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Construction Attaching a Lean-To Porch to the side of a House
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Electrical Creating a Custom Cable: 7-Pin Amphenol Connector and Unique Electrode Input
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Optical Help with making my own microscope
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Wood/Glass/Metal Rigging a gliding gymnast ring ceiling track
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Electronics What chip is used in this widely available generic LNA?
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Misc. DIY Experiment of Special Relativistic Effects?
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Plumbing Soldering brass fittings to copper
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Electrical Can I use a 220V Soldering Iron in the US?
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Misc. Extension for a Golf Range Finder
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Auto/Motor Building an Automatic A0 Paper Folding Machine: Tips and Tricks
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Misc. Attach plates (my design) to the stator core of the machine
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HVAC Ideas for reducing home boiler PSI
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Appliances Replacing banker's lamp shade, the screw is too tight to loosen
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Q regarding fixing old busted water line w/ no water in it for 2 yrs
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Appliances Industrial Ovens and Vent location?
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Misc. Homebuilt Seismograph -- Feasible?
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Wood/Glass/Metal Batting Cage Steel Tubes - What size do I use
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Appliances Neutral drain function in washing machines
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Misc. Warming Barrels of Honey With Light
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HVAC Pressure tank bladder replacement
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Construction Sealing Exposed Mortar in Bathroom
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Construction What are the benefits and challenges of using slat walls in interior design?
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Misc. DIY laminar flow hood filtration question
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Troubleshooting a Frozen Far Roller on a Marcato Atlas 150 Pasta Machine
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Auto/Motor Car Maintenance: Costs, Recommendations, and Debates
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Lawn/Garden Repurposing Solar Lamps for Slug Protection
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Chemical/Paint Different ways minerals deposit on water bowls
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Misc. Should You Miter the Corner Joints of Wainscot Paneling in a Bathroom Remodel?
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Electrical Electromagnetic confinement and Oscillators
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Appliances Ohm readings on a 3 prong clothes dryer
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Misc. Looking to make a finger exo-skeleton
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Auto/Motor Does rust paint primer stop rust?
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Chemical/Paint Building an electrolysis cell for a HHO torch
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Auto/Motor Build a Motor DIY - No Machine Shop Needed
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Plumbing Plumber's Putty is a Hoax By Big Plumbing to sell more Plumb
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Wood/Glass/Metal Seeking a cheap wide mouthed jar capable of withstanding a vacuum
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Plumbing How can I fix a leaky toilet without replacing parts?
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Electrical Help with detecting current/voltage with a coil and a spinning magnet
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Construction Temperature inside a weather station enclosure
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Chemical/Paint Best transparent material that allows infrared to pass through?
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Misc. Knot(s) to tie end of fishing line under tension
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Optical What would an amateur need to make accurate astronomical measurements?
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Misc. Making a 3D topo map of my town - looking for techniques
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Construction Steel cage weight load capacity needed
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I am grappling with a gravity fed water system and have questions
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Chemical/Paint Primer applied on waterproof putty became flaky and peeled off
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Electrical Improving Car Radio Reception While Charging Mobile Devices
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Motion detection and Location Positioning query
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Misc. DIY 'ECG' Machine: Testing Feasibility of Wave Transference
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High School Project - Mini Airhockey Table with Robotic Arm
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Misc. Levitating Metal with a Solar Cooker: A Feasibility Study
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Misc. Bernoulli effect on new vent design
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Misc. Let's change another light bulb
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Construction Homemade tripod tree stump/root puller design
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What is the easiest way to bend a Polypropylene stick?
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Optical What is the best paint for optimal visibility and contrast on a sundial face?
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Misc. Investigating the Slow-down of Droplets on a Toothpick
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Electronics How to control a stepper motor in closed loop (PID) in arduino?
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Electronics Need help sealing my 775DC 30,000 rpm motor shaft
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Auto/Motor SkySurfer Aircraft - a personal multipropeller helicopter
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Looking for advice on motors for a small windmill (for kids)
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Misc. DIY combo air cleaner/humidifier
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Electrical Load Cell Wiring Length Question
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Misc. Digitizing a Boat Hull: Mac26 Modeling Data
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Electrical Perpetual Countdown Clock Project
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Misc. Looking for help calculating heat transfer for PEX ground loop project
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Calculating Load Capacity of Steel Cage with A-frame Roof
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Wood/Glass/Metal Magnet Inside a Shell containing Ferromagnetic Metal
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Electrical Quartz Clocks (Battery Operated)
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Boxing/punching bag stand project
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Construction Making a gong stand - will aluminium tubing be strong enough?
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Electrical What does a Roomba battery "reset" do?
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Misc. Most suitable pad for 3.17 mm d. shaft to be as 5 mm one
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Building an Affordable OD600 Sensor for Cell Concentration Measurement
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Misc. How to separate a rubber-ended hose from a gas regulator/connector?
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Wood/Glass/Metal Extra help in filing/sharpening a blade?
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Electrical Unconnected wall wart power consumption
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Electrical Why Do Some Sections of My Pre-Lit Christmas Tree Not Light Up?
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Electrical Turning a single phase motor into a generator
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Electronics Would This Setup for a Ball Bearing Accelerator Work?
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Auto/Motor How Can I Make My Utility Trailer Visible While Backing Up?
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Misc. Can Ethyl Acetate be Used to Remove PLA from Plaster of Paris Molds?
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Is My Blender Motor Viable for a Rotary Tool Shaft Mod?
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Misc. My Winter project -- beer delivery system to my second floor
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Electronics Rule of thumb for derating Solar Energy off-grid energy systems
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Misc. Repairing recliner couch mechanism
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Misc. Headwater: 2" drop in a 40 foot length culvert
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How do we make our own non sticky viscous gel?
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Chemical/Paint Advice on light-duty heat tolerant adhesive
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Misc. What are grid sheets used for on work tables?
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Electronics Custom Multi Light Switch with Dimmer
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Misc. Looking for entry level DIY ideas
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Misc. Finding "Stuff": Surfing for Unknowns with Element13
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Construction Can a DIY pulley system maximize storage space in the garage?
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Electrical Solar to Hot Water Heater Hookup
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Construction Leveled Ceiling, Uneven Measurements - What's Wrong Here?
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Electronics Stationary 3d scanner using a standard camera
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Installing Motorized Dampers in Basement HVAC: Will It Work?
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Misc. Expand balloon with static electricity
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3D Printed Metal Custom Tool Request
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