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Stand for table saw needed

The thread about the old Sears table saw got me to thinking about mine. I have it on a workbench, but I'd really like t...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by usenet
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by usenet

Roof estimate questions

I am about to get a new roof done. I had a couple of estimates a year ago but then I put off doing it until now. The jo...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by JayT
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by JayT

Old Sears, Roebuck & Co. table saw

Model # 113.27520 with matching stand. Weighs a ton. Looked it up at Sears parts direct and the only parts they have ar...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tony.miklos
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by tony.miklos

I still don't understand my oil furnace!

I still don't understand my oil furnace! I'm going to buy a new furnace in the next 9 months but I'd still like to unde...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

OT GPSes and altitude

If I had, or borrowed, a GPS, global postioning system, would it also show my altitude? Or, is there some moderately pr...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

ping Gordon Shumway

Gordon, I know a Gordon Shumway in western Nebraska. I know it is not a common name. Any relation? I know, dumb question...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by aceking
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by aceking

Suggestion for cordless tool makers

Why not offer a CORDED battery replacement? If the battery poops out, you could continue to use the tool with a cord -...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Remove toilet in basement

Hello, There is a toilet in our basement that I think hasn't been used for years (we moved in last year). I'd like to r...
38 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mashman74
38 comments posted 16yrs posted by mashman74

which side of backflow value

I have this backflow value in my back yard. http://deodiaus.tripod.com/backflow.JPGI am trying to winterize my irrigati...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deodiaus
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by deodiaus

Current of central heat fans

Can anyone tell me the general draw of a squirrel cage fan in the plenum of a heating/ cooling system in one or both sp...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by chizzard52
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by chizzard52

Why CFC's Can't be used with Electronic Timers

Does anyone know? Electronic timers control many of my lights. Am I stuck using incandescents? Thanks for help. Frank
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by frank1492
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by frank1492

YOUR policy on Xmas lights

Just spent a blustery day in forty acre ranch putting up Christmas lights. That was after two days of testing countless...
55 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
55 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Dryer belt installation

The dryer is a Kenmore 110.86870100 made by Whirl pool. The belt broke. In the process of disassembling the unit the be...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by left
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by left

Acrylic Shower Base/Tiled Walls

We have had installed an acrylic shower base (Americh), and are having the shower walls tiled. What is the proper way t...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by RML
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by RML