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How can I remove a really stuck screw?
I often come across screws that just won't budge with a manual screwdriver or even a driver bit in a drill. They are of different screw types and heads in a variety of different materials. What are ...
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Should I Buy Cordless Drill/Driver From USA And Use It In My Country?
I want to purchase DeWalt 18V Cordless Drill/Driver from USA where electricity standard is 120V - 60Hz and use it in my country with transformer where standard is 220V-230V - 50Hz but there will be ...
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How do I remove these screws from an IKEA Micke table?
I have assembled a Table Micke for the 1st time ...
but I have some screws I want to remove. or didn't fit well (shld have tighten all screws more), 110126, 103430, 110630
the look like below
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Decking fastening schedule?
I'm screwing down a deck of 5/4 x 4" cedar, over joists 16" O.C.
It's a covered deck, so it won't get very wet.
Is 1 screw per joist/plank intersection enough? Or 2?
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Clothes hanger trolley DIY
I want to create my own clothes hanger trolley with these objectives:
I don't care how it looks, its for temporary use in fact and all I really care is that its 1) sturdy, 2) cheap, 3) easy to build.
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How do I get this rusted screw out? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I remove a really stuck screw?
I have to return my license plates to DMV by Friday (they expire!), and am finding it next-to-impossible to get them off my car! ...
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Will a drill bit that came with a dremel be good enought to drill out a screw?
I have a dremel, and I want to know if the drill bits that came with it are good enough to drill out a screw in my shower faucet.
The shower faucet handel is broken and the screw is stuck in the ...
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Fluorescent Light In Garage - Mounting Issues
In our garage, I'm trying to mount a flourencent light fixture that is 4 foot long. The problem is, I don't know how to mount it. I'm assuming that I would want to drill the screws into the ceiling ...
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How can I replace the bleed plug for my towel rail?
I have a very similar type of radiator as this:
However doing a bathroom refit, I have somehow lost the radiator bleed plug which is shown in the picture above. So if I turn the radiator on, it ...
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What are the main options for fastening MDF to MDF?
I am interested in building boxes and cabinets from 3/4" MDF (I know, I could buy plywood. Bear with me.) What are the main types of screws and fasteners I can use to do this?
I am aware of
glue
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How do I ensure my wood screws have a minimum of 120 lbs pull out or shear strength?
Some assembly instructions for a project I am doing requires that I use fasteners (screws) with a minimum of 120 lbs pull out or shear strength. What I plan to use is #8 2 1/2" coarse thread wood ...
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How can I remove paint from slotted screw heads?
What techniques work to dig layers of paint out of small slotted screw heads,
when the slot is so full of paint a screwdriver won't work?
I've tried an awl, utility knife and screwdriver/hammer. ...
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How can I remove a stuck screw that will still turn?
I put a too short screw into the screw hole. I thought this would sort things out. It didn't. Now I cannot get the screw out even though it will turn quite freely with a Phillips screwdriver. Any ...
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How can I use toggle bolts with limited depth behind them?
I have a predicament, I am putting up a shelf into the wall.
The wall is plaster, and then hollow and then concrete. I have screws with toggle bolts on them.
The 2 inch screw with the toggle bolt ...
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Which screw and anchor should I use to mount a projector screen?
I have a projector screen which weighs about 8 kg (~17.6 lbs) and to light it up a little for when I don't use it I decided to mount a LED strip behind it. I already bought matching strips of wood (24 ...
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what sized screw should I use?
I have a projector screen which weighs 26kg and I'm trying to fix it on to the wall. The screen has holes for two screws and I'm wondering what size screw I need to support that weight.
To ...
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When is a 5x40mm confirmat screw appropriate compared to the slightly larger 7x50mm screw?
I'm thinking about getting some confirmat screws for 3/4" material. Should I get the 40mm or the 50mm variety?
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what substance should I use to refill a hole in wood?
I have a small wooden table (ikea) where the legs screw into the table top.
The hole - into which one of the legs screw in - became wider, so now the leg is wobbly.
How would I fix this?
Is there a ...
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What type of screws and rawl plugs should I use?
I have a a framed canvas picture that I need to hang on a the wall. It is about 3 foot in height and 2 foot wide.
The wall is made of solid brick but has been boarded over with plasterboard and then ...
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How can I remove these screws from shutters?
I am trying to pull some wood shutters off vinyl siding. The screws are placed into what looks like a cylinder (I believe it is called an "anchor"), which itself looks attached to the siding. But when ...
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How to choose the right wall plug size?
I dislike drilling holes, as it irreversibly damages the wall. Therefore I am very careful not to make too much of them. And in the cases I think it is unavoidable, I like to make as tiny a hole as ...
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What kind of drill bit would I use to grind down the end of a protruding screw?
Let's say I have a 1"-thick piece of wood. A 1 1/4" screw is driven through the wood, resulting in 1/4" of the screw protruding out the other side. What type of drill bit would I use to grind that ...
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How to dig a hole for a specific screw?
Yesterday I combined pieces of furniture into a whole desk.
But how are the holes in furniture dug in the first place?
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Replacement screws, quantity and type, for LD4088 table top base [closed]
I have had an Apex LD4088, 40" and an online forum for Toshiba televisions indicated that there is a "standard" practice (unclear as to whether the standard is for the model, manufacturer, or ...
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How to unscrew the two screws on my USB hard disk enclosure? [closed]
On my USB enclosure of laptop hard disk, there are two screws on both sides in the picture.
I have tried to use one screw driver in the left panel of my toolbox, and its head can fit into the ...
