Discussion Forum
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Giant LittleGiant
I had to get to that cornice corner to finish up that face I was heat scraping this weekend, and needed a step-ladder that was 8' on one side and REALLY…
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Barbie’s Sleeping Porch
DW and I have been noodling over a sleeping porch off our bedroom since we got the house in '93. Our 2nd floor bedroom has a large window on one…
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Chippendale Planter – no nuts
This is a project oldest DD and I are doing the day after Thanksgiving - it's for her herb garden that she made from volunteers from the school's organic herb garden. …
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Good P/C sander bearing replacement
My Porter-Cable 5" random-orbit sander (model 333) regularly chews up the "oscillation' bearing, and I then have a billion-rpm non-oscillating disc sander. the replacemnt bearing from PC is about $14,…
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Swap 91% with 95% furnace burner myself?
Here’s the situation – the rear of the downstairs has a 90+ efficiency (condensing) Carrier gas furnace, professionally installed in 1993. The Carrier 4-zone system (new at that time) was…
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Muiriatic acid for drain cleaner?
Co-worker asked me - he had heard it worked better than basic solutions (Drain-O). He's visiting with several cousins with long hair, and the tub and lav drains are sloooooow. They…
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Anyone got this Lincoln welder?
I'm about to pull the trigger - I've decided on a Lincoln Precision TIG 225 (ReadyPack). Harris Welding Supply (online) will deliver it to my door for $2065. Anybody have…
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Quickee Fakee Archie
Okay - so a long time ago, squirrels chewed the aluminum flashing around our master bath skylight, and soaked the ceiling, which fell in. View Image View Image Today, and…
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Smelters/Casters – I need your help!!
Question - assuming TileGal and I could could make a plaster mold set (like she's done of vegetables for her clay art tile business, could we melt ~12 lbs of aluminum in…
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Condensation on OUTside of air handler?
Odd thing. Friday night, fan but no cool in upstairs heatpump system (4-ton horizontal-right Carrier; installed in un-insulated, vented attic about 1995. Shake roof, big old house, very air-permeable). Upon…