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Sorry, my camera isn't taking photos well, so I guess I'll try to describe as best as possible. Should have been a simple morning, rear brake pads on my wife's 03 Honda Element with 210k miles. Everything is fine until I go and put the wheels back on, one lug nut makes the impact hammer a...

I'm looking at the Ryobi One+ 18v sanders. There's the $39 round random orbital sander and there's the $29 Corner Cat. Anyone got any experiences with these to suggest one over the other?

Just finished replacing the window regulator/motor on my wife's Honda Element. Looks like the wires broke off from the plastic parts in the old regulator. The motor still runs. Well, not wanting to throw away a working little 12v motor... Has anyone found a secondary use for these? I guess...

Has anyone put their miter saw stand onto wheels? Got pics to give me ideas?

2 daily drivers in the home. Pretty consistently getting 4-4.5 years out of a battery before it effectively dies. We love in the Los Angeles area, so summer heat is probably doing more to deteriorate the batteries than cold. The cars are pretty much driven daily, unless we're out on a week's...

Ok. Here I go again, trying to figure out the electrical issues of my home of 6 months. It's a 2004 Taylor Woodrow built home in southern California. I've got one room that has a total of ... 6 wall switches. One switch is to lights of a stairway. A second switch is to lights of a hallway. A...

I got a bunch of these Stanley swkbn625 nails. http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=BRAD+NAILS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=SWKBN625&SDesc=1%2C000+Units+5%2F8%26%2334%3B+Brad+Nails Except that I can't tell what gauge these things are. They're bigger than porter cable 18g brad nails. Yet...

About 6 months ago, bought a 2004 built home. Been fixing up things here and there and I'm now getting to the number address lights on the front of the house that have never worked. So here's what I've figured out ... The house's 120V feed goes into a photosensor, that turns on in darkness. It...

So, moved in a new house a few months ago, and now that it's getting cold ... I've got a french door that is quite drafty. Looks like the issue is that it has both a deadbolt and a knob with latch - except that both the deadbolt And the knob (on the first opened door) latch fits into the...

Do you guys go with your OEM multitool blades, or are there any aftermarket compatible brands you've had good luck with? Ridgid brand blades are $17. On amazon, a ridgid 2 pack is $20. But there are a lot of aftermarket brands that are around $3-$5 per blade. Are any of these worth a try?

I'm looking to get a miter saw. At first, bigger seems better. But when I think about it more, I'm not so sure. I've already got myself a table saw, circular saw, jigsaw, scroll saw. I'm adding the miter saw so I can get better precision on smaller work like trim pieces. Was looking at a 12"...

So in trying to put in a GFCI in my kitchen and I'm having an impossible time finding the upstream branch outlet. There are 3 receptacles on the countertop. The two closest to the sink are on the same circuit, but are not connected in series with each other. The one furthest away from the...

Anyone know what the difference is between the Ryobi green p117 and the black p118 chargers are? :confused:

So I'm new to the 1/2" impact wrench scene. I thought I was an old school shade tree guy, preferring to work low tech with breaker bars and speeder wrenches for nostalgia. But nowadays as the years pass on, my legs and back get a little bit more sore, and I'm finding my new cordless ryobi 1/2"...

Im thinking about purchasing torque sticks to go along with a cordless electric impact. From what I understand, torque sticks are calibrated with a specific gun / air pressure in mind. Such as accurate when used with a gun generating 375-400ft/lbs. Well, if I have an cordless electric impact...

Does anyone have the 1/2" drive 18v ONE+ impact wrench? Opinions?

I do my occasional household plumbing stuff, and almost everything is SAE. But every once in a while, I run into a nut - usually on a faucet of some kind, that I swear is best fit by a 17mm wrench. Is this really 17mm? Or just a really poor fitting 3/4, or is it something weird like a 23/32?

I think I'm in need of getting some more Ryobi One+ batteries. Does anyone know if these routinely come on sale at any time? Holidays? Black Friday? If its close in time, I can wait a bit for a deal.

I have a ceiling fan, that has two 50W halogen E11 base mini candlelabra bulbs in it that I would love to convert to LED bulbs. Im having difficulty finding a LED 120V e11 base candlelabra bulb! Do the exist? I've seen these cheap e11 to e12 conversion sockets on amazon, but don't know if...

Going to put in a few metal gates, learning about rust-prevention. Are there any opinions on galvanizing metal vs. Aluminum-Zinc metalization?