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What is Cutting Oil?

Reading another thread on here, it was recommended to use "cutting oil" for drilling steel. I'm sure there is a spe...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jakester2001x
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jakester2001x

1920 House - ceiling question.

Hi all, We have a 1920 cape in NJ. Only lived here 3 years. The previous owners finished the attic to a master bedroom...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by MissCelia2u
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by MissCelia2u

Tubes to put wires into

Looking for a name to google for this: I have wires laying under every table that I use for laptops and videos, TV and...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by deedovey
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by deedovey

Touhgest drill bit for metal

Hi, What is toughest drill bit for drilling many, many holes thru a bolt stuck in a confined space. I am trying to dril...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dragon40
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by dragon40

Waking the baby with his noisy tool

I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice. My husband has this tool that makes a clicking sound everytime he tur...
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posted by monicasullivan
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by monicasullivan

Repair old venetian blind

Bigggg mutha. 100" wide. Hanging in my picture window. Likely circa 1954 (when house was built). I'm guessing ya go...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Honeywell Heating Thermostats: My Experience With

Hello, Have received so many really good answers to problems and questions I've posted in the past, thought I would...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rgsros
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rgsros

Can granite be cut after it is installed?

My contractor installed our base kitchen cabinets wrong and the granite installers followed suit and installed the gran...
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posted by zeller883.186c69b
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by zeller883.186c69b

bleeding air from a liquid system; high point?

We have a high efficiency furnace that heats water which is piped thru a concrete slab. This is a question about air in...
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posted by drubnone
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by drubnone

Building basement parking leak repair options

What are possible ways of remeyding a building's basement-level- parking which is being leaked on through; asphalt,...
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posted by theCONDOmanager
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by theCONDOmanager

Should I get permit to finish basement

I want to finish my basement....I'm putting up 2 walls and some electrical. I realize that by law I'm suppose t...
32 comments posted 18yrs
posted by carcrash1
32 comments posted 18yrs posted by carcrash1

Support for togue in groove flooring

Hi, There was compressed particle board in my tongue in groove floor which I'm now replacing. Here's a picture...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Terrazo Floor polishing

Hi I have an Florida house built in the 1940's with Terrazo flooring but has been covered with carpet. I am looking...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ralphlov
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by ralphlov

Diagnosing circuit problem

Hello all, I would appreciate some help diagnosing a circuit problem I'm having. I lost power to several rooms afte...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by johnnyinsb
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by johnnyinsb