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How To: Make a Pallet Chair Using Rustic, Recycled Old Pallets!
How to make a Cool Pallet Chair from old pallets and hardwood fence palings. Pallet chairs are great and look really good in the right environment. Another great advantage is that the pallet chair is basically FREE! This is such an easy project that is within every bodies capabilities. All you need is one Pallet and a couple of hardwood fence palings. That's it!
How To: Build an Awesome Kids Play Kitchen from Old Pallets!
Pallets, Pallets, Pallets. You have to love them! How to build an outdoor play kitchen for the kids using old pallets and recycled / reclaimed wood. I came up with the idea after seeing how my young son loved playing with the one at childcare. Pallet projects and Pallet Ideas are never far from my mind so l couldn't wait to get stuck into building my play kitchen.
How To: Build Sawhorses. Easy, Cheap and Sturdy!
How to build a set of strong, stackable sturdy sawhorses. Let's face it, one of the most useful pieces of carpentry equipment would have to be a set of sawhorses. Every worksite, garage or workshop needs a set of sawhorses. They have numerous uses from stacking timber on, using as painting racks, to using as a temporary workbench by laying a door or some ply across two sawhorses. You can even use them as trestles for a dining table!
How To: Build an Awesome Sandbox from Wooden Pallets
How to build a sandbox / sandpit using pallet wood. Using pallet wood is a really easy way to make a sandbox / sandpit and to top things off they're free! This is another one of my reclaimed wood projects that was a heap of fun to make. Like all pallet projects, it is a good idea to use Heat Treated Pallets as they are safe for handling.
How To: Make a Cool, Rustic Pallet Chair for $2.00!!
How to make a Cool Pallet Chair from old pallets and hardwood fence palings. Pallet chairs are great and look really good in the right environment. Another great advantage is that the pallet chair is basically FREE! This is such an easy project that is within every bodies capabilities. All you need is one Pallet and a couple of hardwood fence palings. That's it!
How To: Build a Rustic Cooler Box
How to build a Rustic, Outdoor Cooler / Outdoor Esky, Ice Chest Box, out of recycled, or reclaimed wood. This project can be done out of old pallet wood , old fence palings or in fact any old timber you can get your hands on. The whole idea is make a cool looking outdoor cooler out of wood that you would otherwise have thrown out or burnt for firewood, and transform it into a really cool looking piece of outdoor furniture.
How To: Make Painting Easier
Painting can be a little tricky at times but it can be made easier if you know some of the tricks and tips. This house painting video shows some of those tips. Hopefully you'll find one or two of them useful.
How To: Use a Set of Wire Cutters Strippers to Stripe the Coating Off Piece of Wire
Learn how to use a set of wire strippers to take the coating off of a piece of wire so that you can make a repair to your boat, car,truck,snow mobile trailer, camper etc
How To: Make a wind-powered generator with MAKE magazine
MAKE magazine never fails to amaze. And this time, John Park tackles a DIY wind-powered generator—and he shows you how to do it! Before you start watching the video tutorial, make sure to download the PDF of this project for reference.
How To: Safely Secure a Basket Ball Hoop with a Broken Plastic Water Base
This video will explain how to safely weight down and secure a basket ball hoop with a water filled base that has a hole in it.
How To: Learn How to Use SharkBite Copper PEX and Cpvc Pipe Tubing Coupler
This video will show you how to use a SharkBite c to joint together copper,PEX,CPVC pipe with out using solder and flux. Simple repair.
How To: Learn How to Use a Pipe Cutter to Cut Copper Pipe
This video will show you how to use a pipe cutter to easily cut copper pipe. Way easier and cleaner than a hacksaw.
How To: Learn How to Sweat a Copper Fitting onto a Pipe the Right Way
This video will show you how-to sweat a copper fitting onto a copper pipe, and also explain to you where and how to hold the torch, for best results. We show you how-to clean the pipe and fitting as well as how to use flux, solder and even the torch.
How To: Replace the Sillcock in Your House
This video will show you how to replace the sillcock in your house.
How To: Build an industrial size BBQ smoker from an old refrigerator
You can take an old, stainless steel refrigerator and turn it into a vertical smoker. Weld steel plates to make a fire box with a door and a removable ash tray, then reconstruct the frame to make yourself a new addition to your barbecue pit!
How To: Put Together IKEA FJELLSE Wooden Twin Bed
This video will show you how to build or assemble the IKEA FJELLSE twin kids bed with wooden head and foot board.
How To: Install New Blinds in a Window
This video will show you how to hang up and install new blinds or shades in a window.
How To: Build an Outdoor Brick Fireplace
This is a how-to video on how to build an outdoor brick fireplace. It has 5 parts and is a total of about 45 minutes long. It covers laying brick, acid washing, installing firebrick, installing flue tubes, and installing a stainless steel grill. It also covers brick string guides and cutting bricks.
How To: Attach Timber to Concrete Using Concrete Anchors
How to install concrete anchors.How to attach timber / wood to concrete or any other SOLID masonry surface using masonry anchors / DynaBolts. DynaBolts (that's the name for this particular anchor in Australia. They are know by other names in other countries) are the ideal anchor for attaching almost anything to solid masonry such as concrete. This video will look at attaching timber to a concrete floor.
How To: Check to see if your level is accurate
In this home repair video, Bob Schmidt shows you how to check to see if your level is still accurate.
How To: Replace Kitchen Sink Faucet with a New One
Learn how to replace your old kitchen sink faucet with a new one. This video will show you how easy it is to do, and the steps you need to take to perform the job successfully. We also add in a new dish and glass sprayer.Home repairs.
How To: Paint the Ceiling and Walls in Your Bathroom
Learn how to paint the ceiling and walls in your bathroom, you can pretty much apply this to any room in your home.
How To: Learn How to Unclog a Drain Using a Plumbing Snake
Learn how to unclog a clogged drain by using a snake designed for plumbing. We'll show you how to use this snake to unclog your drain.
How To: Remove the Seat on a Honda TRX 450R
This video will show you how to remove the seat on your Honda TRX 450R.
How To: Inspect the Air Cleaner on Your Honda TRX450R
This video will show you how to inspect the air cleaner on your Honda TRX 450R ATV. You should inspect it for dust and dirt every few rides.
How To: Check the Engine Oil on a Honda TRX 450R Using Sight Glass
This video will show you how to use the site glass that Honda has on the TRX 450R for a quick check of your engine oil level.
How To: Spot a dishonest contractor for home repair
Learn how to spot a dishonest contractor for home repair. It’s no accident contractors have such a bad reputation – they get more fraud complaints than any other workers! Here’s how to find a reputable one – and skip the scammers.
How To: Remove or Replace a Toilet Seat in Your Bathroom
Learn how to replace,fix or replace the toilet seat in your bathroom. This video will show you how easy this is to do, and will make your bathroom look better with a new toilet seat. Not to mention, get you back in business!
How To: Fix or Repair a Toilet Handle That Will Not Flush
If the handle on your toilet will not flush the toilet, this video will show you what to look for, and how to re-attach the flapper chain to the handle if it has broke, or has fallen off.
How To: How Fix a Broken Handle on Your Bathroom Toilet
Learn how to remove, replace or fix a broken flush handle or lever on your bathroom toilet. This quick video will get you back in business in no time!
How To: Make Ice Cubes in Refrigerator Ice Maker with Out It Hooked Up Adjusta Cube
This video will show you how you can fill up your Adjusta Cube ice maker with water in your refrigerator, and make ice cubes even if it's not hooked up to a water supply.
How To: Add a door In an exterior brick wall
If you've got a brick house and are looking to install a door in the brick, this how to will get you there. Be prepared, it's a big job and you'll need to be comfortable wielding several power tools. Are you ready to take the challenge?
How To: Fix or Replace a Leaky Shower Valve Stem Seal
Is the water dripping or running in your bathtub shower? This video will show you how to remove and replace the shower valve stem and also how to replace the seal that on it. Usually the seal deteriorated over time causing your shower to leak.
How To: Build Your Own Miller Table
This is a slideshow of materials I used and a video at the end of how to build and operate a miller table for gold prospec
How To: Remove the Carburetor Shield on Your Snowblower
This video will show you how to remove the carburetor shield on your snowblower. This should be the same procedure on your Tecumseh engine that would be on your Toro or Ariens snowblower.
How To: Adjust the Carburetor Idle on a Snowblower with Tecumseh Engine
This video will explain how to adjust the carburetor idle on your snowblower equipped with a Tecumseh engine.
How To: Remove Replace Exhaust Muffler on Toro Snowblower with a Tecumseh Engine
This video will show you how to replace the exhaust muffler on your snowblower with a Tecumseh engine. Should be the same on the Toro 824,724,624, 524 also Ariens HM70 HM80.
How To: Make Use of Your Prospecting Equipment During the Winter Months
Have you ever bought some pellet salt instead of the salt you use to de-ice your driveway? I have. In this video you will see how you can still use your prospecting equipment for some everyday chores around the house. First you will have to get your salt pellets and put them in your rock crusher. Then use your rock crusher to grind the pellets into a fine powder. Next use your classifier to get out the salt chunks. Finally use the salt you have ground up and place it sparingly onto your sidew...
How To: Fix a bi-fold door in the home
Tired of adjusting your bi-fold door because it wont close or its unaligned? This how to video will show you a quick fix for those annoying bi-fold doors in your home.