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Using Pop-Rivets on a roof

I had to patch a metal roof on a trailer house. There was a badly rusted section about 6" area, and there were rust hol...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Bud
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by Bud

OT: Genoa Bridge Collapse and construction

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/italy-genoa-bridge-collapse.html Look at how this bridge was constructe...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by trader4
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by trader4

Sears gas clothes drier

Due to several problems and the fact that it's 20 years old I purchased a new clothes drier. Kind of curious though as...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by philo
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by philo

The "Kitchen Cleanser" nightmare

If you ever used Comet or Ajax Kitchen Cleanser, you're probably aware of the grittiness of that product. I remember th...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Bud
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by Bud

How To Sharpen a Hatchet

Got a hatchet that could stand some sharpening. Googling and YouTubing shows most every conceivable way to do it. Any re...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wade
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by wade

OT. Corn as a legume

Not quite, but close. There's an odd variety of corn, Sierra Mixe, that has aerial roots. Bacteria feed off mucus that...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Looking for a power washer

Finding 3000 for 125. Want electric. S***ty sidewalks, crappy siding. Ill use it once a year, maybe less. Gas is out. I...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by canopeily
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by canopeily

What is glowing in the basement?

A friend is in her basement and talking to me on the phone and she notices that a pipe connected to her heat pump is gl...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Cleaning paint from eyeglasses

I wanted to remove paint from a spare set of glasses. Goo Gone did a pretty good job. It took about 3 tries with soakin...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Some Charmin TP Rolls are Oversize Now?

Anyone else gotten frustrated by this Johnson and Johnson stunt? Over a month ago I picked up my usual thrice a year pu...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Jwisnia18
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by Jwisnia18