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I give up
I give up - I've tried to post three times to ask a question about a simple phone case and it hits the f...ed up spam filter - this site…
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To belt or not to belt – that is the question.
I may be an oddball, but I've never owned a large belt sander - I have a small armadillo Porter Cable belt for scribing things one handed, but for larger…
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Cure for a crooked eye on the level?
$50k project crooked because of refference lines. I've almost fired guys for not reading levels correctly - I've had a number of discussions with entire crews about how I won't…
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Where will you be when Sharkbite o-ring goes south?
I was just thinking of how many o-rings last as long as soldered copper and I couldn't think of any - although I'm sure they use a high quality material…
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Have they reinvented the 500w worklight yet?
I have to get 3 or 4 new 500w worklights and I hate spending the money when I know they will be lucky to last through the end of the…
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Bottom lighting for dog house (liquor cabinet)
Anyone built a doghouse for a bar and have specifics on the type of lights used to light the liquor bottles from the bottom? I see some that look/work better…
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Remodelers have got to try a TPO roof
We had an architect specify a TPO roof on half of a 50' trellis to keep rain off a sidewalk and it was an eye opener for us first timers. …
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soldier course of bricks–which mud?
Architect shows a soldier course of bricks around the edge of the concrete pad being poured for a front entryway. We blocked out a brick ledge so there is good…
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how many amps through knob & tube?
City allows a bag full of 20 amp breakers on a new 200 amp main service to an 80 year old house. Knob and tube appears to be as fresh…
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granite reinforcement over washer/drier
In the past I mentioned the use of steel plates to reinforce granite tops but didn't have any deflection numbers, so measured things on my latest granite top over a…