Incandescent light bulbs are known to occasionally shatter in their fixtures—and when they do, it’s both difficult and dangerous to extract the bulb’s threaded base from the socket. Bits of broken ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever try to change a lightbulb only to find it's broken? If you have nothing to grasp onto, how will you get it out? Luckily your ...

Q Do you know of anything that will take stubborn marks off the inside of a microwave oven? -- Louise, Boca Raton. A Maybe Mr. HandyPerson doesn't need to remind you, but most microwave ovens come ...

Dear Readers: Here are some hints about removing a broken light bulb from a socket. Wearing garden gloves, use a (rubber) jar opener, slowly reach in and twist and jiggle back and forth to gently ...

Q: Regarding a topic that came up in your column some months ago, I would like to recommend a very simple solution to removing the base of a broken lightbulb that's still stuck in the socket. Just ...

Among things that frustrate: A hangnail; a pen that doesn't write; sealing a check in an envelope and then remembering you forgot to sign it -- and the bulb is broken off in the socket of your ...

Dear Mr. HandyPerson: I live in South Florida and have a workshop in the garage. My tools are neatly displayed on racks, but they’ve all become rusty, some possibly needing replacement. How can I ...