Recent content by lbperry

OK, guys. I've finally seen the light ... Chunk 'em! I appreciate all the replies and comments. I finally realize that life's too short to spend any amount of it on anything where the result is useless. Thanks for helping me come to the right conclusion. Sometimes it takes me a while; and some...

I decided to use this weekend to cleanup and organize my garage/shop and tools (talk about a fools errand) When I came to the drawer in the back in the dark where I threw all my Craftsman tools with mangy handles I had my crisis. A lot of work had flowed through those tools. I got my first...

Lost My 13/16" socket and thought I'd stop by Lowe's today and pick one up while I was running errands. Circled through most of the aisles in the tool section and saw a lot of tool chests, complete tool sets, power tools, etc. You can really tell what they want to sell you. But no individual...

Thanks, Guys the Klein tool is the one I saw on TOH. The problem is that the circuit stays off until it decides to come on so plugging in lamps and flipping breakers doesn't help. Not quite ready to spring $50 for it but after a couple more days scratching my head and screwing around with it I...

On one of the DIY programs yesterday, I believe it was This Old House, there was a quick (too quick for me to read) reference to a two part tool that, if you put a signal on an outlet with one part, the other part would light when placed on the breaker controlling that circuit. Can anyone tell...

I've got a 10x6 DIY-level Utility with flat-4 wiring. A couple of times a year the squirrels manage to chew up enough wiring so I have to do some rewiring. Does anyone have any ideas for wiring or wiring techniques to avoid/prevent this? Thanks

I ordered the Builders Best like dfiler2 suggested. Will graduate to MagVent if necessary. Thanks for all the suggestions.

The "Job Around the House" that I absolutely HATE the most Is the one where I have to install/reconnect the 4" vent hose on our electric clothes dryer. The dryer vent and wall exit are about 4" offset side to side and approximately the same height from the floor. You'd think that'd be "best...

I thought ALL 20 min jobs took 2 hours. Since I'm retired it's more like 2 days. 1 day thinking about it; the first half of the second tryng to find parts.

Think I'll try the acetone; followed by steel wool and buff. Thanks for the info and suggestions. I appreciate it.

I've got several Craftsman tools with plastic? handles that have deteriorated with a white fuzzy coating. How do I remove it and prevent it from recurring? I've done searches here and found extensive discussions about the materials used by different manufacturers for tool handles. That would...

Just a final post to put a bow on this thread. My son and I spent most of last Saturday getting the outlets and switches correctly mounted. He's a Civil Engineer and decent at wiring but a long way from an electrician; but, I'm proud to say a lot better than me. After we got through every...

What brand box extender slips inside the box? That's what I think I want to use. My Lowe's & Home Depot don't have much of a selection; we don't have a Menards so i'm quickly down to ordering from Amazon or somebody. Thanks for the help,

Thanks, guys. I knew you'd come thru for me. I'm off to Lowe's/HD. I appreciate the info.

Had the age-old paneling in my den removed and replaced with 1/2" sheet-rock. Now the electrical boxes sit almost 1/2" in back of the face of the sheet-rock. What's the best way of fixing it? Seems like many years back I saw a box extender that would bring it up flush. Is something like this...