Bill Dufour
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Oven cleaner is lye. Basic or caustic opposite, of acid. It will react with anything organic and aluminum. Concrete and marble should be okay with...

I assume plexglass is very high priced right now. Bill D

I always thought it meant the big flowers. Today I just realized it may be referring to the small lawn daisies. Lawn daisies are just one step...

Mark Twain's wife bought. fancy had carved antique bed with a headboard. He paid so much for it he said he slept facing the headboard so he could...

If a machine is newer then about 1930 I would assume metric unless it is farm equipment. I can not see AMT paying extra for English size bearings. ...

Break out the carbide so the screw is free. wear googles. Then try vise grips+heat+cold. A CO2 fire extingusher is nice to have in the shop. Bill...

In California much of the good stuff is not sold anymore. I have to go to Nevada for some stuff. Bill D

Measure them with metric calipers. Very unlikely they would be English size. A harbor freight digital caliper is good enough. Check the rubber...

I much prefer the center mounted fences that stay square to the tables. Bill D

Not sure if it is still true but it used to be that spider web silk was the strongest material known. But a easy hand push would break the strands. ...

A "lawn" only became a middle class thing after the invention of the lawnmower around 1865. Before that it was mowed by livestock, corralled inside...

Drove by an elementary school today that has a front lawn loaded with dandilions. Looked beautiful and I am sure the bees love it. The high school...

I got the socail security fraud and we will call the sheriff robo call last week. Only difference is it was in Spanish. Bill D.

I agree, I said it backwards. It is five seconds per mile. Bill D

Sound is about 5 miles per second. Light is instant for practical purposes on earth. So if lighting hits then 5 seconds later you hear the thunder...

Copper is good because it acts as a radiator so the air is cooler by the time it reaches the final filters. Bill D

look at "bed slides" that is what I have in my truck. Two pieces of c channel the length of the bed. you will have to weld to make it. Also...

got it done. then key was paying attention to the keyhole slot and keeping the angle so it stayed in the slot not the bigger hole. A 1+1/16 box...

We need doors like Star Trek where they open automatically. Bill D

For a repair like this I would cut the wires near the motor to make removal easier. garden loping shears will do fine. When the motor is down on...

From the title I was expecting the Amish walking the barn to a new location video. Bill D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZL7TqSeDus

I also have metal film can for a 35mm commerical movie. A little shorter then a 5 gal bucket. But it has a nice solid locking lid. I think it...

I may drill a 1/8" hole in the arm so I can push down on the bolt head with a piece of welding rod. Bill D

Let the post office police department know. That is all they do, protect the mail. It is not really local jurisdiction since it is a federal crime. ...

It looks like I used some silicone caulk when I did this 30 years ago. I think grease would not help. But, I will keep it in mind Bill D

My dad made us an electric go cart when we were kids. We only had 50 feet of extension cord so it never got to far out of hand. Bill D

When my Mom worked on the Manhattan project in Tennesse during the war The People from Berkeley called it Podunk. The FBI told them that was too...

On my patio roof I installed a gutter but only capped one end. It slopes to the other end and makes a waterfall onto stepping stones. Never clogs....