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| bio | website | alexfeinman.net |
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| location | Boston, MA | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
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Raised by a carpenter with a physics degree, I claim lots of booklearnin' but only the usual "amateur" experience level. Take my advice with the same grain of salt you'd take any random voice on the internet!
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Oct 1 |
accepted | How can I repair deteriorating concrete walls? |
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Oct 1 |
accepted | How do I fill cracks between stone steps and mortar? |
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Oct 1 |
answered | How do I fill cracks between stone steps and mortar? |
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Sep 10 |
answered | How can I build an insert on a desk that adjusts the height of a sewing machine? |
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Sep 10 |
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How can you reverse a sliding glass door? Yeah, it's definitely not upside-downable unless I am not seeing something obvious. :-/ |
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Sep 5 |
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How to fix small holes in a wall caused by throwing darts? You may need to sand the holes flush before applying the spackle. Dart holes may have a raised pucker around the edges (ask me how I know) from where the dart pushed the surface aside. Depends on what you threw them into... |
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Sep 4 |
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How can I stop a draft from an attic hatch lid? Also, they sell styrofoam shells that fit over your hatch and help insulate from the back. This might cut down on conductive heat loss. |
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Sep 4 |
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Can I use a small pond with a water source heat pump? Lawrence, consider asking this on the Gardening And Landscaping site. There are a number of questions about ponds there. |
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Aug 24 |
answered | My door doesn't close without having to push it upwards first |
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Aug 14 |
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How to determine if paint is sandable? You can sand the 1-2-3. |
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Aug 6 |
asked | How can you reverse a sliding glass door? |
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Jul 30 |
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How do I get the most torque out of a spanner? Short answer: buy higher quality tools. |
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Jul 28 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 27 |
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Can I turn a 4 X 4 deck post, eight feet high, into a 6 x 6 post by laminating a 2 X 6 and 2 X 4 to it? Vebjorn, do those load numbers include supporting a heavy snow load? Given the OP's location I would be concerned about that. |
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Jul 23 |
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Is a bedframe necessary to keep a boxspring & mattress in good working order? Price is sadly no indicator of quality. Likewise, the box spring itself may be of poor quality, and may have killed the mattress. You should look into getting a refund--your mattress may have a warranty. |
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Jul 23 |
answered | Should I bind the edge of an unbound remnant rug? If so, how do I do so? |
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Jul 23 |
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How can I shorten barstools temporarily so I can reattach the bottom of the legs? Just make a conical cut and you'll be able to screw the legs back together, plus having better support for the joint when you reattach it. I have no idea how to do this, of course; perhaps mount each leg in a lathe and waste away an angled notch with the thinnest cutter you can find. Or...buy a spare set of stools. |
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Jul 12 |
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What can I use as a thread “tightener” compound for a free-running bolt? Let us know how this works, and accept the answer if it does! |
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Jul 12 |
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What could cause polyurethane to dry with excess gloss? +1 for "make sure to get the finish well-mixed". If you used up the lighter half of the finish last time, and it was matte, now you might be left with the super-glossy rest of the ingredients. |
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Jul 12 |
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How can I make this stair rail less slippery? Polyurethane might work. It can be a bit grippy. Try it on a smooth wood rood first before painting your whole handrail. |
