Category: Grey Gardens West

Kaleidoscopic image of hardware store springs
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This right here, is spring fever.

I was at McLendon’s Hardware in Renton a few weeks ago, and I was impressed with their assortment of springs. Sadly, I could not think…

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The lifeblood of a printer
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Printer blood

I was taking apart my defunct printer, to dispose of it and also for shits and giggles.

I thought these were wires at first, turns out they are ink hoses

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But honey… it’s rustic!

RUSTIC IS MAGIC! I finally got this flooring saw that I’ve had my eye on. After I figured out how to use the dumb thing,…

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Harger tape belongs in every tool set
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Hanger Tape is right up there with duct tape and large Phillip’s screwdrivers

One of our downspouts had rusty old brackets, and the problem was compounded by strong winds and people bumping into it over the years.

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A clean soldering iron, just needs to be tinned.
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Clean your iron, it will make everything better.

I got some handy tools for futzing around making little things or even actually working on circuits with my trusty soldering iron.

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2014 Diversitech condensate pump malfunction
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Saving heating money makes me feel warm!

It was 12 degrees outside today so of course the furnace was not working.

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Fried Coffee, rich Columbian Capacitor guts
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Who killed Mr. Coffee?

Something very bad happened to our coffee machine, not Mr. Coffee but some generic cheap thing, only lasted about four months. Looks like something on…

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Red leaves about to fall
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Some say it’s not really fall yet…

Some people say It’s not really autumn yet Our leafy tree disagrees.

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The case for a new mower blade

Lowe’s sells a replacement mower blade that fits my mower for about $18 with tax. Apparently my old blade wasn’t mulching well anymore, the back…

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Birds Foot Trefoil, hardy flowers that bees love
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Bird’s Foot

We have a batch of these pretty yellow flowers growing wild in the back yard. My plant identifier app calls it “Birds Foot Trefoil” –…

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