garage...both remotes startyed to need multiple presses on the button for aw...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by trinaz
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by trinaz