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Acid stain
Going to stain our driveway and patio. Never have done any staining, looks like anyone who pays attention and reads about it, AND has a practice space should do a fair job. My question: Are all acid...
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Another Ceiling Fan Question
A friend tried to help me install a Harbor Breeze 42inch ceiling fan, with a remote control. With all of the wires, plus the remote control that should be stuffed inside the casing, it is impossible....
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Deck stain improvement experiment
Episode 4: Results at 10 months later Nope, my experiment of adding 1/4 cup boiled linseed oil and 1/4 cup mineral spirits to a gallon of Behr semi-transparent oil-based stain did not work as well as...
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Faucet washer repair
I have a bad faucet washer in my bathroom sink. The washer has a chip out of one edge of it. What sort of glue can I use to repair this chip? would epoxy work? Normally I'd replace the washer, but...
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Under pine tree leak in sprinkler system
------------------------------------- I had a leak 18" under a pine tree roots. I found and repaired the leak, but now I can not stop a dripping leak in one of the repaired joints. I am using 3/4...
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amps to hp
When translating amps to hp for a 120V appliance, is the formula essentially 120*amps/745.699872 That would give a 15amp ryobi table saw a rating of 2.41hp which is ridiculously high, no? Is my...
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HUMOR: New storm door installed
It's only a door, but the owner had to start somewhere: Whether you call a professional for home repairs or do it yourself, there's a 50/50 chance of something not being right.
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Need help with refridgerator
Is there is anything I can or should do about a 12 year old refridgerator in my workshop. It is a medium size house appliance that I bought used for $200. It has worked well, but has recently quit...
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identifying a electical circuit
The nice electricians that replace the knob and tube in my house removed all the labels I had on the panel. What can I use to identify the circuits for the baseboard heaters and plugs and light?
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Damaged Dining Room Table finish
Need help. Dumb me put a basket of oven warm bread on our dining room table without a hot pad. When I removed it after dinner wife was quick to point out I damaged her table. There was a white mark...
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Stinky clothes
You got these clothes (especially underwear) that you've been wearing for years. You clean 'em normal in a washing machine with good detergent and clothes softener (Snuggle or whatever). And...
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Lubricant for Door Threshold Weatherstrip (2023 Update)
About 18 months ago I put in a new Borg exterior steel door. A month ago or so the flexible vinyl(?) strip on the bottom of the door that meets the fixed plastic(?) bottom squeaks when you open and...
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Seattle Bag Tax
Interesting, we reuse trash bags and don't use them in the garage trash. If something will smell just toss it in a grocery bag and put it in the freezer. Would use reusable canvas bags and all but...
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More powerful than a windmill in a tornado.
What's the best windmill style. Anybody building their own? I was gonna try a cylindrical style with bicycles wheels to run an alternator to charge a bunch of car batteries. Then use an inverter...
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Poly on copper
Hi, I have installed new copper pipes between the basement ceiling joists. I do not intend to drop a ceiling and cover up the joists. Is there a good way of preventing the shiny copper pipes from...
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