Related tags:
resolved + (127)
home + (66)
repair + (52)
electronics + (43)
homeimprovement + (34)
paint + (28)
furniture + (24)
wood + (22)
electrical + (21)
art + (20)
House + (20)
craft + (19)
plumbing + (19)
construction + (18)
woodworking + (18)
crafts + (17)
renovation + (17)
wiring + (17)
car + (16)
doityourself + (15)
computers + (15)
carpentry + (15)
kitchen + (15)
music + (15)
audio + (14)
food + (14)
project + (14)
hardware + (13)
lighting + (13)
electricity + (12)
cooking + (12)
homerepair + (12)
sewing + (12)
computer + (11)
bathroom + (11)
hack + (11)
homemade + (11)
howto + (11)
painting + (11)
wall + (11)
building + (10)
flooring + (10)
insulation + (10)
remodel + (10)
remodeling + (10)
shower + (10)
Apartment + (9)
bicycle + (9)
decor + (9)
floor + (9)
gift + (9)
photography + (9)
water + (9)
crafting + (8)
build + (8)
clothing + (8)
bed + (8)
make + (8)
projects + (8)
science + (8)


Users that often use this tag:
mecran01 (13)
Anonymous (8)
luciddream928 (5)
filthy light thief (4)
gzimmer (4)
Knicke (4)
nitsuj (4)
docgonzo (4)
drezdn (4)
mathowie (3)
wilful (3)
carefulmonkey (3)
acidic (3)
Admiral Haddock (3)
roygbv (3)
Charlie Lesoine (3)
Potomac Avenue (3)
slidell (3)
halogen (3)
lekvar (3)
primer_dimer (3)
yankeefog (3)
Willie0248 (3)
barnone (3)
Mayor Curley (3)
jjjjjjjijjjjjjj (3)
odinsdream (3)
bradn (3)
cloeburner (3)
milkman (3)
RolandOfEld (3)
mudpuppie (2)
embrangled (2)
Bardolph (2)
ddaavviidd (2)
cellphone (2)
wwax (2)
TomMelee (2)
Shane (2)
GleepGlop (2)
edbles (2)
unSane (2)
sharksandwich (2)
tristeza (2)
Kindlekat (2)
sweetkid (2)
daver (2)
RustyBrooks (2)
Bengston (2)
five fresh fish (2)
hal_c_on (2)
god particle (2)
retro88 (2)
serazin (2)
mandrake (2)
mirileh (2)
ninebelow (2)
Big_B (2)
weston (2)
robocop is bleeding (2)

I'm looking for and learning about energy-saving/environmentally-friendly clothes dryer alternatives. My (basement) dryer is inefficient and requires a good 6' - 8' to vent (again, inefficiently) outdoors. I'm thinking of getting a Spin Dryer, but still just occasionally using the regular dryer to finish larger loads after the Spin. For the regular dryer I'm thinking of using an indoor dryer vent, but I'd like to limit the added humidity with a homemade salt dehumidifer. Anyone have experience making one? Can I just put the indoor dryer vent in a big plastic tub with some road salt to trap the moisture, maybe with some filtration media instead of the tub's lid to allow for some air escape? Or something somesuch? Does this plan sound okay so far?
posted by Shane on Jan 2, 2005 - 8 answers

Spackling: What are the tricks to spackling and sanding (relatively small, no mesh or such required) holes or dings, getting a nice smooth patch, prior to painting? There are generally little tricks to anything handy, but after all these years I'm still not learning them and I just can't get the knack. [more inside]
posted by Shane on Sep 11, 2004 - 6 answers