Discussion Forum
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Ridgid table saw fiasco
I was in HD today and sawe the newest Ridgid table saw. It has a top made of 1-1/2" thk granite. The merchandising said it's heavy so it reduces vibration,…
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Glueing broken slate
About a hunnert years ago DW and I were driving through Vermont and bought a painted slate in a country stors in some little town. It has survived many moves. DW…
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The flag
I saw this while driving in western Va, it's south of I-64 on Hwy 220, north of the town of Iron Gate, about 25 miles from the WVA border. Unfortunately…
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Electrical grounding Q
There is a note on the drawings that says: "exterior metal water pipe per NEC 250-104" with a "full size grounding conductor per NEC 250-66" going from the pipe to…
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Squirrel in the chimbley!
This past weekend I was working on the gas logs in my woodburning fireplace, and I closed the damper. It had been open for about 2 years, ever since the…
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gas log problem
We have gas logs in the fireplace and DW wants them to work for the holidays (notice i didn't say Christmas ... that would be politically incorrect). the pilot comes…
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Sunset
Sunset in Virginia. Taken from the southern tip of the eastern shore peninsula, the north end of the Chesapeake bay bridge Tunnel, looking toward Hampton Roads. "Put your creed…
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Black & blue window decal
I have seen quite a few decals on the back windows of cars. About the size of a business card, three horizontal stripes: black, blue, black. What is it? "Put…
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Bank remodel
True story ... started a bank remodel this past weekend, we had three straight days to work ... I'm getting to hate 3-day weekends. Just got into tearing things up…
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Sign in problems
id we ever get a response from the management about why the system sometimes requires a new sign-in? "Put your creed in your deed." Emerson "When asked if you can…