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Be Excellent To Each Other.
From eyeglasses, to office chairs, cherished childhood stuffed animals, and trinkets and toys. Doors, walls, furniture and floors, popcorn ceilings and ceiling fans. Appliances, kitchen utensils, drills, chainsaws, and machines of all ilk. Someone here is going to try to help you fix it when it's busted.
What we do
We strive above all to be a sub that provides a community service, and as such we hold ourselves to certain standards. Keep the comments on-topic, you can make jokes, it's fine, just don't go off the rails. Do not market anything here without asking the mods first (spoiler, we're gonna say no), don't be posting links to Amazon.com with affiliate codes in them either. Don't post about things you've already solved or made, /r/DIY is a better place for that.
Passing good fixes forward
Further to this goal of providing a service; If someone's comment provides you with a working solution to your issue (or if you just plain figure it out for yourself) post a comment singling out what the solution ultimately was and please flair your post as Fixed. Hopefully this will let future readers learn from our collective successes.
Posting for Maximum Effect
When you make your submission, post a detailed description of your issue and the friendly users here will do their best to sort you out.
Do your best to include:
A detailed description of the problem.
Detailed photos are often a plus. This can mean, for example, close up photos of a part as well as photos from farther back, and/or different angles, which give significant context.
If there is a part number or a model number on something you suspect or know to be at issue definitely include that.
A description of the event(s) or circumstances that lead up to or were present at the time the issue arose.
Safety
There are things that are too dangerous for us to handle here. This can include certain electrical jobs, or natural gas plumbing jobs for example. Rule of thumb, if there's any reasonable chance you could get hurt or killed if something went awry you'll probably be directed to find yourself an expert.
Basic Decorum
Don't engage in racism, sexism, creeedism, homophobia, transphobia, or general assholery. The banhammer is swift and unforgiving.
Last but not least. The Prime Directive
Above all else: Be Excellent to Each Other
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Drilled too far through ‘big box store’ oak cabinet
How can I patch these holes to match the grain pattern? I know I can use wood filler, but the holes will still stand out. How would I blend it to match the wood green?
00:02 UTC
How do I fix my wall?
I had foam mounting tape that held some shelves on, and mounting putty. I removed them a while ago but still have no idea how to remove the residue. I tried sanding with 80 grit but it doesn’t do much as I can still feel/see the sticker. I also tried using a blow dryer and goo gone. There was an area where the paint came off that I just spackled and sanded over but for the rest of the residue what should I do? Any help is appreciated, thank you :)
23:29 UTC
Massage gun
I have a powerful massage gun that stopped working before it stopped working it wasn't charging, now it says its charging but won't work I've opened it up ,any help would be great
23:27 UTC
Laptop Serial Number
My laptop won't turn on and I tried contacting customer support but they need the serial number and I took the sticker off that had the serial number. Please someone help.
23:20 UTC
Faulty radiator or bad landord?
My room won’t heat and my roommates are having similar problems. As it being our first time living alone we don’t really know what’s right or not. As seen in the picture is my radiator with paint over it. It doesn’t heat or anything, and we’re wondering if it’s turned off? Does this look like a switch that needs to be turned is the main question. The other radiators are nice and hot. Living in Minnesota I don’t wanna blast my heat to 80° just for it to be warm in all rooms.
22:32 UTC
I have a picture frame and the inside corner isn't perfect, how can I fix it without taking it apart?
Cheap wooden picture frame i made.
One inside corner doesn't align well.
How can I correct this to look acceptable?
20:14 UTC
Additional weather sealing for front door?
Hello, my front door is brand new. I mean it was replaced, frame and all (including the weatherstrip) last month. I want to know what measures I can take to add more sealing. I can see it's installed correctly and very much well fitting.
It's currently 34F and I can feel drafts in these areas of the door. What products or techniques and how to install them correctly can I learn from your suggestions to kill those drafty areas?
18:51 UTC
ELI5: This brass nut has a teflon o-ring-ish piece that is chipping. What information do I need to know to order a new one?
I am covering for someone at work while they are out for about half a year and I have this nut that I use for their tasks. The inner teflon piece is starting to chip and I want to replace it, but I'm not really sure what the piece is called or what measurements need to be done to make sure I'm ordering the correct thing. I'm not handy at all and searching teflon o-ring and sealing ring don't seem to bring up the same piece as this one. The brass nut itself is fine (I think at least).
Can I buy this piece independently or do I need to replace the whole brass nut?
18:41 UTC
Any way to fix this on the handle of my fancy purse?
18:34 UTC
My nutribullet is leaving these black stains on my countertop every time I use it
At first I thought it was coming from the rubber feet, but the circle in the middle seems to suggest otherwise
17:27 UTC
My brother's computer was working earlier but now it's not
The computer was working until it got unplugged while it was on but it always was fine but this time it decided to not turn on except for a single light and we can't figure out what's wrong also the computer is a gateway ultra slim
17:12 UTC
Insignia fridge not cold enough (won't go below 45 degrees) but the freezer works. I defrosted fridge and cleaned coils. Could it be the evap fan? How can I know?
17:07 UTC
How to reattach this on the bottom of the front bumper
16:10 UTC
How to fix broken cat tree
Hello, I'm trying to attach the part that fell off the cat tree. Nails don't work/aren't strong enough to support all the jumping from my cats. I'm not able to go through the wood using these #14X4" construction screws from the picture (using the screw drivers shown on photos). Should I change the screw type? The space is stretch / odd so the standard screwdriver doesn't fit and I had to use the flexible shaft but still doesn't work (the tool is on the forward position). Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
15:53 UTC
Crank out window
If this type of old style window crank. The bottom window has a cracked and currently taped. It’s really shattered. Is there a way or possible to replace just the bottom window?
15:35 UTC
Anyone know how to reattach the fabric to the bill?
14:58 UTC
What is this crack/damaged pixel on my monitor and how can i fix it please? I dont know how this happened and if i rub it, I can feel it, it isnt inside of the screen.
14:39 UTC
My bathroom fan stopped working
The light works and the heater cuts on but the fan won’t operate. I checked with a multimeter and the motor is getting electricity. Must be locked up. This house is from the 70’s
14:39 UTC
What’s wrong with my ceiling fan lights? No issues when regular bulbs are used.
I have had the ceiling fan installed with Philips. Hue light bulbs for a few years and have never had any issues.
This started happening recently. It is not the bulbs, as I have tried multiple different sets of other Philips hue bulbs. They are also <60W, which the socket calls for.
However, if I put a different LED bulb in here, no issue.
Could just the dimmable feature be broken?
13:52 UTC
My most comfortable boots. How do I fix the right one? Artist so not opposed to weird painting or embroidering. But need to fake leatherize the holes first?
13:51 UTC