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Double glazing beading on the outside?!?

Why do some glaziers fit the beading on the outside of windows? Surely, common sense tells us to put the part you can ea...
25 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
25 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

slow drying ink source?

Not really a home repair issue, but since a lot of other projects can overlap and there are a lot of responsive folks i...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by none
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by none

Scafflin

 Cain't afford to buy none , shurinhell ain't studyin' on hangin' 600 sq ft of wood plank ceiling offa ladders so ... 2...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by snag_one

Physics Teacher MELTS Back of Car With Solar Oven

Here's Why You Shouldn't Leave a Giant Parabolic Mirror in Your Car on a Sunny Day Gizmodo - July 25, 2018 -- https://g...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bruce2bowser
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by bruce2bowser

OT early drone technology :-)

Old 27 minute doc on Bell ... not the telephone ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k562IriqnlA John T.
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by hubops
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by hubops

Ground prong up would not stop this

https://turnto10.com/news/local/firefighters-warn-tiktok-outlet-challenge-could-cause-death-fire
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by conbreck
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by conbreck

OT MoleVille!

https://i.postimg.cc/RhpQj90h/Mole-Ville.jpg I have pet Moles! I keep them outside, in my backyard! I rarely see them. J...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by johnkuthern
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by johnkuthern

OT Misdelivered mail

Are other eople getting other people's mail in their mailboxes too. I've been getting one or two a week for a year or so...
68 comments posted 6yrs
posted by invalid
68 comments posted 6yrs posted by invalid

Remove carriage bolts from concrete

I’m trying to remove some carriage bolts that were used to secure the base of a temporary wall into a concrete slab. Wha...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jcrouch0323
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by jcrouch0323

Cleaning a gas oven

My gas oven needs to be cleaned but since I've never had one before, I'm concerned about the flame. It does have an elec...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14837
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14837

Boing boing boing into the ground.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/trump-boeing-a-big-disappointment-to-me-as-737-max-crisis-grows.html At one time, Boeing...
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by BigG
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by BigG

repair small black and decker bench drill press

I don't use it much, every once in a while it's handy. It use to be erratic about starting and now it mostly won't. Sym...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timothy42b
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by timothy42b

Repairing curbside plastic garbage cans

Hi, I have one of those very large (96 gallon) plastic garbage bins with wheels. It has developed a vertical crack down...
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by millinghill
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by millinghill

Cover Up!!!

I'm going to WHITEWASH my basement walls. 6' foot high poured concrete and 2' concrete block. You've probably heard of...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by thismailautodeleted
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by thismailautodeleted