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Thread: Home Theater
Post: RE: Home Theater
Hang in there for a few weeks as there will be sales leading up to the Super Bowl |
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Home Improvement
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01-03-2019, 08:22 AM |
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Thread: Stanley No. 1 SOLD
Post: RE: Stanley No. 1
Walt Q had two #1's, one still in the box and wrapped in the ''grease'' paper. The other one had seen some use, tiny critters.
We had met up here, if you're traveling through New England this is a ... |
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Tool Swap N' Sell
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12-12-2018, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Water heater question
Post: RE: Water heater question
A good friend is 3rd generation plumber. His advice is drain your tank at least every 2 years. Depending on brand unscrew the drain and get in there and scratch around with a wire coat hanger. Change ... |
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Gansett |
Home Improvement
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11-06-2018, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: Shower drain back up
Post: RE: Shower drain back up
My brothers uncle-in-law :) installs septic systems. H e says bakers yeast, a packet or two every month and you'll have a happy system and no problems. I've followed his advise and so far, so good. |
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Home Improvement
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09-27-2018, 08:59 AM |
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Thread: Anybody here have a 35mm film camera they want to sell or trade?
Post: RE: Anybody here have a 35mm film camera they want...
Wild Turkey Wrote: (09-01-2018, 03:36 PM)
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When I started Nikons were too small but Canon fit well and I've been using them ever since.
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Just curious, when did you start? Nikon F's were the came... |
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Tool Swap N' Sell
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09-02-2018, 07:56 AM |
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Thread: NG fired boiler
Post: NG fired boiler
I'm hoping someone can give me the rough cost of a NG fired boiler to replace a oil fired unit. My daughter is looking at a house and the boiler sent the inspectors CO meter, ''off the scale'' in his... |
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Home Improvement
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07-11-2018, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: Second story deck- stairway?
Post: RE: Second story deck- stairway?
I'm in RI, the house is a raised ranch and the deck is off the kitchen, above the basement walk out.. 8-10 feet off the ground. |
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Home Improvement
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07-01-2018, 06:18 PM |
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Thread: Second story deck- stairway?
Post: RE: Second story deck- stairway?
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Home Improvement
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07-01-2018, 05:56 PM |
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Thread: Biesemeyer Fence - Central IL
Post: RE: Biesemeyer Fence - Central IL
Pirate Wrote: (05-07-2018, 12:00 PM)
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Oh. for the days of the Lowes, Biesemeyer close outs. $50 for fence and rail kits!
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:yes: $80 at Lowes for the full size 52'' version and I bought the last... |
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Tool Swap N' Sell
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05-08-2018, 05:31 AM |
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Thread: Walt
Post: RE: Walt
He also had a vast inventory of vinyl records dating to way back |
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Woodworking Hand Tools
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12-18-2017, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: Walt
Post: RE: Walt
I met up with Walt and many other New Englander woodworkers here, D’Elia Antique Tool Museum. Great place for old Stanley Bailey hand plane fanatics
Walt walked through and pointed out all the planes... |
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Woodworking Hand Tools
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12-18-2017, 11:47 AM |
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Thread: Walt
Post: RE: Walt
End of May 2005 I drove over to his shop. I know it was May '05 because I still had the 20 day temp plate on my new truck. Man there was a lot of stairs heading up to his shop. After looking over ever... |
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Woodworking Hand Tools
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12-17-2017, 12:01 PM |
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Thread: Briggs and Stratton motors
Post: RE: Briggs and Stratton motors
barnowl Wrote: (09-16-2017, 04:27 PM)
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There aren't even any oil filters on most of them. Yep
Change it. Yep
Oil is cheap. Yep
In fact, use Mobil 1. Hang on a minute....
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Straig... |
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Home Improvement
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09-22-2017, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: Chain Link damage repair
Post: RE: Chain Link damage repair
If your plan is to apply heat to galvanized posts in order to straighten them I suggest wearing a good respirator and work from the up wind side. DAMHIKT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_feve... |
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Home Improvement
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09-22-2017, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Water heater lessons
Post: RE: Water heater lessons
Just a FYI. a friend is a 3rd generation plumber. A big advocate of replacing the anode in w/h's every 3-4 years. According to him you have to give water something to 'eat'. Like the sacrificial anode... |
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Home Improvement
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09-07-2017, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Walk in bath
Post: RE: Walk in bath
He's called Kohler and someone will be coming by and give him a estimate.
I've forwarded the concerns of slow filling and draining. Also if his water heater, a 40 gallon nat gas fired unit would be a... |
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Home Improvement
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09-05-2017, 11:15 AM |
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Thread: Walk in bath
Post: Walk in bath
My brother is looking into one for his MIL who lives with them in a in-law apartment. She's almost 80 and not too steady on her feet. His wife helps her get in and out of the tub now .
He asked and a... |
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Home Improvement
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09-04-2017, 02:21 PM |
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Thread: Would you recommend the Leigh dovetail jig?
Post: RE: Would you recommend the Leigh dovetail jig?
I go along that it is a great jig but the learning curve is steep. Bought it, used it for one project that had several drawers, back in the box and never used again. |
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Woodworking Power Tools
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04-04-2017, 03:47 PM |
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Thread: Which adhesive?
Post: RE: Which adhesive?
Weatherstrip adhesive it is. Thanks |
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Home Improvement
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03-21-2017, 07:06 AM |
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Thread: Which adhesive?
Post: Which adhesive?
The magnetic seal on my 4 cu ft mini fridge no longer stays in the metal retainer ''rail' on the door, it flops out.
So many different adhesives out there and I don't want to keep doing this and/or m... |
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Home Improvement
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03-19-2017, 11:49 AM |