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Daylight Savings

Don't fergit to get up at 2am and change your clock. In fact, if you want to do it right, wait until 3:30am, after ever...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

OT Hats and bad manners. What's up

Okay, I understand that some of our youth are not the best mannered. But what about all the old farts like me (71 yrs.)...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Cutting plexiglass

I had a bear of a time cutting some plexiglass without cracking it. It was 3/16 inch thick. Using a very fine toothed s...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Chinky stinky, what you thinky?

Just got an impact driver from Harbor Freight. The thing stinks. I mean, really stinks. Is that the usual for Chinese HF...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Mobile home / trailer shift season?

Today (March 07, 2014) came home, and opened the main entry door. Would not close. I had to grind a lot of wood off the...
8 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Drain rooter cutting heads

When I used a clog buster pressure jet under the kitchen sink, a bunch of black junk came up into the tub ~20' away. I...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by perilmung
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by perilmung

Bypass aquarium light switch

I have an old aquarium with a 36" fluorescent bulb. The switch is the type where you press it once, with no need to hol...
8 comments posted 12yrs
posted by nervous.nick
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by nervous.nick

Ceramic standoff/spacer...

Old GE range bake element standoff shattered -- it's a ceramic of ~5/8" OD, 13/16" L w/ a 3/16" hole in which a little...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by none
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by none

Mullion grids

I am the new owner of an existing home. An interior door leading to the de n has a mullion grid to create the effect of...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ratcc44
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by ratcc44

Tips for arthritic repair people

I'm looking for any tips on how to cope with advancing arthritis. I find twisting motions to be very difficult at times...
24 comments posted 12yrs
posted by robert_green1963
24 comments posted 12yrs posted by robert_green1963

Ping Stormin Moroman

Hey guy, I know you're a flashlight collector and I carry a few on me when I'm out and about because I'm very nearsight...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by the-daring-dufas
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by the-daring-dufas