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    Rookie coal questions -- clinker and coal types

    I've had that thing about 12 degrees hotter than the surface of the sun, that you couldn't get near it and would turn it down only very slightly and...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Feb 8, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Rookie coal questions -- clinker and coal types

    I've been burning a coal mix I got for free from someone who no longer burned coal in my Kodiak with pretty good results. It is a mix of sizes, from...
    Thread by: wiringlunatic, Feb 8, 2009, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Barn Cats

    We've had two indoor cats, one male and one female. I admit that that's limited experience, but I've heard others say as well, that the males like to...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Jan 1, 2009 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Self leveling cement over Tile Thin-set?

    Oh, one more thing. When raising the floor, get a spacer flange for the toilet, don't just try to fill in an extra 1/2" gap with an oversize #10 wax...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Jan 1, 2009 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Self leveling cement over Tile Thin-set?

    One other thing. Its not necessary to protect the tub -- with the exception of hydraulic cement, mortar shrinks slightly as it dries, it doesn't...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Jan 1, 2009 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Help with ID of my wood hunt please?

    As far as I know it's good. It was included in mixed hardwood when sold by the guy I worked for. Sassafras trees grow fairly slowly from what I've...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Jan 1, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Help with ID of my wood hunt please?

    My vote is definitely Sassafras. Is there enough moisture yet to smell it? It looks like it split nice and straight. It was originally the roots of...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Growing Firewood in the 'burbs ?

    No, Black Locust is common around here -- I'd know that. I think they said that it is native to China or Japan, I can't remember which. This thing...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Getting rid of a groundhog

    An even better solution. And automatic too.
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Burning wood is free, right?

    UGH! This kind. As long as you have good wood to split, a maul is way faster than a splitter. A few wedges make the difficult easy and the...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Growing Firewood in the 'burbs ?

    I don't think it is Box Elder or Alder. The people who own the tree said that only one of the people that they've hired throughout the years to trim...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Getting rid of a groundhog

    [quote author="jdemaris" date="1230766775 Two comments: One, is why make any animal suffer like that? If you need it gone, and have to kill it, at...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Growing Firewood in the 'burbs ?

    Poplar especially will grow back like that. I've watched people try for years to get rid of poplar trees with little luck by cutting them down...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Help with ID of my wood hunt please?

    Woodsman I'm about 13 miles south of you and you just may be right. Sassafras does have those deep bark grooves. If there are leaves around,...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Bar's Leak Head Gasket Fix

    I was a mechanic for years and still do some as part of my handyman business. I've found that not all radiator sealers are created equal. Liquid Bars...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Getting rid of a groundhog

    One thing I've heard and I'm pretty sure it would work is to dump lye crystals down their hole. These used to be used to make soap, but now they're...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Insulation questions where to start?

    I'm not sure of things for your area, but if Lowe's is in your area they will (at least up here) "rent" you a cellulose blower for free for a day if...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Burning wood is free, right?

    Fiberglass handles and those rubber shock collars to put on the handles both lessen the effect of those "depth perception" problems. My maul has a...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Burning wood is free, right?

    And don't forget the chiropractor appointments from splitting and stacking, the gas for whatever you move it with, and the fuel for the saws. My old...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Help with ID of my wood hunt please?

    I agree. Where I live (PA) I've never seen pine with that deep bark grooves. I helped a guy split wood for a firewood business to earn extra money...
    Post by: wiringlunatic, Dec 31, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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