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Chicken Coop siding question
have some old weathered wood decking material about 1 x 5.5 that I am going to use for siding on chicken coop. Plan to clean sand and stain. these boards. Looking for suggestions for some material to...
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OT, Any Sailors Out There?
she doesn't, he does
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Generator Neutral & Ground Question
Got a portable generator recently. Would like to eventually wire in a tran sfer switch for my house and run a few selected rooms. My generator has th e neutral bonded to the frame. You are also...
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OT, Hurricane Preparations
I imagine they were really just trying to strap down the roof.
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Help With Aging Cambridge Soundworks Modell 88 Radio
The amazing Combridge Soundworks table radio - Model 88 - which has served us for 30 years is fading. The electronics are fine, but the push-button controls are becoming erratic. Sometimes the volume...
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Walt Disney World closes Typhoon Lagoon
WTF? https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/hurricane-irma-info
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Fios is worse than copper?
Let me get this straight. If one has FIOS, optical fiber, he has to have a battery backup for when there are power failures. But Verizon says not to turn it on until the power failure starts. So this...
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Hurricane Irma: Florida cities at risk
raffic. Backed up for 30 miles. The Interstates have been jammed around here with people streaming in from Florida and filling up the hotels and motels. I heard on the talk radio sta tion that a lot...
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Need help installing a telephone jack
I bought a phone jack with four terminals labeled "G" (green), "R" (red), "Y" (yellow), and "B" (black). However, none of the wires in the telephone cable in the wall have those colors. See the photo...
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OT, Voyager's Golden Record Still Plays On
is year is the 40th anniversary of the launch of The Voyager mission. There is a lot of information online but the PBS site has a countdown timer and odometer. It's over 12 billion miles from Earth...
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OT - batty Irishman
Oh man, was NOT expecting to laugh this hard before my morning coffee, but then this terrified Irish family freaking out while trying to catch a bat popped into my feed and it ruined me. The best...
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bagster
It's not a "can", it's more of a flexible sack. I doubt it's truly meant to be watertight, but it could hold back water most of the water, like sand bags, probably better than sand bags. But how do...
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Change Gate Code: DoorKing 4302-111 control box
A neighbor has a DoorKing gate where she wants to change the code. Looks like a Model 4302-111 from DoorKing, Inglewood California. Can't find the darn right manual at because that part number is for...
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Soda Maker: How long does it take carbon dioxide to diffuse into 4C cold water at 30psi?
Anyone know if saturation by carbon dioxide has a time constant? Swirling seems to work with these 2L bottles, where I mix 4 degrees C (or about) water under 30 psi CO2 pressure (or about) for about...
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Favorite Mail Order Electronic Component Suppliers
I need to buy some assorted thermistors and MOSFETs. Finding them locally is seemingly impossible. Does anyone have favorite mail order electronic component suppliers? If so, what are the names and or...
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