Just starting need info or help

Also post to alt.home.repair on shop plans. >< if you live inthe nw Ga area. i could use some help on shop plans.thanks>
Posted by Bob Bowles in Woodworking Forum 23 years ago 
Cordless Drill Voltage Why so many?

I don't know why a cordless is better in a shop where the electricity is right there. Maybe someone else can enlighten me. But I do see Norm Abram using one in his shop AND HE IS THE MAN.
Posted by jm in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Chimney draw on a wood burning stove

If it really needs a fan, putting it at the top of the chimney sucking seems to be more common: http://www.fluesystems.com/fans/chimney_top_fans.htmhttp://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves/Exodraft-Chimney-Fans.htmlPossibly less drastic is something like: ...
Posted by Alan Braggins in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 14 years ago 
site update - features hay bale garden

g'day, just been updating our web site. a few new items in the site index all tagged with a 'new' icon. also a question for gardeners is ti worth maintaning a guest book? it seems that hardly anyone uses it when they visit, so are guest books old hat now?
Posted by gardenlen in Garden Forum 19 years ago 
whole house central vac - how to make sure pipe is clear?

If you have a shop vac, open up the central vac cannister so air can flow through the house piping easily and use the shop vac to suck on the outlets throughout the house. Jeff
Posted by Jeff Wisnia in Home Repair 20 years ago 
Best jigsaw for a homeowner...

I bought a Skil belt sander and it took Skil SIX MONTHS to get a replacement switch to the repair shop! Repair shop was in a tools sales store and owner commented "That's why we don't carry Skil".
Posted by nospambob in Home Repair 21 years ago 
window gasket?

Best place to check is glass shop or RV shop.
Posted by Tony Hwang in Home Repair 17 years ago 
Looking for a good trimmer/edger

If you bought it at HD why didnt you just exchange it. one commercial shop near me sells them, Works cant all be junk as this shop sells all top tools. With HD you might have 90 day on an exchange.
Posted by ransley in Home Repair 16 years ago 
Sharpening hair clippers

Since the Wahl factory shop was about a mile away, I went and got the oil (and some clippers for the cat's claws). It wasn't expensive there. Unfortunately they've moved about 15 miles away and now have no factory shop.
Posted by Bob Eager in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 6 years ago 
Free standing microwave and clearance all round.

Weirdly, for a country that prides itself on its cuisine, 90% of shop bought milk is UHT. You have to actively hunt for fresh milk. Being in a fridge in the shop is no guarantee that the milk isn’t UHT. Tim
Posted by Tim+ in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 3 years ago