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Tool Tips - October 2009

October 1, 2009
  • Expanding foam to the rescue
  • Double-duty for booties
  • Heat up your hacksaw

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    Tool Tips - September 2009

    September 1, 2009
  • Setting the flange
  • More uses for Silly Putty
  • Changing a hose bib

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    Tool Tips - August 2009

    August 1, 2009
  • Injury avoidance
  • Easy water heater draining
  • Gasket help

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    Tool Tips - July 2009

    July 1, 2009
  • Replacing PVC closet collars
  • Reshaping copper
  • Stubborn galvanized nipples

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    Tool Tips - June 2009

    June 1, 2009
  • Don’t get flooded
  • Back-saving tips
  • Reciprocating saw buffer

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    Tool Tips - May 2009

    May 1, 2009
  • Replacing radiator valves
  • Pedestal lavs
  • Installing pipe insulation

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    Tool Tips - April 2009

    April 1, 2009
  • Homemade stud finder
  • Stub out help
  • Digging up traps

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    Tool Tips ― March 2009

    March 1, 2009
  • Creative use of light
  • Removing shower handles
  • Nail polish In the toolbox?

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    Tool Tips ― February 2009

    February 1, 2009
  • Tipping torches
  • Tools at your fingertips
  • Cutting pipe in tight spaces

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    Tool Tips ― January 2009

    January 1, 2009
  • Making manifolds
  • Fast hands clean-up
  • Basement bathroom toilet flange

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