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doorbell - is LED avail

Our doorbell is the standard one with the small rectangular "illuminated" button, that is screwed to the door frame. Ev...
49 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pschuman_no5pam_m3
49 comments posted 13yrs posted by pschuman_no5pam_m3

Solar Rooftop Leasing

Solar rooftop leasing is one of the three basic ways you can make money from your rooftop with solar energy. The other...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

Teacher Suspended For Showing Kids Pliers

A veteran Chicago teacher is suing the school district after he was suspended and charged with possessing tools that sc...
39 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
39 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

OT Illegal aliens doing home repairs

AP's ban on the term 'illegal immigrant' sparks fierce debate Will this result in more illegals available in the HD or L...
26 comments posted 13yrs
posted by vinnyB
26 comments posted 13yrs posted by vinnyB

Electrolysis DE-rusting Cast Iron

I followed up on the Electrolysis DE-rusting metal thread by Nate Nagel. Using this video to build the tank: I only nee...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Oren
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by Oren

lopper

I have an older Fiskars lopper that looks much like this one http://tinyurl.com/coqcepu Unfortunately years of cutting...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Where to buy a single piece of straight wire?

I need something like a guitar string, about 18 inches. Preferably from a local store. Maybe it can be a plastic wire....
35 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jdoe
35 comments posted 13yrs posted by jdoe

OT Tools from Canada.

Everything you never knew you needed. http://www.kmstools.com/pages/competitor-79 Stuff here unavailable elsewhere. :-)...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by harry130747
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by harry130747

Fence Posts - Cement or No Cement??

I see that some people debate over whether fence posts should be cemented into the ground or not. Some people say yes,...
46 comments posted 13yrs
posted by FALCONGIRL
46 comments posted 13yrs posted by FALCONGIRL

HVAC vents

I have a split system located in my crawl space. The vents consist of one main large metal tube with insulation on it....
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by stryped1
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

OT, Looks Can Be Deceiving

Remember the fat frumpy gal who blew them away at a talent show? It happened again with a mismatched duet. ^_^ http://ww...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by the-daring-dufas
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

Even chines Q tips are junk quality:(

I am 56 and always cleaned my ears with q tips, never had a problem tll my GF bought some from a dollar store.. It fell...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by hallerb
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by hallerb

radiator caps, cooling system pressure

I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to increase the factor of safety against boiling. Loo...
80 comments posted 13yrs
posted by demi
80 comments posted 13yrs posted by demi

Possible to replace bearings in pond pump?

Hi, does anyone know if it's possible to replace the motor bearings in this type of pump? http://www.pondusa.com/pm0267...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mikeshaffer
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by mikeshaffer