Posts Tagged ‘repair’

How To Repair A Computer Keyboard

Although many keyboards can be bought for as little as $15 - less even - if you have one that you really like and a few keys go, you should look into doing a little repair. It’s not that hard.

This Instructable goes through the fairly simple process of taking the thing apart, finding the problem and using a little conductive ink pen to fix it up.

Repairing a Computer

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June 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: keyboard, repair | 3 comments»

Repair a Scratched CD with Hair Gel

Interesting. Ben Hayes at om3ga has discovered a way to save your scratched CD - guess what? At first, he experimented different things - such as using water, deodorant, lem oil, and toothpaste. They have not done any magic fix on the CD. But when he tried the hair gel:

Yes, hair gel, and guess what… It worked!

I applied it in much the same way as the toothpaste, except I… » Continue

August 4 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: cd, repair | 7 comments»

20 of the all-time best hints for making household repairs

Al Carrell has a list of quick tips that you can use when you do your repair project for your house. It has tips for doors, windows, floors, and ceilings. Here is a taste for some doors repair tips:

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If a door is dragging on the floor or threshold–making
scraping sounds-place sandpaper on top of a stack of magazines and
position the pile under… » Continue

March 30 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: house, repair | no comments»