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Stanley tool whatzit

I found a Stanley tool someone had given me. It is about three inches long, and 3/4" in diameter, with a round knurled...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toquerville,utah
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville,utah

How Do I Rehang Patio Screen on Its Track?

I had to replace the wheels on the bottom of the screen door associated with my patio door. But, I can't figure out...
23 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2

Bemis Ready to Use Concrete ?

Hi I just had my fence posts replaced. The fence is redwood and the posts are pressure treated wood. I arrived home jus...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tubeaudio
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by tubeaudio

garage door fault

Two car garage door, metal in 4 segments, four years old, has started to derail the top wheel from the track when raise...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by sligo
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by sligo

How to dilute Acephate?

Various mites and bugs are destroying my junipers and Italian cypresses, big time. I would like to spray them with Acep...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wer25
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by wer25

PS33 Homelite Chainsaw has on chain brake

I was surprised to find that my chainsaw, a Homelite PS33, does not have a chain brake. Homelite confirmed that this mo...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by eganders
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by eganders

Bathroom flooring

I am renovating a bathroom. The rooms is stripped to the studs with a plywood base. I plan to put a layer of cement boa...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by faceman28208
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by faceman28208

New Bathtub discolored Question.

Ok here's a good one. Customer called me today, her maid or cleaning lady used something (she thinks some kind of t...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by evodawg
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by evodawg

Repairing a heat pump leak?

My townhouse has the original York Champion heat pump from 1983. For many years I used the local company which installe...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wgd
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by wgd

WAS: Briggs & Stratton Engine Problem

The earlier thread WAS getting too long and awkward. I had a question on the spark arrester: the closest thing I can fi...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by manjo1111
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by manjo1111

Why only an overflow in the bathroom

A friend of mine got some fancy undermount sink for his throne room sink and said it had no overflow drain. I told him...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by limp_arbor
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by limp_arbor

Router features

I'm considering buying my first router and not having used one much in the past, I'm unsure what the important...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cnelson
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by cnelson

NY Times: Beijing Airport Video and Photospread

Fantastic report. NY Times: Beijing Airport Video and Photospread. May 1, 2008 issue. http://www.nytimes.com/
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by PaPaPeng
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by PaPaPeng

Hot Cooker Wire

Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot / warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pret...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pdrrose
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by pdrrose