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first tools

For someone just starting out in adult life what would be the best four hand and power tools?
41 comments posted 13yrs
posted by shilot
41 comments posted 13yrs posted by shilot

black spots on windows

Last year I was working getting these black little specs off front window and door pane. I actually scratched the windo...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by zekor
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by zekor

I need a plane........

I was told I need a plane to make my door fit properly. The problem is that I cant afford the air fare.
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posted by homeowner
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by homeowner

Advice On Electrified Fences

Hi and Happy Holidays, My understanding is that the intent of an electrified fence is if the animals get zapped once or...
36 comments posted 13yrs
posted by abbybrown
36 comments posted 13yrs posted by abbybrown

Range Hood Membrane Switch

Kenmore Elite Range Hood. I don't think it's even been 5 years since I put it in. It has a 3 speed fan and 3 light leve...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by screen
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by screen

Restricted flow - Kitchen Faucet

I have an American Standard Hampton faucet that over time the flow has been= more and more restricted. I have city wate...
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posted by timnels
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by timnels

Why does my faucet have a pause button?

About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4 features, the first 3 of which I was looking for: 1...
25 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
25 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

New Echo grass trimmer leaks from the exhaust

I suppose the fact that a two-stroke engine normally burns oil means that there will be a small leakage of oil from the...
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posted by jdoe
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by jdoe

Heating a pool with an air conditioner

Ask This Old House showed the installation of a system that captures the heat from the AC unit to heat a swimming pool....
80 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
80 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

How does a Smellphone work?

Someone told me they have a smellphone. I guess thats for smelling other people or their house or something like that. B...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by grumpyoldfart
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by grumpyoldfart

Trick to drill shelf pin holes

I built a book case and instead of using the tracks I usually use I decided on 1/4" shelf pins. The problem was drillin...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gfretwell
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by gfretwell

Angie's List: Inyone use it?

Good, bad, a con? Couldn't find the subscription price without undue hassle.... They're advertising like crazy, so I fi...
13 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Ping Leon: Design Q on SawStop

There seems to be two mechanical strategies at work in the SawStop, of translation, and of rotation, ie, retracting the...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat