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So I bought a Makita string trimmer and I’m trying to insert the attachment into the shaft and I can’t physically force the attachment into the power head. I have the locking lever rotated so it’s pointing away from the power head, aligning the attachment with the shaft nub going into the slot...

So I have an old Black and Decker GH1000 that finally kicked the bucket. I’m really fond of it for the feature that rotates the shaft so the head is vertical for edging without having to hold the weed eater at an awkward angle. Of course the cord made things a little cumbersome. I’m in the...

So, in the process of cleaning up some caulk to respond to an ant invasion, I ended up cracking an edge piece of tile off of a bar countertop that's structurally made of plywood. I've never repaired kitchen countertop tile. I have some grout from the original installation from the contractor...

I have been dealing lately with some geese snacking on my yard through a vinyl post fence. I'd like to try to cut some vinyl lattice and zip tie it to deter the extra snacking. There is the quick way which is just ripping the vinyl lattice and zip tying it to the vinyl posts. The lattice...

I'm replacing the sink faucet and drain in the bathroom and as a first timer I ran into confusion in the instructions. It's a Moen Banbury faucet with the push spring loaded drain. I got the faucet replaced with no issues, but running into some confusion about installing the new drain (the...

I have a smell in the basement that has appeared recently and I'm trying to determine the source. The basement is unfinished with a sump pump and stubs for future bathroom in the slab. The house is about 13 years old and as far as I can tell I do not see any standing water anywhere on the...

I have a newbie drywall framing question. I have a metal enclosure that acts as a PVC junction box with a door, but the placement will end up being in the middle of a normal 16" stud cavity. I was planning to have a 2x4" stud on the bottom side that it rests on and 1x4" for the other three...

Had a corner on my deck split and have a replacement cut out. I'm not a deck guru by any means, so wondering what my options are. I suppose I could attempt to disassemble the rails from the corner and slide the piece down, but not sure how difficult that is. I'd probably need to remove covers...

I have a Proflo PF74VBKIT that I replaced a year or two ago and the o-ring broke. I measured roughly .075” with the calipers for the thickness of the o-ring and .75” for the internal diameter. Instead of getting another vacuum breaker replacement kit, how would I go about getting a set of...

So I have a future fiber pull that I want to do that's mostly 1" PVC conduit. However, for termination, I'm going through a california corner to get to the in wall enclosure. Can I get away with downsizing to 3/4" elbow to get through the corner and still have room to pull the fiber eye?

I have some Christmas decorations that I mount to PVC frames (garland around the door, c7 lights around windows), and the more I get into it, the more I recognize that I need organized storage for them. There are some pipe clamps from SDTC Tech that work good where I can fasten them to plywood...

I usually go to Youtube for tutorial about things, but wonder if a topical category of how to do something could grow into a useful resource. There's a lot of head knowledge here. Posts could have a parts and tools list, steps with pictures. There may be existing posts that already fit the...

I made some custom c7 sockets connected to plugs using spt1 of varying lengths that I used for lighting up foam pumpkins this season. However, the ends technically have exposed wire from the snip after the crimp. I put some electrical tape on it, but is there a better way to terminate these so...

I have a Moen swinden Model #: 87922SRS where the button for the higher flow sticks. I could replace the spray head, but anyone deal with trying to replace the spring mechanism or whatever is behind the top button? I tried a flat edge to remove the spray from the housing but I can't seem to...

I have a 12 year old electric water heater, on municipal water. Recently I have had noticeably varying water temperatures of the water coming out of the faucets. Feels like we had a few days of what felt like hotter water than normal and now seems to be on the other end of normal. Just...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a night time shop/work light? Most of my free time ends up being early morning or late evening, and my simple hanging bulb is not really cutting it for me anymore. Prefer extension cord vs batteries. Some kind of tripod setup is probably what I'm...

I'm trying to figure out some options for routing fiber to a structured media enclosure through the corner on the left. I have a slightly wider than 10" stud bay and I'm looking for something to put in place that would act as a pull box and still look finished after the fiber is installed. I...

I'm trying to work through preparing the shed for drywall and there are a couple of framing questions on the sidewalls. I've gotten rid of all the plywood gussets and modified some strongtie brackets so that I can get clearance to drywall the ceiling along the rafters without interference from...

I'm planning to have network drops in my shed/mancave for my small shop/hobby room. The electrician has multiple circuit runs between 18" - 24" on the stud wall. I'm looking to run network cable below that and then run 90 degrees up to keystones from a structured media enclosure. Is there...

I bought SDTC Tech U-Shaped PVC Water Pipe Clamps for 25mm OD, compatible with 3/4" ID PVC pipe as a way to anchor PVC pipe frames for holiday decorations, e.g. I have a garland ziptied to a PVC frame and it tends to be top heavy so it falls over in high wind. I tried it out by inserting a pipe...