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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Which glue holds what, and how hard to clamp it

Most failed joints aren't a glue problem. They're a fit problem, a timing problem, or a clamp doing a job it was never meant to do.

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Measure and Mark So the Cut Is Right the First Time

The spark plug job is easy until the last quarter turn

GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

The clothes worth real money and the ones that quit in a year

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Why the streak broke and what the next morning is for

The Home Tool Kit Every Woman Should Own and Where to Keep It

Twelve tools, about $350, and a hall closet shelf beats a garage full of stuff you'll never carry upstairs.

GuideGroomingTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Cracked winter hands, and the two minutes that fix them

Splits at the thumb knuckle aren't bad luck. They're a water problem, and the repair happens at night while you sleep.

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Make a good pair of shoes last ten years

Cedar trees, twenty minutes of polish and one honest look at the welt will get more out of your shoes than buying new ones ever will.

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Tools & Organizing6 min read

Hand Tools Worth Buying Once and Handing Down

Where to spend real money, where the $9 version is genuinely fine, and how to keep steel alive for forty years.

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GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

You're not buying a drill, you're buying a battery mount

Pick the cordless platform once and the next fifteen years get cheaper. Pick it badly and you'll own four chargers and a shelf of dead packs.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Pull Your Own Check Engine Code in Ten Minutes

A twenty-dollar scanner and a parking space is all it takes to find out whether that light means a loose gas cap or a tow truck.

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Pick a Cordless Tool Platform You Won't Regret

You're not buying a drill. You're buying a battery mount you'll live with for a decade, so pick it on purpose and buy in cheap.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Reproofing a waxed jacket without ruining it

A tin of dressing, a warm room and two hours of patience will get another decade out of a jacket most people replace far too early.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Replacing a Car Battery Without Waking Every Warning Light

The swap takes twenty minutes. The part nobody tells you about is what your car forgets the second the power goes away.

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Doing your own screen and battery swap without wrecking the phone

The battery is a forty-minute job with a hair dryer and the right screwdriver. The screen is harder, and the reasons why are worth knowing first.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Resole the boots you already broke in

How to tell whether your boots can take a new sole, what a good cobbler will and won't do, and when to stop throwing money at them.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What Actually Kills a Truck Before 300,000 Miles

The engine is rarely the problem. Frames, fluids and the parts nobody thinks about twice are what decide whether your truck sees 300k.

GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Most bags die at the zip, not the fabric

Ten-year bags are decided by six small details, and the fabric weight on the hang tag isn't one of them.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw22 Sept 20265 min

Make Your Next Phone Last Five Years

Most phones get replaced long before they stop working. A few decisions at purchase, and a few habits after, change that completely.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Autos6 min

Headlights, Wipers and the Cabin Filter in One Afternoon

Gear6 min

Buy-it-for-life should mean repairable, not expensive

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw22 Sept 20265 min

How to buy a laptop that's still good in five years

Most laptops don't die. They get slow, swollen and unrepairable — and almost all of that's decided the day you buy.

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Autos6 min read

Change Your Own Brake Pads Before Lunch on Saturday

Front pads on a normal car take about ninety minutes, two jack stands and one tool most guys don't own yet. What goes wrong, and how to avoid it.

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