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    Hinges for a difficult situation!

    Rockler Woodworking and Hardware (www.rockler.com) in the USA carries these European hinges by Blum that seem to fit your needs. They are frameless hinges with a lifetime warranty. They have hinges of every imaginable type, including 60-degree bi-fold hinges, 90-degree "mini_ hinges, 95-degree...
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    Where can I buy an old-fashioned (cranked) hand drill?

    Is there anywhere, perhaps in the UK, where one can still buy an old-fashioned, hand-cranked hand drill? I mean the kind that looks, and operates, rather like an old-time egg-beater. These tools could accept the same sort of bits as a modern electric drill, but would be MUCH SAFER for a...
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    Is vinyl self-stick tile on a wall OK? With extra adhesive?

    I'm thinking of installing the same tile that's already installed on my kitchen floor on the backsplash. The subsurface would be sanded masonite wallboard. Has anyone ever SUCCESSFULLY used self-stick vinyl tiles on a WALL? Could this be done with the tiles as-is, or perhaps with a SPECIAL...
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    ANTS AROUND THE HOUSE JUST DO NOT GO AWAY !

    Down here in Alabama we HAVE TO keep "critters" in line. What works best on ants, in my experience, is BENGAL ROACH SPRAY. Hope it's available where you-all live, 'cause it's the BEST. Use this IN THE HOUSE, spraying crevices and corners, along baseboards, etc., in whatever areas you have...
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    Irregular Shapes

    A friend's trick, one I use, is to (step 1) press solder wire (soft, easily bendable) against the shape. I use a pen tip to get it into corners. Next (step 2) mark where, on the tile edge, the "funny shape" needs to begin, and where it needs to end. Finally (step 3) trace the outline of the...
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