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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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How do you "tune up" a hard-to-start Craftsman 18" chainsaw [120 articles]
SF Man - 2010-10-24 20:09:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Do you know where to find the tune-up procedure for the Sears Craftsman
358.351.800 18 inch chain saw?
Ever since it was new, my two-stroke Sears Craftsman 358351.800 18" 40cc
chain saw has bee...
Trying to figure out a cut on a table saw [10 articles]
zxcvbob - 2009-05-20 17:58:00 [In: Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm trying to make a couple of folding sawhorses. My own design. :-)
Two 36" 2x4's for the top, fastened together at the bottom edge with a
pair of door hinges. On each end of each 2x4, I'll cut...What brand drill was used for this? [16 articles]
willshak - 2009-05-22 21:32:00 [In: Health & Safety | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
http://news.aol.com/health/article/household-drill-saves-boy/491045
OK, it was a moot question.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the dou...How to empty gunk out of large pond? [9 articles]
scrillig tail - 2009-05-31 00:53:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I need to empty the all the algae out of a 40,000 gallon pond in our yard so
I can repair the liner (leaking from the side and bottom). I was thinking
of draining it all the way and then I would ...Delta Kitchen Faucet/Sprayer Problem [8 articles]
DemoDisk - 2009-05-22 00:59:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi, all;
I've gotten good answers here before, but I haven't posted in a long
time.
This one should be easy -- We installed a Delta combination kitchen
faucet/sprayer a while back, and for m...* * C * O * C * K * * [2 articles]
2010-08-19 18:08:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
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Hardware stores, in the United States...Question on Ryobi batteries/charger. [16 articles]
willshak - 2009-05-23 00:26:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I am looking at a reconditioned 18 volt, 8 inch, Ryobi ONE+ cordless
chain saw. I just need it for pruning branches. I currently use a bow
saw, but it is difficult to get to some branches because ...Drip irrigation for hanging plants on front porch [8 articles]
Thomas G. Marshall - 2009-05-23 11:45:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Landscaping & Gardening | Porches & Sunrooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a front porch with routinely-killed hanging plants. Basically I
seem to be genetically designed to turn every living plant creature
into dust through water-negligence.
I am in need of sugg...1/4" crown stapler and Masonite UL [3 articles]
I need to provide an under-layment for some new flooring in a rental house. My hammer arm is tired. My choices are between 1/4" Masonite (cheaper) and Laun. Either would be a fine sub-strate ...Iron with brown gunk [9 articles]
The Ranger - 2009-06-11 12:45:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have an 18-yo variable temperature, steaming iron by Black and Decker.
It's been a workhorse!
Unfortunately for me, one of my daughter-units have taken to ironing almost
every stitch of cloth...Making or buying a raised platform [31 articles]
Daniel Prince - 2009-05-27 10:40:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
We have several bushes that need to have their tops trimmed. They
are too tall for me to trim with a regular hedge trimmer. Today I
tried using a pole trimmer. I could not reach the center of the...Follow-up on missing chain-saw chain!
mm - 2009-05-22 14:18:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Follow-up on missing chain-saw chain!
Too tired to post yesterday, but nothing new to report anyhow.
Today, I was going to get on my hands and knees again, but I found the
chain as soon as I w...Hard starting Briggs & Stratton 3.0 hp lawnmower engine [44 articles]
muzician21 - 2009-06-05 13:41:00 [In: Appliances | Decks & Patios | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Have a B&S on a 70's era Snapper 21" pusher with an aluminum deck. I
believe the engine is probably 10 years newer than the rest of the
mower.
Maybe 10 years ago I took it to a repair shop who in...Mower Deck Spindles [3 articles]
J.A.Michel - 2009-05-24 13:15:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi all,
I have a Poulan riding mower with a 42" deck. I have used it for 6 or 7
seasons. One of the idler pulleys on the deck shelled out, and that got me
to wondering about the bearings and ...Shark Bite underground [3 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-05-24 17:58:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I was looking for some info on how well shark bite fiitings work when
buried. Ive use them to make repairs and modifications above ground
and they work great as far as I can tell.
Jimmie
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