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    Termite Damage

    Here's another basement issue I must address sooner or later. I know my local building code will be the final word on this but I'm interested in hearing some opinions... About 4 years ago I discovered termites in my basement. I removed all panneling, insulation and drywall from the ceiling...
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    Fastening Sole Plate to Concrete

    Preparing a section of my basement as a workshop.... I'm building a 8'hx16'l non load bearing interior wall on a concrete slab. The pressure treated sole plate needs to be fastened to the slab. I'd rather not cough up the money for a powder actuated nailer if I don't have to. (Sure sounds like...
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    Removing Carpet Adhesive

    One of the hoops I have to jump through in preparing my workshop space is the floor. Currently it's covered in 18" carpet tiles that much come out. They are glued down to the concrete slab with some sort of sticky adhesive. The tiles peel up pretty easily but leave a sticky mess behind. Anyone...
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    Inexpensive Workbenches

    After reading an article on building some inexpensive work benches out of 2x4's and OSB I decided to take a stab at it. I decided to go with plywood instead of OSB. To make a nicer surface to work on, a tempered hardboard top was set into the top. If the hardboard will flatten out, double sided...
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    Recent Diversions

    And excuses for not working on my boat restore... I think I posted the tube guitar amplifier I build already. Tonight, I just finished up another project, a digital reverb pedal. This new hobby has saved me more money than I've put into it and I've learned a lot. Here's some links to photos of...
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    Quote

    I ran across this one recently and can really identify with it... A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world - Joseph Addison Well, I don't think it's the greatest but it's up there.:)
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    Tick Warning

    To my precious friends: Please heed this warning. It could happen to you! TICK WARNING! I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple of times unintentionally.......... but this one is real, and it's important. So please send this warning to...
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    Retrofitting a lawn bagger

    I have a Troy-Bilt lawn tractor. Someone gave me a bagger that was made for a Murray tractor. I think I've found a way to mount the bagger on the back of my tractor. The part that mates with the exit chute on the deck does not quite match mine. Anyone ever tried something like this? The part is...
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    Help Sawdust Makers

    I'm building a cabinet to house an amplifier I recently built. The box turned out nicely. Working on the front and back of the box now. I need to make some 3/4" diameter inside cuts in plywood as shown in this picture. http://thunderboltamps.com/newcabs/P1010232%20mini%205%20front%202%20.jpg...
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    Thar she blows...

    ...hope y'all didnt' jump the gun and plant your tomaters yet! It's dropping down in to the twenties again a few nights this week.:p
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    Strange Electrical Problem

    Lately some of my lights have been flickering at random intervals. Sometimes they go out for a few minutes and come back on by themselves. It doesn't always affect the same circuit in my house. Well, there's one that it consistently affects but there's one or two more that may go out with it...
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    I Love My Job

    Just a funny someone sent me... Subject: I love my job This is even funnier when you realize it's real! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy. Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana . He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling...
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    Electronics Project

    Hey guys. I'm building a small 5watt tube guitar amplifier. It's one of those things I've wanted to do for years. All the parts are sitting on my bench waiting to be turned into something. Right now I'm doing the design work for where everything goes. It's one thing to have a schematic (which I...
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    Quickset Smart Key Locks

    You guys seen these? http://www.kwikset.com/smartseries/smartkey.aspx I replaced my entry door in the garage yesterday as well as all of our exterior door locks. We bought these smart key locks. You can re-key them yourself any time you like. Once we had all 5 locks installed, we re-keyed them...
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    What's your best guess...

    Thinking about making my own circuit board for a project I'm working on. It must be 1/8" thick or the turrets won't fit right. How many layers of 6oz cloth will cure to an 1/8" thick board? My guess is 3 maybe 4.
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    Diode Identification

    I have 2 diodes on a PCB that I would like to replace. These are the only markings other than the stripe indicating the cathode end. 53 53B 905 Can someone identify or link me to a replacement?
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    Hailing Star Gazers

    There's something big and sparkly in the western sky tonight. Anyone know what it is? You can't miss it.
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    Electronics question

    Can someone identify the parts in this pic? This is what I think I see... It's a switch, a 1/4" mono phono jack, and 2 "special" resistors. The top resistor has a single unknown value. The bottom resistor is "tapped?" for 3 separate values. The switch has 4 positions. Is position 4 just the...
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    Youtube SLOW

    Just checking to see if it's just me. Here lately YouTube is totally unusable on about 1/2 of the videos that I attempt to watch. Either it plays fine or it takes forever to load (if at all). Anyone else experiencing this?
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    .17 Hmr

    Anyone have one? I just found out about these and I'm pretty excited about it. I don't hunt anything but paper anymore but it sounds like fun. I just don't know if it's much more fun than a scoped .22. Looks like ammo is about $.40 a shot. Grr, sorry mods. I thought I posted this in NBTT:redface:
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