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Flat washers

Just used a bunch of flat washers on a job, yesterday. Reminds me how the simple things in life are so important.
63 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
63 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

GFCI outlets

Is it ok to make each outle tin a GFCI circuit have its own GFCI outlet? Wh en my house was built, one GFCI outlet in o...
19 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stryped1
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by stryped1

OT Mozilla thunderbird help

My Mozilla has failed to connect to three different usenet groups. One, then another, and then a third. Says "no new me...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Does anyone make a consumer grade bench jigsaw?

Does anyone make a consumer grade bench jigsaw? I've had one for 30 years and gotten some good use out of it, but it's...
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Hot diggity dog! Great balls of fire!

"The family could not afford to take the pet to an emergency clinic at the time of the incident" In the USA? Say it isi...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Snoop.D
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by Snoop.D

Help with desk!

This isn't exactly a home repair but I figured someone here could help. I purchased one of these desks back in Aug. htt...
34 comments posted 12yrs
posted by juliebove
34 comments posted 12yrs posted by juliebove

OT. Credit Card Hacked, Skimmed in the U.K.

The president of Paypal had his credit card hacked. It's the more secure version of a card. Article here: http://tinyurl...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by ""dh0496\"

Adding UPS to light circuit

My house lighting is all LED total wattage with all on is less than 100 wat ts. What I want to do is to be able to conn...
89 comments posted 12yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
89 comments posted 12yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123

Motor oil removal?

I carelessly spilled some motor oil on the front of my truck when adding a quart. I tried spraying 409 household cleane...
18 comments posted 12yrs
posted by invalid
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by invalid

Cat 5 for automatic sprinkler wiring

Anyone use Cat 5 for sprinkler wiring? I had a home built over the fall an d winter and now I beginning to set up my sp...
18 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jeffrichards21
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by jeffrichards21

problem with vintage oil furnace starting

I have an oil furnace, forced air, It's a Carrier 58HV085, 34 years old, and works well, until last night after I fell...
35 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
35 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. Weather map

http://alturl.com/tdvp8 or http://preview.alturl.com/tdvp8 (AEI) Map shows the cold spell that hit the eastern U.S. last...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by ""dh0496\"