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Can poly plastic water storage tank be used to store hot water?
Another set of questions in context of my home-brew solar water heater:
Can poly-plastic water storage tanks, be used to store hot water (140deg F / 60deg C) ?
How can I thermally insulate a 50 ...
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What is the best way to get an elliptic transparent plastic surface? [closed]
I want to develop some weird augmented reality glasses, with a projector illuminating the glasses inner side, and the light reflecting straight to my eye. The point is to keep the glasses transparent ...
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What type of plastic is best for outdoor usage?
What type of plastic is best for outdoor usage? Like resistant to constant sunlight and water exposure and strong enough. It will be used to encolse part of (small size bird) aviary. Also please ...
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Will a Dremel multipurpose bit cut through 1/2 inch polycarbonate?
Would I be able to use the Dremel multipurpose cutting bit (561) to cut patterns out of 1/2 inch polycarbonate (Lexan)? Dremel "experts" said no but I want to hear other people's opinions. According ...
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How can I join PVC pipe in a food safe way?
I want to close a rectangular vertically mounted pipe with a piece of flat PVC plastic.
I will use the pipe for growing herbs on the wall outside my house, so it needs to be non-toxic.
I was thinking ...
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Should I use a hose clamp on my furnace drainage pipe?
I have a drainage pipe coming from my furnace that a hose regularly connects to and drains to somewhere down into the floor. The hose unfortunately isn't in a great location and if people aren't being ...
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Repairing wire dishwasher racks [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to repair (and is it worth the trouble to) a rusty dishwasher rack?
We have a dishwasher with wire racks on the inside. The racks have a plastic coating on them, but ...
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How can I secure a plastic toolbox to the wall?
I have a plastic toolbox that I want to mount on the wall. I need it to be extremely stable once mounted, and I was therefore considering simply screwing it directly to the wall. However, I'm ...
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What kind of glue can I use to attach a laminated poster to a wood frame?
I have a 50" x 36" laminated poster that has a propensity to curl. One copy of it curled so much that it bent the foamcore on which it was mounted. I decided to mount a different copy of it on a wood ...
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How to determine if a faucet is plastic or metal?
On the first picture below I am pretty sure the grip is made of plastic because it feels very light, when I lift it.
On the second I have no idea.
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How do I tell if the grip of a faucet is ...
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What is a good way to cut hard plastic so it will have a smooth finish?
I want to cut a piece of plastic peg. The peg will be visible (it is on my laptop stand), so want it to have a smooth finish. I could just use a saw, but the finish will not be good. How should I go ...
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What are suction-type automatic pool cleaners made of?
The lead ballast on my aquabot finally wore through the plastic belly that held it, so it dropped out and the bot floated to the surface, chomping away at the waves instead of smooching the pool ...
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Alternative equipment(s) to drill a few holes on a 0.5 cm plastic beside using a small drill
Are there other alternatives beside a small drill (shown below) to drill a few holes on a 0.5 cm plastic? (Looking for something that is inexpensive, save energy, portable and can drill a decent hole ...
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How do I remove a plastic insert nipple from a plastic tub drain? [closed]
In the black plastic threaded tub drain fitting, there is a white plastic insert or nipple that won't thread out and appears to have damaged threads. How do I remove it to thread in a new tub ...
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How to attach plastic (vapor barrier) to the studs?
What's the best way to attach 4 mil plastic (vapor barrier) to the studs? I tried to use regular nails (sinkers 4d 1 - 3/8'') but the plastic sheet goes off the studs (through the head of the nails) ...
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Would wrapping a wood fence post in plastic help protect it?
I'm geting ready to install a couple new wooden privacy fence gates on the sides of our house. One of my co-workers suggested to wrap the 4"x4" with plastic stretch wrap around the 2' part that will ...
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What heat resistant plastic should I use for a lightbox?
I'm making a lightbox to house a strip light behind a large photographic print. I'd like to use relatively thin (i.e. light) plastic. I looked into using foam PVC, but it's not very heat resistant and ...
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Storage racks - plastic vs Bronze inside room
I am thinking of putting storage racks in one of my carpeted room. I looked at the bronze one, big and heavy at costo and I thought they would not be suitable for placing on carpet because
They are ...
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What would be a good material for a portable video projection surface?
I'm considering picking up a picoprojector as an lcd replacement. I would like to have maybe some frosted plastic as a surface that I can deploy in the absence of a suitable whitewashed wall.
It ...
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How to make plastic shine after removing the stickers on it using cooking oil?
After removing the stickers on some of the plastic materials using cooking oil, the plastic lose its shininess. How to I get that shininess back?
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What tool should I buy to cut through very hard plastic?
I have this 55 gallon blue drum that I just picked up from car spa, but the top is not removable. What tool should I buy to remove just the top part of the plastic drum so that I can replace it with a ...
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Hot air gun / paint stripper for melting plastic
I'm not sure if this is the right kind of question for this site, but I thought that people here are more likely to know the answer.
I'm looking for a hot air gun in order to melt plastic - mostly ...
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Remove plastic film from the outside of a metal door?
I forgot to remove the plastic protective film from the outside of a metal door. The door is white prime/painted. I was able to remove the film from the inside of the door, but the outside is baked on ...
