Discussion Forum
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Don’t buy a tool for the warranty
I bought a pair of Rockwell drills because of the lifetime warranty on the batteries. When I went to make a claim as one of the four batteries no longer…
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Ridgid tool registration
I've followed the directions to register my drill with no success. I set up an account and a code is sent to confirm but the code is never received. I've…
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residential gasline
A gas line went off house meter underground 18" to garage entering building alongside foundation and then through wall. Later a slab was poured over the gas line for a…
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Saw Blade Sharpening
I've always had saw blades(carbide)sharpened by cleaning up the face, now the place that sharpens cleans up all four faces so that after several sharpenings there is little kerf left…
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SHOP FOX (GRIZZLY) PLANER/MOULDER
Check out "clearance" pricing on this item at amazon.com $550! Not a Williams & Hussey, but adequate and affordable. Can't say the same for moulding knives pricing however, anyone know…
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mitre saw measuring/cutting technique
This is a poll, how do you measure/cut when using a mitre saw without a stop.. here are the possible options: 1. hold the tape to the board and mark…
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Getting Laid
My kitchen floor is getting laid tomorrow, 3/4" solid fir (to match the rest of the house). The other floors were originally painted dark brown where there wasn't carpeting, but…
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Tsunami effect on building materials
We all know what the Iraq war did for jacking up prices of osb and plywd, what's tsunami going to do to stuff we got to buy? (shrimp, underwear, tropical…
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wood i beams and balloon framing
I'm replacing the joists in my barn, 18x28, one by one by ripping out the joist that nails to the stud and sits on the horizontal stick notched into the…
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ceiling fans in the kitchen
We've got 10' high ceiling in our kitchen, with the dining area floor is 12'x24'. The U-shaped kitchen area is about 12'x12'. We have a ceiling fan over the dining…