Shellac 101...

I'm going to build a fancy checker set for my grandfather. I think this is a good project for me to try my hand with shellac. I've read lots of stuff about shellac, but I don't know where any of my books are... :) Can I expect to buy something acceptable at one of the Borgs, or am I going to ...
Posted by Silvan in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Brass garden hose nozzles and brass on/off switches (and missing o-rings)

In my environment (lots and lots and lots of sunlight), non-metal materials don't seem to last. Of course, if they made the nozzle out of the same stuff they make my recycle bins from, then they *would* last outside.
Posted by Danny D. in Home Repair 13 years ago 
OT - Best height for lawnmower handle?

I haven't bought any lawn mower for years so I don't know if anything has changed since but I guess either go to web sites that sell mowers and look at their specs or just google this question. I would visit more than one site tho to see if you are getting more or less the same ...
Posted by Doug in Home Repair 14 years ago 
Is Ranco having problems???

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Posted by ~^Johnny^~ in HVAC Discussions 20 years ago 
OT wheelie bin pollution rant

The special wagon which collects our rubbish can only take wheelie bins because of the lifting gear which is designed to take bins, not bags.
Posted by Mary Fisher in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 20 years ago 
AVG continuing annoyance

Do you regularly visit dodgy sites? Do you madly click every spam email? If no to those, ditch AVG. If yes to those, you do need anti-malware of some sort, but AVG apparently sucks and gives you a hard time. Ditch AVG and use malwarebytes or some other.
Posted by Richard in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago 
OT: The Dark Web

There are parts of the old Soviet union where you re not allowed to visit huge numbers of sites outside the country. Bella Russ, which I cannot spell comes to mind. Brian
Posted by Brian Gaff in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 14 years ago 
Footlocker Design

http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/onlinestorage/Footlocker%201.jpghttp://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/onlinestorage/Footlocker%205.jpgRegards, Tom Thos.J.Watson - Cabinetmaker tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet www.home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
Posted by Tom Watson in Woodworking Forum 18 years ago 
OT: Free/cheap web hosting

I used to run several low cost sites like that. GetSimple was a great CMS that would run in a few MB of web space and didn't need a database. TW
Posted by TimW in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 8 years ago 
DC plug for laptop

https://itigic.com/types-of-laptop-power-plug-or-connector/#:~:text=EIAJ%20type%20%20%20Connector%20%20%20Minimum,%203.3%20mm%20%201%20more%20rows%20 Bill
Posted by williamwright in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago