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    "Registered voters" Anybody not registered ever...

    "Registered voters" Anybody not registered ever vote?
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    Ad Blocker Plus, along with Privacy Badger. ...

    Ad Blocker Plus, along with Privacy Badger. Keeps almost all the ads at bay. Now many you tubes have the ad built into video as an endorsement. About twice a month, You Tube gets me. Lay low for...
  3. I've own both the saw pictured, and the enclosed...

    I've own both the saw pictured, and the enclosed base model. Saw is the same, just motor location is changed, so the answer is yes. Enclosed base model has a smaller footprint.
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    Teflon tape ISN'T a sealant! Pipe threads are...

    Teflon tape ISN'T a sealant! Pipe threads are tapered, and seal by tightening. The Teflon tape "greases" the threads to allow for extra tightening. Some products (Rector Seal #5 as an example) are...
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    Here it was either Pepsi, Coke, or soft drink.

    Here it was either Pepsi, Coke, or soft drink.
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    Unless you have a leak (which should be fixed)...

    Unless you have a leak (which should be fixed) the fluid shouldn't need to be topped off. My shop made log splitter form the eighties never needed any fluid added till front seal on cylinder went...
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    Ag class in basement of school had an indoor...

    Ag class in basement of school had an indoor target range. Kids brought rifles to school on the bus. Practiced as part of agriculture course. Some schools actually had rifle teams. One kid, for...
  8. Spent a day preparing an appeal of property tax...

    Spent a day preparing an appeal of property tax bill. Got stuff together to have income taxes done this week by AARP free tax program at local senior center. Looks like we will be getting back less...
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    Twenty plus years ago,at Woodworking Hhow, Jim...

    Twenty plus years ago,at Woodworking Hhow, Jim Heavy showed building a fence extension from 3/4" MDF. Two layers, separated by a spacers to make it exactly 2" thick. Clamped to existing fence, and...
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    A couple of old bed rails screwed to the bottom...

    A couple of old bed rails screwed to the bottom will solve sagging problems. Screw about every six inches along their length.
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    I would go with 1/4" tempered hardboard. Cut...

    I would go with 1/4" tempered hardboard. Cut circle, route a lip and then bore out needed hole sizes. You could do the same with 1/4" Baltic birch, or polycarbonate. Avoid acrylic, as it cracks...
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    My package was scheduled for redelivery next day....

    My package was scheduled for redelivery next day. Next morning around 8:00 AM, tracking showed picked up by an individual just before closing time at post office. Go by post office to try and...
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    Remember when Norm Abrams was referred to as a...

    Remember when Norm Abrams was referred to as a "Master Carpenter?" There is no such thing, just marketing hype. In my 50+ years in construction related fields, I usually found the quiet guy to...
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    What Dave wrote times two!!

    What Dave wrote times two!!
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    Totally Useless=USPS Tracking

    Ordered a couple light bulbs for wife's car on Tuesday. USPS tracking shows label created on Tuesday, and then nothing more. Remember that was three days ago. Scheduled for delivery tomorrow by...
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    When hanging doors, I shim out hinge locations...

    When hanging doors, I shim out hinge locations before inserting door. For exterior doors, usually just nail thru brick mold, no shimming.
  17. The blade on my saw is a 1/4", 6TPI, hook pattern...

    The blade on my saw is a 1/4", 6TPI, hook pattern bi-metal blade. It's my does everything blade. The brand is Lennox Dimaster
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    Doesn't your HD rent trucks? Buy longer boards...

    Doesn't your HD rent trucks? Buy longer boards and haul them in rented truck. As far as cupping, generally longer boards are cut from lower section of tree, which have less knots and less prone to...
  19. Monday ordered new diabetic shoes from New...

    Monday ordered new diabetic shoes from New Balance store. Could go thru doctor, pay co-payment for visit, make appointment with shoe salesman associated with doctor's office, be fitted for shoes,...
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    For roof work, I use a 5 gallon bucket. Extend...

    For roof work, I use a 5 gallon bucket. Extend ladder about 4' above roof. Attach a pulley to top rung, strung with a piece of rope long enough to reach ground. With helper on the ground, go onto...
  21. Thread: Magnets

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    Currently doing a similar project using magnets. ...

    Currently doing a similar project using magnets. I would make body of knife holder, insert magnets with cups into body, then add a thin layer of veneer, cut from same piece as body.
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    Having taught shop/carpentry in the mid nineties,...

    Having taught shop/carpentry in the mid nineties, the in thing was everybody is going to be a computer whiz. We didn't need people who could fix the toilets. Our influx of people into this country,...
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    Go to office supply store and purchase some of...

    Go to office supply store and purchase some of those brown change envelopes. Insert thumb drive and label envelope. Store in file cabinet, or desk drawer. Works for me.
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    Check for rust on magnets and coil assembly. ...

    Check for rust on magnets and coil assembly. Twenty bucks will get you a new magneto from Amazon
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    by Bruce Wrenn
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    Tom, I use a coupling (same as air hose,) cut off...

    Tom, I use a coupling (same as air hose,) cut off valve, and a tee with pressure gauge and a short length of copper, which connects to existing lines with a Shark Bite connector. Connect to...
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