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OT. All American Makers

It's a show on the Science Channel, Wednesday evenings. Inventors try to convince Marc Portney to give them money to pr...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dh0496
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by dh0496

my hoover steamvacleaks

My steamvac is leaking from bottom o it.
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posted by carol
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by carol

Block Masons

Earn their pay and have my respect . "It's all in the mud , git yer mud right and it's easy." Well ... I've learned it'...
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posted by snag_one
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Fifteen years, and two hours

About fifteen years ago, I put an AC in my living room window. Some Great Stuff foam around it, and it was fine for a w...
36 comments posted 10yrs
posted by cayoung61
36 comments posted 10yrs posted by cayoung61

Bizarre Electrical

OK, I've had a continuing hassle develop w/ the ground in the old barn over the last year or so. Finally, about two mon...
36 comments posted 10yrs
posted by none
36 comments posted 10yrs posted by none

OT flying below the radar

OT Do you think it's possible for a business in the US that does business, selling equipment costing 100's of thousands...
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posted by observer5-NOSPAM
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by observer5-NOSPAM

fastening for durock

I've decided to go with durock for my tile shower. What kind of a pattern would you use for fastening? I might think eve...
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posted by Cal
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Cal

"Industry-standard" measurements and advertising

I have a 16-ft. "every-which-way" ladder that I've had for maybe 20 years, so when I saw what was described as a "22'"...
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posted by Nobody
27 comments posted 10yrs posted by Nobody

How to get expanding foam off tile??

Parallel to the "How to get expanding foam off my hands" thread, how about tile? I used some Great Stuff a few years ag...
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posted by rednoise9
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by rednoise9

FYI - Toilet Flange Too High For Waxless Seal

I had to change the wax seal on a toilet this weekend. I decided to try one of those Sani-Flush waxless seals. http://s...
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posted by teamarrows
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

How to get expanding foam off my hands.??

I got some on my hands yesterday after installing my new larger dog door..are there any solventsor must it wear off my s...
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posted by hallerb
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by hallerb

durock or green rock for shower

Hello NG, I'm tiling a very small quarter bath (shower) in the wet part of Oregon. In other places, I've thought that t...
27 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Cal
27 comments posted 10yrs posted by Cal