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| bio | website | twitter.com/doresoom |
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| location | Huntsville, AL | |
| age | 26 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 10 months |
| seen | 2 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 434 |
Mechanical Engineer from Huntsville, AL.
New homeowner since 3/5/10
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Nov 26 |
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Nov 24 |
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Nov 19 |
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Nov 14 |
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Oct 29 |
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How do I connect my refrigerator water line to the house line? Changed title, made question more readable |
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Oct 29 |
awarded | Famous Question |
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Oct 22 |
awarded | Announcer |
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Oct 16 |
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Should I use caulk or wood putty and paint to fill nail holes on trim? Amazon UK has it as lightweight spackle too. Although it is considerably cheaper in the US. |
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Oct 10 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Sep 28 |
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How do I raise light switches so my kids can't keep toggling the light? "The Cheat is grounded! We had that light switch installed so you can turn the lights on and off... NOT so you could throw light switch raves!" |
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Sep 12 |
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What kind of tool is used to stir paint in a can? @Freiheit But what if they're going for the "paint-tornado" look for that particular room? |
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Sep 10 |
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How do I deal with a wasp nest? I had to use wasp killer on a few nests in the corner of my backyard fence last year. I sprayed very thoroughly, and didn't see any for the rest of the year. This year they were back in the same spot again. I'm aware that it's only anecdotal evidence, but from my experience they can (maybe by just coincidence) return to the same spot. |
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Sep 6 |
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How can I reinforce a piece of furniture to put an aquarium on it? With a quick back-of-the-envelope calcuation, I came up with 0.3633" thick for tempered glass, or 0.7416" thick for regular glass if you've got a perfectly uniform load on a 1' x 4' piece of glass bearing 550 lbs, supported only at the ends. This is with absolutely no safety factor either! (The required thickness will be significantly reduced if you support it in the center, but I can't tell from the picture how the entertainment center is set up.) |
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Sep 5 |
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How can I dispose of large glass mirrors? @SteveJackson From anecdotal evidence, it's always better to list things for really cheap on Craigslist instead of free if you really want to get rid of it. I think it's the psychology of "What a deal, it's so cheap!" vs "What's wrong with it, why is it free?" |
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Aug 29 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Aug 27 |
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What to take as a base of a chair analog of dentist chair? I'm sitting in a Herman Miller Equa 2 right now. It's loaded with features including variable tilt resistance, seat height adjustment, armrest height, width, and vertical axis rotation adjustments, and lumbar support adjustment. It's great - the only downside is the $1,167 price tag. |
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Aug 19 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Aug 15 |
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How much load can a (wood) board support, if it is supported only at the ends? Dave, that's a very good point if you're going to anchor straight into the tree with a lag bolt. However, by using a board between trees, the board bears the compressive force, and the bolts holding the board to the tree are still in shear. Minimizing the angle of the "Y" will still reduce the compressive force on the board, but it's not as critical this way. |
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Aug 8 |
awarded | Famous Question |
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Jul 26 |
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Is the ability to save pictures worth it in an inspection camera? ...but, but, how will you take pictures of problems and post them to DIY.SE without that function!? (In all seriousness though, I'd just take a picture of the screen with my phone.) |
