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How can I repair a fiberglass ladder?
I was thinking that I could clean up the fiberglass and make a repair with the fiberglass mat/cloth/resin they sell at auto parts stores. …
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How do I replace an axe handle?
What tools and techniques should I use to get the job done? …
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Troubleshooting a circular saw that quit working
I have a circular saw that quit working for no obvious reason.
I cut a board and sat the saw down to get another board.
When I tried to cut the next board, the saw wouldn't work. Pull the trigger an …
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How do I get my bench clamp swivel to hold?
I have a bench vise that can rotate something like 270°. The problem is that the clamp that's supposed to stop it from rotating seems to only work in one direction. I can crank as hard as I can on the …
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How do I get out the remnants of a rake handle using a drill?
A few days ago, my wooden rake handle broke during use, so I grumbled about it, went to the hardware store a few days later, bought a new handle, and set about installing it.
Unfortunately, I can't se …
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What tool is used for this tight plumbing situation?
Our tub drain is severely plugged. Cannot get a snake down into it. Our crawlspace is only about 18" tall (WHY?!?), and due to both the confined space and the angle we cannot leverage the wrench in p …
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How can I clean sticky and dirty hand tool's rubber?
I have a hand tool - Needle-nose plier that had a rubber that is used as the handle. Currently, I managed to clean up all the rust on the metal and would like to clean up the rubber handle as it is st …
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How to measure a hex or jam nut? [closed]
I need a jam/hex nut for the mic input for the below speaker. On the picture the connector have been pushed in because the nut is missing.
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It should be a 3/8-32 jam nut, but how can I veri …
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How do I cut an angled cut with low clearance?
I need to cut a header down on an angle to match my stairs. It needs to be cut on a 51° angle, which my circular saw can handle, but there isn't enough clearance under the joists to get my saw in ther …
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How to repair bent scissors?
I have a pair of scissors which I happen to like a lot. Unfortunately, one of the blades is bent towards the other blade, so that a gap forms when the scissors are closed. Bending the blade back with …
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Small Clearance Square Bit
I'm trying to take apart an old bed frame. The fasteners are square head bolts, but they're tucked away with only 1/2" of clearance to access them.
I can't find square head bits shorter than an inch, …
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"Axle cap": what is it called and how to remove it?
I've put together a wagon for a child, but I've messed up something. Now I need to remove a plastic cap that has metal bits inside and that goes over the end of the wheel axle. A spare part of this ca …
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What is the real name of this tool? It's used to fix dupont lighter valves
This tool is used to fix DuPont lighter but that is not its real name please you can help me a lot if you know the real name
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How to repair the handle of a mitre saw
How can I repair this to be able to keep using the saw? …
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What kind of wrench can turn a nut in a recessed area?
I'm in a bit of a pickle here, so I'm replacing the bolts on my diving board, and I noticed that the brace is bent, in such a way that makes it hard to tighten the nut.
There was barely enough space t …