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Identify type of wood

I need help identifying the type of wood that the top dowel is made of. I found it in the trash. I think the lighter col...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by scientist77017
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by scientist77017

Find stud without stud finder

I lost my stud finder. I read where you can detect nails using a magnet suspended from a piece of string. It does not w...
23 comments posted 7yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
23 comments posted 7yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Walk-out basement & woodworking

Damn this works well! I can wheel my saw outside and then afterwards just use my leaf blower to blow all the sawdust aw...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by galt_57
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by galt_57

Building permit

I brought a home real old one the plumming and elec was all done except a updated breaker panel box.i replace the water...
34 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cecil3155
34 comments posted 7yrs posted by cecil3155

Hardwood Install

Anybody know what the gun is called that installs hardwood flooring? snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by michaeljoseph0101
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by michaeljoseph0101

Need chain link fence advice..stretcher

Replacing old chain link fence only. Old posts remain. I have 36 inch high black coated aluminum fence. I bought new en...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by canope234
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by canope234

OT never ever throw anything away !

Today's trash is tomorrow's collectable ... https://shackletons.hibid.com/lot/54609379/pez-dispensers/?cpage=6&q=&ref=ca...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by hubops
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by hubops

Stealing Power

Let me begin by saying that I do not advocate the stealing of power from the electrical companies. I am just curious ab...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by lt
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by lt

in thailand it the same

in Thailand I was given industrial oxygen and I was told by the hospital staff it is the same as medical oxygen black bo...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by hecfigallo
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by hecfigallo

Repair compressor leak (Frigidaire dehumidifier)

Hi! I have a Frigidaire dehumidifier (FAD704DWD, manufactured in 2013). A small amount of an oily substance (yellow/lig...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14382
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14382

Why aren't toasters grounded? (2025 Update)

You've never seen a toaster with a two prong cord? That's all they come with. Toasters don't require, or come with, a t...
66 comments posted 7yrs
posted by lbb34961
66 comments posted 7yrs posted by lbb34961

Demagnetize tool

I am trying to demagnetize this vise grips. I tried the method where you hit it with a hammer, but it does not work. htt...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by scientist77017
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by scientist77017

OT. Middle Class Living

The Wall Street Journal talks about the cost of living middle class. The vehicles we're driving nowadays are super fancy...
121 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dh0496
121 comments posted 7yrs posted by dh0496

Can you really see these underwater mountains

Can you really see these underwater mountains from the sky, or is this enhanced? IOW, I guess you can see them but I'm...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

AC outlets and breakers

Is there any way to check to see if two AC outlets are on the same breaker without flipping breakers on and off? Probabl...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by invalid
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by invalid