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latch hardware

I'm refinishing an exterior front gate with a steel latch mechanism. The gate is pretty massive, and when it hits the b...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by merrilljensen
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

OT: Alice's Restaurant: The Trashing of a Legend

By Gene Weingarten Sunday, July 4, 2010 Like many middle-age people, I wear more than one hat. I'm a husband, a father,...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by counterfitter
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by counterfitter

Saw Motor S.O.T. NOT

It turns out that the 240VAC motor I asked about was NOT a "saw motor" but the motor on a compressor that is labled as...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gooeytarballs
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by gooeytarballs

Green Eggs and Obam

From email: I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like his health care scam. I do not like these dirty crooks, or how...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ljaques
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ljaques

MDF door

Sorry about the new thread, but I marked the thread as read and then decided to reply. In a previous home, I had a 42"...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Null
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Null

wainscoting design

I am recmoding the dinig room of my 1860's vintage home. I intend to install frame and (flat) panel wainscoting with a...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sawdustnospam
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by sawdustnospam

Raised Panel Door Question

I've made raised panel doors out of wood. Standard rail and style frame routed with a profile to hold the raised panel...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by LdB
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by LdB

Repair melamine...

Hi, I want to repair nail holes on melamine, what product does the best job. Thanks.
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by JustTryThisAdressYou
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by JustTryThisAdressYou

A good (and long) article about rust

I have seen a lot of this, but not in one place and not so well-written? http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/rust/rust.htm...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dropdownbox
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by dropdownbox

FWW plans

Looking for the hope chest plans out of the Fine Wood Working mag, April 1998 # 129. FWW does not have this mag on their...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bluegoose
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by bluegoose

Source for twist drill bits

Hi all; I need to buy 15 - 20 twist drill bits, the odd sizes that don't come in sets (9/64, 5/32, &tc.). I don;t need...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zzyzx__
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by zzyzx__

OT Happy 4th everyone

Even you Canucks and across the ponders. basilisk
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posted by basilisk
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by basilisk

OT: Electrical Fire

I went to turn the pool pump on today and noticed the outlet the timer plugged in to was charred and black. I'm not 100...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com

OT: Help please: cutting styrofoam sheets

My shop has a steel roll-up "garage" door that faces a blistering sun for several hrs/day. I'm determined to insulate i...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zzyzx__
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by zzyzx__

OT just for fun.:-]D

Part of the G-8/G-20 Summit talks revolved around a new standard for timekeeping, to bring us closer in line with new s...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by skeezics
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by skeezics