Tools in Jack of All Trades: Can You Fix It?

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GuideWes Dunbar3 Oct 20267 min

Sweating a Copper Joint Is Mostly About Getting the Water Out

The torch is the easy part. A dry pipe and clean metal decide whether the joint holds, and most first-timers skip both.

Reglue a Wobbly Chair So It Outlasts the Rest of the Set

Squirting glue into a loose joint buys you about four months. Taking the chair apart and cleaning it properly buys you thirty years.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your Garbage Disposal Hums But Won't Spin

The hum means the motor is fine and something is jammed against the impeller. Fix it in twenty minutes with a $3 wrench, in this order.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Why Your Garage Door Stops Halfway and What to Fix First

Five minutes of diagnosis tells you whether this is an eight-dollar can of lubricant or a call to a spring guy.

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Fix a Sticking Door Before You Reach for the Plane

Nine times out of ten it's a loose hinge screw, not a swollen door. Find the rub, then fix it in the right order.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your Dishwasher Won't Drain. Do This Before You Call Anyone

Four inches of gray water in the tub is almost never a dead machine. Work the blockage points in order and most of these fix themselves in an hour.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Fix a Dryer That Runs But Never Gets Hot

Three parts cause almost every no-heat dryer, and one of them costs twelve bucks. Diagnose in the right order and you'll be dry by dinner.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

Before you buy a receptacle or call anybody, work the circuit from the cheapest cause to the most expensive. Most dead outlets die from three things.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A Dripping Faucet Tells You Which Part Failed

Where the water shows up decides whether you need a 50-cent washer, a $6 seat kit or a $28 cartridge. Diagnose before you buy anything.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Patching Drywall Without Making It Worse

Nail pops, doorknob holes and the four-foot disaster behind the couch, fixed in the order a working guy actually does them.

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The Asbestos You Can Live With and the Kind That Stops Work

Nine-inch tiles, popcorn ceilings, gray pipe wrap and attic vermiculite. What to leave alone, what to test, and the moment you put the tools down.

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Dice an onion right and the rest of the board gets easy

Three cuts, two hands, one sharp knife. Get the onion right and carrots, garlic and chicken all stop being a fight.

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GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Rice, Beans and a Mylar Bag That Actually Seals

Two weeks of food first, then the buckets. What really keeps thirty years, what quietly goes rancid, and the five-dollar tool that seals it.

GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Mow High, Water Deep, Skip the Chemical Program

The cheapest weed control you own is your mower deck height, and most lawns are cut two inches too short.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Five Bushcraft Tools You Actually Need First

Skip the gear rabbit hole. A $20 knife, a folding saw and eight hours of practice will get you further than a truckload of kit.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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100 Things Every Young Man Should Own by Thirty

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Stop the Squeaky Floor and the Door That Won't Shut

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GuideHow ToDean Shaw23 Sept 20267 min

How to Change a Car Battery Without Frying Your Electronics

Negative comes off first, goes on last. That one rule prevents most of what goes wrong, and the rest of the job takes twenty minutes.

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100 Things Every Driver Should Know and Keep in the Truck

Your spare is probably flat. Work down this list once and you'll never be the guy standing on the shoulder waiting three hours for a wrecker.

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Tools in Jack of All Trades: Can You Fix It?

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Reglue a Wobbly Chair So It Outlasts the Rest of the Set

Your Garbage Disposal Hums But Won't Spin

Why Your Garage Door Stops Halfway and What to Fix First

Fix a Sticking Door Before You Reach for the Plane

Your Dishwasher Won't Drain. Do This Before You Call Anyone

Fix a Dryer That Runs But Never Gets Hot

A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

A Dripping Faucet Tells You Which Part Failed

Patching Drywall Without Making It Worse

The Asbestos You Can Live With and the Kind That Stops Work

Dice an onion right and the rest of the board gets easy

Rice, Beans and a Mylar Bag That Actually Seals

Mow High, Water Deep, Skip the Chemical Program

The Five Bushcraft Tools You Actually Need First

100 Things Every Young Man Should Own by Thirty

Stop the Squeaky Floor and the Door That Won't Shut

How to Change a Car Battery Without Frying Your Electronics

100 Things Every Driver Should Know and Keep in the Truck