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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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What a mess [11 articles]
hibb - 2009-11-23 07:36:00 [In: Bedrooms | Carpentry | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Thank God for a big shovel and huge trash bags.
Just got through tearing out the ceiling in the upstairs bedroom I'm
remodeling. My father-in-law did this upstairs addition back in the
mid 1940's...
grinding concrete question [16 articles]
bill - 2009-11-24 10:04:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
I need to grind an apron or slope area across a garage door opening. The
opening originally had storefront glass in it, so the edge of the slab is
flat.
I'm wanting to go about an inch deep at t...Door Switches/ where buy ? [30 articles]
James - 2009-11-27 16:33:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a hard wired, simple, Radio Shack alarm system. It uses small
spring-button switches that go into the frame of a door jamb. You drill a
hole about 3/4 of an inch or so, and install the sw...Can't lift grime of table saw [86 articles]
Sam Takoy - 2010-01-04 17:52:00 [In: Appliances | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi,
I'm rehabbing an old craftsman saw which has never been used but sat in
a garage for 20+ years. The tar paper had completely rusted into the
surfaces. I have cleaned it up substantially but...Tool recommendation: Fastening to concrete block walls [29 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-12-07 12:09:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Next phase of my project will involve a lot of fastening to concrete block
walls.
Such as copper pipe straps, PVC pipe straps, rigid electrical conduit
straps, furring strips, formwork for patc...5 gal buckets stuck together.... [13 articles]
Existential Angst - 2009-11-27 14:46:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Awl --
I live by 5 gal buckets -- at any given time, I have between 25 and 60,
depending on how reliable neighbors are about returning them. :)
Hammering them apart, tho, is a real pita. S...What size string for a string trimmer? [14 articles]
mm - 2010-11-02 12:19:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
What size string for a string trimmer?
Somewhere I got the idea that each string trimmer was designed for a
certain diameterr, but I have two on which I can find no
recommendation. Maybe on one ...Ryobi tools [33 articles]
desgnr - 2009-11-30 21:25:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Are Ryobi tools good ?
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Dell Inspiron
Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
...Will we ever see 'universal' cordless batteries. [30 articles]
terry - 2009-12-28 01:10:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
We have De-Walt, Mastercraft, Bosch and Craftsman batteries; all
different. Most of the batteries or the associated chargers are
'shot'! And are incompatible with each other.
Just wondering if we...Taking apart a Mini-Maglite [45 articles]
zxcvbob - 2009-12-03 22:03:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I just found the 3AA MiniMaglite that I thought I left in a motel
room over a year ago. (it was under the car seat) Two of the
batteries leaked -- the ones closest to the lamp. The corrosion
...vacuuming fireplace [16 articles]
mm - 2009-12-01 22:08:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Is it a bad idea to vacuum the ashes out of the fireplace with a
ShopVac, using the "soot" bag? I feel like it might clog the bag,
but otoh, isn't that the point of a soot-style bag?
What about...Load Snow Blower into SUV [34 articles]
Bernie Hunt - 2010-02-14 23:06:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Any suggestions on a ramp solution to load a snow blower into an SUV? At 170
pounds I'm just not up to picking it up, hahahaha. I've verified it will fit
with the handle collapsed and the blower c...Dual-saw [7 articles]
Have seen that 'Dual-saw' advertised on TV. Lots of questions! Any good? Specialised uses? Under powered? May be worm drive? Seems expensive, for what it is, (around $180) as advertised on TV? ...Chain saw questions [23 articles]
Steve B - 2009-12-03 23:40:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My friend has come by a big roll of chain saw chain, a breaker, and maybe
even a sharpener.
Is this similar to a motorcycle chain breaker that uses a screw to force the
pin out, or does one use...Humorous true work story [25 articles]
john neeves - 2010-08-23 09:24:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Do you have a Humorous at work story to tell? The one told me the other day
was by a car windscreen fitter, lets call him Fred. He went around to
someone's house and fitted a new windscreen. Some ca...