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OT torque wrench

I lost the original thread from last year .. but regardless and irregardless .. I bought a new torque wrench today - af...
33 comments posted 7yrs
posted by hubops
33 comments posted 7yrs posted by hubops

Corn

When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk before you buy it to look inside? Do you ever reject corn...
42 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
42 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Is it wrong?

If someone is a gunfighter and bank robber or a highwayman, and in the course of robbing banks or holding up stagecoach...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt

Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by larry.waxes.his.haid
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by larry.waxes.his.haid

cpap snoring

While it's not meant for that will a cpap machine stop snoring?
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bahearn33333spam
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by bahearn33333spam

Adding foam board insulation to house exterior

When they tear off the siding to add 1 or 2 inches of exterior foam-board insulation, is it typical (or not, or it depe...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Home
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by Home

Tip: better than oxi

Hi All, For those of you that use Oxi type products in your wash, here is a better alternative that is the same price b...
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posted by T
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

light bulb in range hood

Before I take apart my ventline mod.P R 100 range hood to change a burnt out 40 w light bulb I would like some advice o...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by herbwhite59
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by herbwhite59

Armstrong ceiling tile staple gun

I put up them fiber ceiling tiles 15 years ago. Had water damage from leak from roof. The crown molding I just ripped d...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by canope234
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by canope234

Question about backer board next to a wood floor

I'm using hardiebacker and I'm tiling next to a wood floor. Should I keep the 1/8 gap (and glass fiber tape) between har...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by michaeldwilson2
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by michaeldwilson2

Screws behind Door Hinges

My wife's closet hinge screws were stripped on the frame side so I used info from this article to repair them: https://...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bobneworleans
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by bobneworleans

Rust resistant coating

I was told that powder coating paint is very good for rust resistance. But from what I read, that kind of paint require...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by scientist77017
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by scientist77017

Dead critter found in sump pit

The remains of a long-dead lizard or salamander washed out of my sump drain and into the sump pit a few weeks ago and i...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by galt_57
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by galt_57