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Busted jigsaw motor - fixable?

My jigsaw started sparking and throwing out smoke, so I took it to bits, found a shorted coil in the motor, and disconn...
55 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
55 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Driving with adaptive cruise control

Self driving cars are not far away and you can get a preview on most cars today. Most cars now offer the option on adap...
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posted by esp
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by esp

Saving romex contd

Ok so to post pics of what byHOA did with the blue boxes in my wall and the neighbor sunk 2 in wo asking O an here's my...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by thisismadness.ca
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by thisismadness.ca

Never put Salt in a Flashlight

Never put Salt in a Flashlight. Because your flashlight will be charged with Salt and Battery!!!! :)
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posted by Paintedcow
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

Wireless TV Interface

My son bought a house, where the cable TV box is located in a closet. From that cable box, the prior owner ran a ~25 fo...
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posted by dave
27 comments posted 10yrs posted by dave

Ants in tub

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why? Black carpenter. Pennsylvania. 1 or 2 per day.
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posted by canopeily
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by canopeily

coating steel pipe for rust protection?

We're installing some mounts for solar panels and it requires that 5" diameter steel pipes are embedded in concrete. I'...
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posted by bentelller10154
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by bentelller10154

OT stranger than fiction ...

A local story that defies belief .... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6542266-second-corduroy-road-found-near-cones...
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posted by hubops
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by hubops

Patching up lawn

The two most important things to keep in mind when making suggestions for this project are (a) lazy and (b) cheap. I do...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

presure washer repair

I have a Troy Bilt pressure washer. Recently, it kept loosing pressure. I found some repair videos on youtube https://w...
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by deodiaus
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by deodiaus

Scrap wood garden bench

We have a lot of odds and ends pieces of wood left over from various projects, and I was cleaning up my garden area and...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by countd
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by countd

OT: Thunderbird filters

I've been trying for a while to figure out how to get my tbird filters to mark posts that are cross posted. I finally g...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by countd
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by countd

disk imaging software

I have purchased a new 1Tb hdd to use as a storage place for images of all my computer OS's . I have a choice between A...
21 comments posted 10yrs
posted by snag_one
21 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Veneer Repair

I intend to replace a built in, 20+ year old refrigerator. There is currently a 3/8 inch (?) oak veener plywood panel,...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dave
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by dave