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Ed, you suggestion may work. They were tightened so much the ends are expanded. I'll try the clamp and if that doesn't work just sand off the ends a bit. I also like the suggestion of using talcum powder before putting new ones on. Thanks guys.

Before I do something I may regret. I know some of you have dealt with this. Yesterday I bought a bunch of extra long drums and sleeves (stocking label was dot-matrix. Box label appears to be earlier Bighorn. Two had been stored with the drums highly compressed on the sleeves which I cut off. Pictur...

I have USA drill bits 30-50 years old and sharpen them with a Drill Doctor 750x. These are the instructions: “Most wood and soft metal applications require 118°. Harder materials such as stainless steel and tool steel require 135°. If you are drilling contoured materials (such a car fender), plan on...

Picked this Selfie Stick up for $1 at a thrift store. Put in a small pocket mirror I had and now have a replacement for the aged and flecked mirror Craftsman I bought >50 years ago that didn't have the reach or flexibility as this one. This one extends to 23". Craftsman pic is from ebay - only ...

SASman posted pictures that were upside down because he didn't know how to turn them. If you use Windows 10 here is the easy solution to dealing with all sorts of picture problems. Once you have saved your pictures in a folder click on the first one and it should open in your photo editor. You can e...

There's nothing quite like seeing a mumeration of darling starlings flocking.

How you say it determines what it means. How it is said cannot be determined in what is written unless - Consider these, the same words in the same order but with a different meaning: I didn't say he beat his wife. i DIDN'T say he beat his wife. i didn't SAY he beat his wife. i didn't say HE beat hi...

Got it fixed. Thanks. I installed the previous t-stat according to written directions. It stopped working on cool this summer. I pulled it, all the wires were connected so I just reconnected them to the new t-stat terminals. Cool worked again. I think the previous blue wire connection was to a null ...

This is a simple Honeywell T-stat and has no fuse, so far as I know. I'm referring to the 3-amp fuse on the circuit board (control board) on the HVAC. All connections are proper - double-tripple checked. Shown in the photo. You stated, "If the wiring is old and the insulation is starting to bre...

Need some help about HVAC This is puzzling. Replaced a faulty thermostat on 9-7. I switched the thermostat from cool to heat last week. No heat. Turned on the fan. No fan. Replaced the fuse, turned on the fan and it ran. Switched to heat and it blew a fuse. Replaced that, pulled the thermostat from ...