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    Straightening a chainsaw bar?

    I think I already know the answer, but, hope springs eternal... I dropped a tree in my backyard this afternoon and the thing bit my saw bar. Can a bent bar be straightened? Should a bent bar be straightened? How would a bent bar be straightened? The saw is a Stihl if that might make a...
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    Doing It Right The First Time...

    And then forgetting all about it. Pretty much sums it up. Twenty odd years ago i moved my mother's washer and dryer(gas!) out of her basement onto the first floor because of her increasingly worsening mobility issues. Some new outlets, extended gas line. No big deal. Back in May of this year, i...
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    Old Fuses

    Anyone Know anything on the subject? Specifically, the main panel in my house is a Federal Pacific Electric 200 amp, split buss panel. All fuses, NO circuit breakers, original to the house construction circa 1959. There are five two-pole breakers on the upper buss, all supplying 240volt loads...
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    Main Panel Grounding

    I am about to start re-piping the whole house with PEX, and will need to run new wire for the main electrical panel grounding. The house was built in 1959, and still has it's original split buss Federal Pacific Electric panel with FUSES. We've been here sixteen years and have not had to replace...
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    The Universe's Paradigm Has Shifted

    Yes, that is correct. Today i FOUND a 10mm socket! Working on a strange car my kid dragged home, and i found a 3/8" drive shallow chrome 6pt. A chinese Craftsman to be sure, but it wasn't one i'd previously lost. The Universe has shifted!
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    Shop Vacuum Disposable Bags

    This place talked me into trying them. But i've got maybe a knot-headed question: do you leave the original pleated filter in place? Or, do you just rely on the disposable bag? The instructions with the bags are not clear on the subject. Well, the instructions don't address the issue at all, and...
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    You win some, you lose some.

    I started work on a 2002 GMC Savana 3500 today. Mainly for a air conditioner failure, but the rear bumper was swiss cheese, too. I started with that. Every single fastener unscrewed with just a squirt of PB and a ratchet! I was speechless. Don't worry, speechless doesn't last long for me...
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