DIY & Home

I Learned Something Important About Garden Hose Quick-Connect Fittings

May 14, 2020 Stuart 65 Comments

I learned something about quick-connect garden hose fittings the hard way.

DIY & Home

The Best Seed Starting Mix for a Beginner Vegetable Garden

May 8, 2020 Stuart 24 Comments

I thought that picking a store-bought seed starting mix would be a quick and easy start to my soon-to-be veggie garden.

DIY & Home

My Suncast Garden Hose Reel Sprung a Leak

May 7, 2020 Stuart 69 Comments

It looks to be time for a new garden hose reel.

DIY & Home

Are Garden Hose Quick Connector Fittings any Good?

May 1, 2020 Stuart 92 Comments

What’s your stance on quick-release garden hose and watering connectors?

DIY & Home

My Herb, Vegetable, and Flower Seed-Starting Experiment, Part 1 (2020)

Apr 19, 2020 Stuart 12 Comments

I’m trying to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers from seed this year, and he’s how it’s going so far.

DIY & Home

Tell us About Your Garden Plans for 2020

Apr 14, 2020 Stuart 50 Comments

Do you have any home gardening plans this year?

Accessories

Reader Question: Recommendations for Home Automation System?

Nov 20, 2019 Benjamen 43 Comments

Please tell us if you use a Home Automation system you can recommend!

DIY & Home

“Backyard Dudes” Replacement Garden Hose Washers

Jul 5, 2019 Stuart 43 Comments

I needed new garden hose washers and after some quick online research I went with Backyard Dudes. So far so good.

DIY & Home

Rubbermaid Food Storage Containers

May 6, 2019 Stuart 30 Comments

I’ve been enjoying mixed use out of Rubbermaid Commercial food storage containers.

Digital Fabrication

Free and Useful Things I Have 3D Printed

Aug 15, 2018 Benjamen 24 Comments

There are 1000’s of free things you can download and print on your 3D printer, here are some of Ben’s favorites.

DIY & Home

How Would You Fill This Foundation Hole?

Jul 24, 2018 Stuart 71 Comments

How would you fill around a sump pump outlet pipe in the foundation?

DIY & Home

I’ve Been Re-Keying Some of Our Schlage Locks

May 31, 2018 Stuart 40 Comments

I rekeyed a lock yesterday, and so far it doesn’t look like I broke anything!

Cordless

New Dremel Versa Cordless Cleaning Tool

Feb 1, 2018 Stuart 25 Comments

Dremel came out with a new Versa cordless cleaning tool.

DIY & Home

Rockler Bluetooth Speaker Kit

Dec 29, 2017 Stuart 9 Comments

Did you ever want to build your own Bluetooth speaker but didn’t want to think about speaker selection or the electronics aspect?

Awesome & Cool

10 Reasons to Visit the World Maker Faire in NYC (Sept 23 & 24, 2017)

Sep 22, 2017 Stuart 9 Comments

Here are 10 reasons why you might want to visit the NYC Maker Faire this weekend.

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