Category: HowTos
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How To Buy a Good Set of Jack Stands for your Vehicle
If you are a home mechanic there may be times when you need to get under your car to make repairs and at those times you want to do it as safely as you can. A friend recently asked about the differences of Jack Stands and I thought I would share some of the advice…
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How To Harvest Your Home Parts Inventory from Stuff You Throw Away
Over the years I have found that some of the best parts I have used on my projects have come from things that I may have thrown away. It really doesn’t take that much time and the idea behind this is that when something breaks in your home there are probably a lot of parts…
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How To Kill Weeds in your Vegetable Garden
The last couple years I have been neglecting my vegetable garden. We had a really bad rainy summer about 3 years back and it got hit by some blight and I figured I would let it set a while. Its small but I do rotate crops but eventually the soil will get mixed through and…
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How To Diagnose a Check Engine Light before you bring your Car for Service
One of the worst things to see while you’re driving is a amber Check Engine Light. Diagnosing what the problem is before you seek professional help may save you hundreds of dollars. The first thing to know when you see a check engine light is that you need to take care of it immediately. Even…