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Hanging Sliding Doors

One thing to watch out for is the sliding door you may have installed in the back of the house. Sometimes people mount...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by sfdavidkaye2
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by sfdavidkaye2

When You're Screwing...

The other day when I was doing a handyman thing for a friend, she wondered why I was holding an ice pick. She was a lit...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by sfdavidkaye2
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by sfdavidkaye2

OT, soldiers carrying loaded weapsons.

OT, soldiers carrying loaded weapons. In the past 2 or 3 days, American troops in Afghanistan have been ordered to carr...
19 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Can you get a prepaid phone with GPS

After looking at countless phones, the only thing I have managed to do is eliminate Page Plus. I am told that, although...
26 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

OT: Update on printers

Following the longish thread on printers, perhaps some will be interested in the latest news: "Attempting to improve pr...
36 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
36 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Where can someone buy Outdoor phone wire

I'm on a farm, and have a landline in the house. I want to run a phone line to my workshop, which is around 270 feet. T...
56 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
56 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Linseed oil danger

Linseed oil and rags -- need to dispose properly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EreqG0_PLQ&feature=share Otherwise, yo...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

How do I patch a hole in the stucco?

The patch is to plug/cover a through-hole originally cut to accomodate a stove top vent. The contractor put the wrong w...
19 comments posted 14yrs
posted by robert.a.macy
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert.a.macy

exterior wood filler?

I have a 2x wall plate, whose edge should be flush with the studs. Sad to say, it's 1/8 to 1/4" back from them. Is ther...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gbeccles
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by gbeccles

European loophole for bulb ban

"But there could be hope for those wanting to keep using the incandescent variety ? as retailers have found a loophole...
31 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
31 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

preparing AAC block for strucco-lite.

Hi newsgroup, Your invaluable tips have allowed me to get repeat business with cementious materials. Next is plastering...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cal
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by cal

3 choices now that fan has burnt out

My fan has burned out, literally, with a fire. I have 3 or more choices. Fix the fan: 1) Rewind the motor myself. The m...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Follow-up on fan that needs oiling evey day

Follow-up on fan that needs oiling evey day I think you'll all enjoy this. Well, I took the advice to use liquid wrench...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Cheap carpeting? Not my fault?

Hello, I have lived in an apartment with two kids for the last five years. Everything that spills on the carpet leaves...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by geopearlst
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by geopearlst