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    Radiant heating for the bathroom tile -- subfloor retrofit. Bad idea?

    Well, Mrs. iron block would like a warmer floor in our master bathroom and I really don't like the idea of ripping out the existing tile and adding a proper radiant heat system...even though that is no doubt the best way to do it. I see there are some places selling heat mats that mount **below...
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    What kind of tool do I need to remove this dress nut? [Solved]

    I need to remove an odd sort of nut from the heater flap control on my old Triumph sports car. It has no flats, only a couple of slots across the face. It is 1/2" OD. I am having no luck loosening it -- it is pretty stuck after 45 years. No luck with retaining ring pliers; they are not beefy...
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    Set of 6 metric hex ball-end drivers. New. Made in Germany.

    Set of 6 metric hex drivers, ball-end, with bolt-holding retaining ring design. Wiha brand. Made in Germany. New and unused. $35 shipped. These are pretty good sized -- the photo of the set shows a 12-inch rule to give an idea of scale. The second photo shows a detail of their "Magic Ring...
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    Floor jack for low-clearance vehicle?

    I need some collective wisdom from the GJ experts about finding a floor jack for a vehicle with only 6" of clearance underneath. I'd like to roll a jack in from the front so I can reach the central jacking point, which is about 3' from the front of the air dam. My vintage Hein-Werner floor jack...
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    Will these Sears bits and nutsetters work with a modern impact driver?

    Twenty years ago or so I bought a Sears "17-piece power screwdriver and nutdriver set" of bits to use with my then state-of-the-art 9.6volt Bosch drill/driver. Fast forward to today -- my M12 Fuel impact driver arrived on the doorstep, so the old drill gets gets relieved of nut and screw...
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    Wanted: the inductive pickup clipped off your dead timing light

    Found. Thanks, mtnkrake!
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    Bad hot tub wiring started huge wildfire...

    The verdict is in. As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hot-tub-wiring-identified-as-cause-of-devastating-9135005.php): The devastating wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 1,300 homes in Lake County last year was caused by faulty...
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