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Lawn mower blades

My lawn mower blades get dinged up real good by sticks and small rocks. Grinding them takes me a long time, 2 blades, 4...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wayne1NOSPAM
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by wayne1NOSPAM

Pitfalls of a diy electric water heater?

Apropos of the recent thread on tankless heaters, is a diy tank-type electric water heater feasible? 100 gal or so prop...
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

CNC shop for sle in Ocala

http://ocala.craigslist.org/bfs/2367411938.html Not mine, as usual.
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mike.terrell
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike.terrell

OT: Tankless Hot Water Heaters

Hi all, We're in the beginning stages of considering one. I'm soliciting 'real world experience' comments concerning th...
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spam
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by spam

Small Motor Seasonal Starting Saga Solved?

I have a lawnmower and a snowblower, both from Honda, and both are hard to start at the beginning of their season. The...
62 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joegwinn
62 comments posted 15yrs posted by joegwinn

A dock ladder clamp

I used to watch a couple of TV programs every evening, with Mary when she was at home but also even when she was in hos...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dforeman
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Punching Holes in Sheetmetal

My wife wants me to make some sconce lights out of sheets of sheet metal. I can get paintlock of various thicknesses, b...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

R-22 heat pump WORKS!

Thanks all! It WAS the capacitor. I got one from Grainger for $22 (ouch!) and it did the trick. I did learn about how t...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by w
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

[Way OT:] Google *really* cares

On a whim this afternoon, I asked my router to tell me who was connected to my computer. I'd been 'off the air' for qui...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

7/16 x 20 square nut

Title about says it. I need a 7/16 x 20 square nut. Do I have to make my own? No joy at fastenall or mcmaster. Karl
29 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

seeking slip(ring)age

I was told this might be a good place to ask. I'm looking for a slipring or commutator to go around the axle to my whee...
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ebenZEROONE
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by ebenZEROONE

What is it? Set 387

http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/05/set-387.html Rob
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65