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  0 Thread: Table saw blade adjustment
Post: RE: Table saw blade adjustment

mike4244 Wrote: (01-13-2020, 02:25 AM) -- Back off the 90° stop bolt to see if this remedies the problem. Might be hardened dust on the crank screw. Scrub the screw with a brass brush or even an old ...
wannabedivin Woodworking Power Tools 3 2,262 01-13-2020, 09:44 AM
  0 Thread: Table saw blade adjustment
Post: Table saw blade adjustment

I have an older belt drive table saw. When the blade is at 90 degrees the up and down adjustment is virtually impossible to change. If I back the blade off by a couple of degrees everything is as it s...
wannabedivin Woodworking Power Tools 3 2,262 01-12-2020, 08:52 PM
  0 Thread: Electronic pest repellers
Post: RE: Electronic pest repellers

I use the snap traps but don't waste time with Peanut butter.  Melt some chocolate chips and smear around the trigger.  When it cools the mice will have to actually naw on it to get the chocolate crea...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 17 6,779 11-29-2018, 03:46 PM
  0 Thread: Dry well and stone
Post: Dry well and stone

I am  putting in a tub with holes.  While digging I have uncovered a massive amount of smooth stones ranging from a bout an inch in diameter to about the size of an egg. Can I used those stones to fil...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 2 1,779 08-17-2018, 09:34 PM
  0 Thread: Mildew/Moldy Smell
Post: RE: Mildew/Moldy Smell

same thing happened in my daughters room.  I drove me nuts trying to find the smell.  Crawled in the attic looking for leaks, I even pulled the carpet back in the closet.  Turned out it was one of her...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 13 6,806 08-17-2018, 09:30 PM
  0 Thread: Slope for underground solid PVC waste
Post: RE: Slope for underground solid PVC waste

Thanks all.   I tend to over think things.
wannabedivin Home Improvement 6 3,867 07-16-2018, 02:17 PM
  0 Thread: Slope for underground solid PVC waste
Post: Slope for underground solid PVC waste

I am replacing the clogged corrugated waste pipes from the gutter down spouts.  I know there needs to be a slope (1/4 per foot).  herein is my problem.  The pipe initially goes straight down, then nee...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 6 3,867 07-16-2018, 01:25 PM
  0 Thread: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run
Post: RE: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run

up date.  Once it gets warm I can feather the throttle to get it to full speed and it will stay constant.  We can still get real gas here so ethynol is not a problem Once it is running, and i pull ...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 26 23,364 06-04-2018, 06:57 PM
  0 Thread: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run
Post: RE: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run

jteneyck Wrote: (06-02-2018, 05:39 PM) -- Is the chain brake engaged?   John -- Brake not engaged, it just dies like it is out of gas when I pull the triggers.  starts and idles fine
wannabedivin Home Improvement 26 23,364 06-02-2018, 05:42 PM
  0 Thread: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run
Post: Echo CS 400 chain saw wont run

I have an older CS400 chain saw and it has been a dream.  This morning I got it out and it will start and idle, but when I pull the trigger, it dies.  I very recently changed the spark plug, air filte...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 26 23,364 06-02-2018, 03:49 PM
  0 Thread: sch 40 drain pipe
Post: RE: sch 40 drain pipe

Bob10 Wrote: (09-13-2017, 09:56 AM) -- If you list where you are at there is a good chance we can point you to a supplier.  Ewing Irrigation is a national company and seem to like to sell stuff to an...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 12 7,762 09-13-2017, 10:17 AM
  0 Thread: sch 40 drain pipe
Post: sch 40 drain pipe

I am replacing the clogged corrugated rain gutter drain pipes with sch 40 PVC.  One of the areas will have a car parked on (Nissan Sentra).  I have been searching the internet had have gotten lots of ...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 12 7,762 09-12-2017, 10:39 AM
  0 Thread: water pipe size
Post: water pipe size

I have to move the outside water Fawcett.  the piping under the house is 1/2 and the old bib is 3/4.  I need to run about 15 feet of additional piping.  will I gain anything by connecting the addition...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 2 1,971 09-11-2017, 08:17 AM
  0 Thread: poly carbonate roofing and gutters
Post: poly carbonate roofing and gutters

I have an awning with corrugated poly carbonate roofing on a 1/2 inch drop per foot of run.  Roof is 16 feet.  How far should the edge of the roofing extend over the gutter.  I have read that it shoul...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 5 4,140 09-06-2017, 08:21 AM
  0 Thread: Water On The Floor After Washing A Load Of Clothes
Post: RE: Water On The Floor After Washing A Load Of Clo...

same thing happened to me.  After I dismantled the machine, I found that the inner tub, the kind of plastic looking one, had a 4 inch split in it and on full cycles would dump water out.  I now never ...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 15 16,189 05-09-2017, 01:53 PM
  0 Thread: black pipe
Post: RE: black pipe

Thanks all for the advice. The furnace was installed 18 years ago.  I have the clearance so will just go with the Black pipe.  It appears it is leaking at the seam but will probably just replace it al...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 28 15,330 09-15-2016, 07:37 PM
  0 Thread: black pipe
Post: black pipe

I got a gas leak in my furnace.  It is on the second to the last elbow before the black pipe actually connects to the furnace.  My question is can this be replaced with a flexible or does it have to s...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 28 15,330 09-15-2016, 02:23 PM
  0 Thread: air in well water
Post: Re: air in well water

about a month ago. I ran all the fawcets for over two hours straight.
wannabedivin Home Improvement 2 2,458 03-18-2016, 04:14 PM
  0 Thread: air in well water
Post: air in well water

I have a well that is only about 15 to 25 feet deep. I replaced the pressure pot and now the water coming out of the fawcets have so much air in the water it is almost white with so many air bubbles. ...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 2 2,458 03-18-2016, 03:50 PM
  0 Thread: Washing machine leak
Post: Re: Washing machine leak

Same thing happened to me. Some loads no leak at all some loads a lot of water. Took it apart and the plastic tub that surrounds the metal one had a 6 inch split in it. Could not see it until I too...
wannabedivin Home Improvement 3 4,530 08-18-2015, 05:05 PM

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