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I'm Done Throwing Away Tools That Still Work

A weekly letter that shows you how to fix the tools you were about to throw away, and how to make heat without renting it from the gas company.

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Built to use this week, not to file away.

1 Rescue what you almost threw away

Repair steps for the busted tools already sitting in your garage bin.

2 Heat you own, not rent

Build-it-yourself warmth so the gas company stops setting your winter thermostat.

3 A date, a patent, a source

Every method comes with a traceable record, never undated internet folklore.

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This week's issueWeekly letter · Tools and repair

Don't Toss That Tool: The Kettle, The Blade, The Broken Handle

The rusted bolt cutter and the dented kettle at your curb are still worth money. Inside: the sharpening, riveting and handle-setting steps a plain garage can do, with the source behind each one.

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“I had the split-handle shovel and a dented kettle by the curb on Saturday. I brought both back in, followed the steps, and they're in the garage working. I stopped throwing away things that still had years in them.”

Dale R. · 58 · Ohio

“What got me was the source at the bottom of each method, a patent and a date. I'm not tossing tools anymore, and I finally stopped paying the gas company for heat I could make in my own garage.”

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