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I have a Black and Decker leaf blower/vac. It has to be a least 15 -18 years old. The vac housing has worn thru in spots several times over the years. Each time I have patched it and got a couple more years out of it. Last week a new hole appeared. Too many bad spots too many places. I...

My modeling is all O scale, 1:48. Mostly railroad engines, cars, and buildings. Some of the cars are straight kits. A lot are major kit bashed or scratch build. The buildings are all my design and scratch built. Legos make GREAT fixtures, spacers, and special holders. I have started to...

One front tire on my wife's car is bad. Was told at a tire store that because her Subaru is an AWD that I need to buy four tires. The rears have well over half the tread left. I have no problem getting a pair for the front. What is the truth? Thanks all, Mike

After reading this you may think it should have been the joke section. The sad truth is all this is TRUE. I work for a BIG well known retailer. These are for real. If you try to detain a shoplifter, you will be fired on the spot. No questions asked. A while they took out the alarms at the...

Jimmy-James: I don't have an oxy/acet rig. Even if I did I likely wouldn't have thought of it. Bodyperson and Toolmanmike: Had never heard of the brand. Based on your advice, I got one. Before I even filled it I could tell it was well made. I have a few tools that were my Great Uncles and are...

I have started working on a brass Locomotive kit I have had for LOTS of years. I am thinking of getting one of the small butane torches for soldering. Any advice would help a lot. Kit is in 1/4" = 1 Ft. so some parts are very small. Old Weller soldering gun is OK for some of it. Would like...

I use a piece of 1/4" thick glass sort of as a surface plate and a flat surface for assembly. I make a corner of out Legos and use it as a jig when gluing up corners. I use Q-tips instead of a brush to paint or stain sone things. Then just pitch it. Every time I go to use the Pin Vise, I...

My wife of over 46 years had Heart surgery yesterday. We were told it would take between 1 1/2 and 2 hours. I was to called when they were done. Just over an hour later, a lady told us the Doctor wanted to see us in a conference room. The only thing any of us could think of that something had...

As a few of you may remember, I had a Lung Transplant back in Dec. 2016. Am all healed from that and have been having fun again. In Jan. this year I got to met part of my Donor's family. My Wife, Daughter, and I meet eight of Austin's family. Hope to meet more some day. VERY hard to explain...

Needed to clean the inside of the Windshield. Could never get normal glass cleaners not to streak. Tried using windshield washer fluid and it worked better than anything else I've tried. The washer fluid with "De-icer" around here doesn't work for crap. Tried an old can of De-icer, no...

It was two years ago today that I got my Lung Transplant. Last night I talked to my Donor's parents for about 45 minutes,f irst time. They will in the Denver area in two weeks. Am making plans to meet them. PS All eight of Austin's organs were able to be used!

Your link to help my find model instructions was perfect. Not only did I find them. I could select just the steps I needed. Thanks so much, Mike

I have a AMT 1/25 Peterbuilt Wrecker that I just started again. The problem is I can't find the instructions. I've looked on the internet and all I get is links to more links and ads for the whole kit. Any ideas where to look? Or is it possible one of you may have one of these. Thanks, Mike

As some of you may remember, I had a single Lung Transplant in Dec., 2016. About 4 weeks ago I finally got a letter from my Donor's family. I no longer have a new Lung. I now have Austin's Left Lung. His Mom wrote the letter. He passed away on Dec.27, 2016. That was just 10 days after his...

As the title states I am giving away a set of Wheels. The rest is this. They are the 13" OEM from my 66 Barracuda. Will need to be cleaned and painted. Also, you must take the tires that are them.(their junk) It will cost me too much to dismount tire and or ship them. So must be picked in...

The 66 Barracudas have a Alum. trim/cover on the Rocker Panels that go from wheel well to wheel well. Mine are badly pitted from gravel and rocks. Any ideas how to clean them up a little. Need not be perfect. Budget is tight, a lot of hobby money now goes to transplants drugs. Thanks, Mike

I have been toying with the idea of painting the hood of my 66 Barracuda flat black. Does Krylon still make a spay paint that can be washed or peeled off? Has anyone ever used it? Any help would be great! Thanks, Mike

I had a bunch of mushrooms in my lawn. I knew if I just pulled them out or raked they out they would be back the next day. I checked the internet to find out what to do. SOO SIMPLE! Mix 3 tablespoons of Dish Soap in one gallon of water. With a large screw driver, poke holes all around and in...

I want to clean and paint my concrete Laundry Tubs. There is lots of kits on the market to refinish your Bath Tubs. I don't think the prep is the same. Has anyone done this? Can I just sand it and clean with a strong solvent and then paint it? As always, the budget is a issue. Thanks, Mike

The car my daughter has now is slowing going down for the count. Am looking for a solid car, nothing fancy. Doesn't have to be a Mopar. Budget is about $4k. Anyone in the Denver, Colo. area know of something PLEASE send my a PM. Thanks, Mike

A few days ago, I was cleaning out a little bit of the black hole.(AKA basement) I came across a 14" long Montgomery Ward paint stirring stick. Never been used. It has been buried for at 49 years. I have never shopped at Wards since I moved to Colo. in late 1969. All the Wards stores I...

As a lot of you may there was a shooting in the Denver area early this morning. Several people were wounded, some were police. One Police Officer was killed. The sheriff said it looked like a planned ambush. Approx 100 rounds were fired. It appears that most may have been fired by the...

Homedepot has a Roybi 35 piece drill bit set on sale for $4.88. It goes from 1/18 to 1/4". With 35 pieces it means there are several dups. For me this is a good thing. The little ones seem to get lost or broken. Haven't used them yet. One thing I don't like, the case isn't marked with the...

I heard about this a couple of months ago. To remove paint from hinges and knobs when painting inside the house, put them in an OLD pan and just boil them for about 25 - 30 minutes. I just set the kitchen timer when the water is at a rolling boil and take it with me The paint comes off in large...

What for the FABO folks thankful for? I'll start. As some of you may remember, I had a Lung Transplant last Dec. and have done just GREAT!! There is something else that I am much more thankful for. Tomorrow it will be 7 years to the day since my wife had Cancer surgery. There has been NO...

On 66 Barracudas the trim between the back window and the trunk has a circle with the barracuda in it. This whole area is now just chrome. It seems like the circle was painted. Is this correct? If so, what color was it? Thanks, Mike

I've got a 727 donor trans. I need it gone through. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of a person or company that does honest and fair work in the Denver area? Thanks. Mike

The title says most of it. Interested in drivers quality emblem with nuts for left front fender on a 66 Barracuda. Thanks, Mike

What good are old Business cards? I started using them to make lists. Screws, nuts, bolts and etc. for a trip to the hardware store. Grocery store. A list of what I need to when I'm going some where. What else do you or could you use them for? Mike

I tried Zep Commercial Power Tub & Tile Cleaner. It is the first product that REALLY does what it claims. My kitchen sink is double cast iron/ porcelain model that is about 70 years old. It did some stains that would just not come out even with bleach. My daughter told me about this Zep...