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Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 28th 2023, 6:48 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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True, I may not have worded that very well - I did indeed mean "out of the end of the tap and not up through the valve stem." Before repacking & regreasing the string round the valve stem if it...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 28th 2023, 4:51 pm

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Home and garden projects

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Posted By Oakvillian

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Yup, that's the badger.

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 28th 2023, 4:50 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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...like this one, maybe
https://www.gardena.com/ca-en/products/watering/hose-fittings/twin-tap-connector-26-5-mm-g-3-4/900877001/

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 28th 2023, 4:43 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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potential alternative quick fix at least til after the weekend: get one of those quick-connect hose connector things from a garden or hardware supplier (Hozelock or Gardena are the big brands, I...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 21st 2020, 5:44 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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The chairs were a lot of fun to do. My elderly mother used to be a hobbyist upholsterer, so she provided direction (via FaceTime, mostly) for doing the cushions. I wouldn't have known where to start!...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 21st 2020, 1:39 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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I'm not nearly a good enough woodworker to attempt such a project myself (I'm very envious of those who have the time, space, and most importantly patience to do so!), We did recently acquire a new...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jan 21st 2020, 4:50 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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For sure. Way easier when there's no drywall in the way of visually tracing the wires - and when you're talking to the guy who was pulling the cable!

Switches that do nothing: I was convinced I...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jan 21st 2020, 4:37 pm

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It took me way too long when we first moved into our place to work out that the outlet in the backyard didn't work because it was protected by the GFCI on the outlet at the front of the house. I...

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 6th 2019, 2:34 pm

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I replaced a couple of sliding patio doors a few years ago. I had established before starting that they were standard sizes (60-inch wide x 80-inch tall opening) so bought the new doors from Home...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 15th 2019, 3:04 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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Yeah - it's always a challenge to balance aesthetics with practicality for CO detectors. The gas is very slightly lighter than air, but tends to be pretty evenly dispersed for height in indoor...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 15th 2019, 2:02 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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From the Department of Bizarre and Pointless Building Code Rules, I bring you this little gem that I've just been working through.

We're having a whole bucket load of work done to our house (would...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jul 25th 2017, 7:36 pm

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Posted By Oakvillian

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I used to work for a (different) subsidiary of Trimble so had the pro version of Sketchup to play with. I used it for mocking up tradeshow booths, mostly - that's pretty much all straight lines and...

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