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Evil kid

I remember back when I was a little kid I used to play gas station with the water hose and the oil filler tube. I know...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boobooililililil
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by boobooililililil

Building TV Wall Mount

I'm looking to buy a new LCD TV (42" to 50", haven't quite decided yet), and I know enough not to buy accessories from...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by alias123.john
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by alias123.john

How much oil in a buried tank

This may not be answerable. Have replaced oil with natural gas. Oil tank is buried, and is about 50 years old. Have agr...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by starrin
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by starrin

Block cracking

I have about six tons of "Windsor Wall" blocks, plus a few tons of pavers I have to set. The "Windsor Wall" blocks are...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Drywall Taping Question

When you have a joint where neither edge of the drywall is a tapered edge, do you use joint tape? I always have a probl...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ShyPicker
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by ShyPicker

Kitchen Renovation - Now Pipes Shudder

We just had some kitchen renovation done, adding lighting cans to the ceiling. The contractor had to reroute some of th...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fleemo17
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by fleemo17

Old Frigidaire Range/Oven

My dad has a Frigidaire Compact 30 range/oven. The range top works fine. The oven elements only get slightly warm, rega...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Air compressor hose size

I've often wondered how much of the "energy" is getting lost thru pressure drop in the hose from my air compressor to t...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by demi
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by demi

Getting downspout water away from the house.

For most soil conditions, how far away from the house is it necessary to carry the rainwater from a downspout to avoid...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Air Compressor - Supe'ing Up Question

I have a single-stage 2 HP, 8 gallon Central Pneumatic air compressor that I've supe'ed up. The pump normally turns on...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by angellohuong
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by angellohuong

OT - Slimfast Recall

http://www.examiner.com/x-32213-Memphis-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Slim-Fast-recall-Any-Slim-Fast-diet-drinks-and-sh...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Flashlight using 9V battery?

I have some 9V batteries I didn't throw after they failed to power my multimeter, smoke detector and a few other things...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by yong321
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by yong321

Where to get teeny-tiny screws

I needs some little bitty wood screws: No. 1 by short (1/4", 3/8") in *steel* (or stainless). The only ones I can find...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody