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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group
Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Thanks for Barkeeper's Friend on Rusty Tile suggestion [3 articles]
Jo Ann - 2010-03-17 10:18:00 [In: Furniture | Laundry Rooms | ]
Some time ago, I posted a question about how to get a rust stain out
of white tile (these white tile floors will be the death of me...).
I've forgotten who suggested Barkeeper's Friend, but I wanted...
Internet broken? [12 articles]
LSMFT - 2010-03-20 13:48:00 [In: Furniture | ]
Why is it that when I do a Google search for chipper/shredders it shows
a link to Sears. Then I click on the Sears link I see cameras and table
saws??????####!!!!! I get that all the time when sea...Request for an engineering hint to further improve gas siphoning into vehicle (wetness of the 2nd and 3rd can) [14 articles]
Dr Rig - 2010-11-14 11:31:00 [In: Furniture | ]
My daughter hates to fill up with gas so I often siphon a few 5-gallon
cans to fill up her 18 gallon gasoline tank, which I don't mind at all.
The nearest gas station is a hefty drive away and I ...Pet stains on wood floors [12 articles]
ng_reader - 2010-03-28 00:11:00 [In: Furniture | ]
5/8" red oak, stained with dog pee.
Oxacylic acid? Bleach?
Can I stain with spots and blend it in, or will it make the dog pee just
that much darker?
Sanding sealer? Never used it. Sounds l...Ripping fence pickets into thirds with hand-held circular saw? [43 articles]
Peabody - 2010-05-07 21:38:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Fences | Furniture | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I need about 150 6-foot cedar battens, and it turns out the least
expensive source would be to buy 50 cedar fence pickets and cut
them into thirds.
The pickets are 5/8" thick by 3.5" wide, 6-fe...How will a new oil furnace humidifier work. [12 articles]
mm - 2010-03-31 12:59:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
If I get a new oil furnace with humidifier and with AC, is there a
method provided to turn the humidifier off, especially the water,
OTHER THAN the little valve on the water pipe that feeds the copp...Cordless trim saw [6 articles]
As stated elsewhere I will be installing solid hardwood flooring. I have a cheap telta table top saw, a orbital jig saw, etc. Would a cordless trim saw be somethign good to have for a project such...Stain Andersen Patio doors [7 articles]
I intend to buy and install Andersen Sliding Patio doors. My understanding the doors are unstained unfinished pine interior that is usually stained. Does it mean you have to mask the windows glass a...Repair Furniture top. [4 articles]
desgnr - 2010-04-19 18:29:00 [In: Furniture | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a dresser with a Photo Finish on the top.
It is all bubbly looking from placing a glass on it. ( really smart,wasn't
it ? )
Any suggestions how i can repair it ?
I don't think i can sand t...Help with security [32 articles]
camryguy - 2010-04-22 19:29:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Furniture | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello again, This group has answered my questions before and I am sure
it will again. This one is for my father however. In 1997, he built a
house about 15 mins from where he is currently living. Ho...Need Advice on Front Entry Door Purchase [9 articles]
frank1492 - 2010-04-23 08:12:00 [In: Furniture | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello-
We are getting ready to have our front entry door replaced with an
entry door and two sidelites. We have determined that we cannot afford
Therma-tru.
We have also been looking at Be...Advice on Shop vacs......and sawdust collector question. I need a shop vac badly and want to get a good one. [16 articles]
2010-04-28 10:26:00 [In: Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I"m looking for a shop vac and was wondering if anyone could recommend
one they were using and/or one they were displeased with.
I'll be using it mainly to clean up dry messes. Dirt, sawdust.
A...Table saw - ripping thin material? [22 articles]
Peabody - 2010-04-27 18:14:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Furniture | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I just got a used Craftsman table saw on Craigslist, and would like
to rip some long, narrow, thin cedar strips from fence pickets. So
for example, I would first rip a 5/8" x 3.5" x 6' picket into...Bum toilet seat [61 articles]
dadiOH - 2010-05-03 18:06:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
A number of years ago I made a wooden toilet seat from some really nice
tiger maple.
The finish is still great on it except for one place about an inch long
where the lid touches the tank top.....Adjusting the blade and fence on a cheap table saw [11 articles]
I bought an inexpensive Craftsman 10" table saw on Craigslist, and the manual gives instructions for making sure both the blade and the fence are squared up with the mitre slot, and therefore with...