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So I'm finally getting around to hanging a flag on the house. I realize I'm probably over thinking this but I'm curious to see what the collective opinion is on anchoring the bracket into brick vs mortar. The house is 25 years old but the brick is in good shape. The pole is 6' and the flag is...

My father in law got me an MS170 for Christmas. I use a saw a few times a year but don't have my own and he knows I hate borrowing things. Read some reviews and seems like it'll be a good limited use saw. Looks like there is a quick adjust chain tensioner available. Curious if anyone has this...

So I was working on a project and this happened (hopefully the pic is attached). The wife is thrilled. This of course creates yet another unplanned project for me.... So my question is what's the correct way to fix something like this? I've patched actual holes plenty of times but this is more...

Is there a general rule of thumb for drilling pilot holes in wood? Specifically in pecan. At the recommendation of some GJers I'm using hanger bolts to hang a solid pecan mantel. I've heard in the past to size the pilot hole based on the OD of the thread roots. That sounds reasonable but I want...

So the previous owners had fun with spray foam for whatever reason. I'd really like to replace these gate valves with quarter turn valves and renew the plastic box. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get these old valves off the copper lines. I'm assuming the bottom nut on the valve...

I don't think there's a serious tool owner out there who doesn't need these in their tool box.... I constantly find products on Amazon that don't quite match the description but I don't think I've ever found one this far off.

Did a big remodel on the house about 2 years ago. Part of the remodel included pulling down the brick facade on the fireplace and going back with a stone veneer and wood mantel. We've sat and looked at this mantel for 2 years and have decided we hate it. The wife just bought a new mantel. It's...

The thread about the Texas Lowe's buckets promoted me to start this one. I have 6 old 5 gallon paint buckets that have been hanging around for a while. I guess technically I have 3 buckets since they're stuck together in pairs. I've tried everything I know to get them apart and they aren't...

Several years ago I inherited my grandfather's Theo A Kochs barber chair. It's one of the chairs he used in his shops through the 40s, 50s and 60s until he died. Many years ago during a move it was allowed to fall over and a trim piece broke and all of the hydraulic fluid spilled out and was...

Thinking about upgrading my oil free Craftsman 33 gallon compressor that's getting a little long in the tooth. My question is what does the average DIY homeowner-type do with the old tank once they buy a new compressor? I randomly fill up tires and balls. Once in a while run all sorts of air...

Gents, I'm hoping someone with more knowledge than me can chime in and help me trouble shoot a leak I've got on my compressor. This is one of the loud oil free compressors. Roughly 8 years old. When it's pressing up there is air coming out of the area where the aluminum tube goes into the black...

A table saw has always been on my want list but it's never made it over to the need list. Yesterday this model of saw showed up on CL about 20 minutes from my house. The guy claims it's seen very little use and he's asking $220 complete with rolling stand. $220 for a saw with soft start and...

Electric gurus, I've got a large detached garage I'm in the process of finishing out. I really like the look of the orange isolated ground receptacles and would like to use them. No need for an isolated ground out there. This is purely for looks. I'm just wondering, when I sell the house down...

So I've got a 10 month old little girl (first kid) and the wife wants to know if I can make a growth chart for her. Of course I can! I think... I've seen several that I like but I think I'm leaning towards an old school giant ruler style of growth chart but I'm curious to know what tools the...

So I'm walking around the Offshore Technology Conference today, like I have every year for over a decade, and decide to swing by the Ingersoll Rand booth. I've been admiring their cordless impacts for a while and decided to play with a few they had on display. One of the reps tells me they're...

Here's the deal. I've got a detached garage with a large porte cochere in front that's got a recessed drywall ceiling and a single light in the middle of it. Ceiling measures 23' x 12'. I'm planning to install a 72" ceiling fan in place of the light (upgrading the box prior to hanging the...