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    Copper porch roof w.\ black [paint/coating?]--Sealing [corroded?] seams? (Pictures)

    I have an old copper porch roof which is covered with a black coating (I don't think it's paint but I could be wrong). Picture below. The seams are cracked and corroded, and it's causing a nasty leak onto our front porch. (Close-up picture below) It may be a few years before we can...
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    Cutting hole and adding screen to solid door?

    I have a baby on the way and would like to turn the top half of her nursery door into a screen. (To allow heating and AC into the nursery--it has no vents--and to keep the cats out). I'm thinking of cutting a hole in the top panel of the door and installing a screen, but I have no idea how...
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    Grinding/Sanding/Cutting Slate Tile?

    It's just that only a sliver needs to come off, I figured sanding/grinding it down would be better than trying to cut it -- I'm not sure I can get that kind of precision with a circular saw. Do you think this would do the trick...
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    Grinding/Sanding/Cutting Slate Tile?

    I bought a dining room table with slate tiles for the top -- the tiles are loosely placed into a grid-like frame on the top. Unfortunately two of the tiles are just a hair too wide and do not fit into the the grid. (The table looks like this) I probably only need to shave off 1/8" or so...
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