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How To: Make a Magnetic Hammer Handle for Picking Up Nails

Gravity can be a real pain when you are trying to finish a project and your supplies wind up on the ground.

How To: Remove Damaged Stripped Rusty Bolt with Vise Grip Pliers

This video will show you how to remove a stubborn,stripped,damaged or rusty bolt using a set of alligator Vise Grip pliers. Usually this will do the trick and get a bolt with a stripped head out for you.

How To: Set Circular Saw Depth to Cut in a New Subfloor Patch Panel Framing

This video will show you how to set your circular saw blade to the proper depth, so that you can cut a piece of plywood back to the rafters.

How To: Clear Up a Cloudy Swimming Pool Fast with Blue Shield Flock Get Rid of Algae

If your swimming pool is green you're going to want to shock it firs,t to kill the algae in the pool. What usually happens next is that it turns white, and is very hard to filter out.

How To: Cut Pex Water Line with a Tubing Cutter

How To Cut Pex Water Line With a Tubing Cutter

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 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: Create Japanese Style Landscape

So you've decided to transform your drab backyard into a Japanese Zen garden. You've made the right choice. Yes, tire swings and crab grass can slowly kill the soul. That being said, a bit of planning lies ahead. This article offers a list of How To tips, culled from the Landscape Network and other professional Japanese style landscapers, for planning an effective Japanese style landscape in your home. Step 1: Research.

How To: Replace Your Old Garage or Backyard Flood Light with a New Halogen One

Learn how to replace or fix your old backyard or garage floodlight on your house with a new one. This video will show you how to remove the old floodlight, on your house or garage, and also explain the wiring and show you how to hook everything up.

How To: Fix a Crack in Your Plastic Pool Filter Cover the Easy Way

This video will show you an easy way to fix a crack in the plastic cover of your pool filter. This is a great tip that will keep the air from coming through the crack in your pool filter cover.

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 Great Looking American Flag Centerpiece for Dining Room Table

Here's a great tip on how to make a great looking American flag centerpiece for your dining room table.

How To: Repair Damaged Threaded End on Garden Hose

Learn how to repair,fix or replace the damaged end on your garden hose. This video will show you how easy this repair is to do and will save you a ton of money.

How To: Quiet Down a Squeaky Hamster Gerbil or Mouse Running Wheel

Here's a quick easy way to quiet down a loud squeaky hamster, mouse or gerbil wheel. This will enable you to finally sleep at night!

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: Clean a Blender the Fast Easy Way

This video will show you a quick fast and easy way to clean your blender with liquid soap.

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: Clean Cooking Grease Out of a Microwave Oven Range Filter

Learn how to easily remove the cooking grease out of your microwave stove top oven range filter. This tip will allow you to reuse the filter!

How To: Use SuperClean for a Fast Easy Way to Clean the Exterior of a BBQ Grill

This video will show you how to use SuperClean for a fast and easy way to clean some of the gross crud off of the exterior of your BBQ grill.

How To: Replace the Sillcock in Your House

This video will show you how to replace the sillcock in your house.

How To: Choose the Right Water Feature for Your Garden

Adding water features to your garden can help to create an enviroment that more closely resembles nature. The sound of a trickling fountain can make your garden feel more peaceful and relax. Paul Tamate, a leading landscape designer working with water features and Asian-inspired garden designs in San Francisco says, "design spectacular water features as the centerpiece of gardens that serve as retreats from modern life."

How To: Alternative Easter Eggs

How to make eggshell planters. Great fun to do with the Kids this Easter Step 1: Watch This Video Guide

How To: Make a Macrame Wall Hanger

In this video tutorial you can see how to make macrame wall hanger.

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: 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: Build a Puzzle Box

Watch the video and animation for to see how it works. The drawing(free PDF download) is included in the description of the videos.

How To: Keep Denim Jeans Clean & Smell-Free Without Ever Washing Them at All

Even if you decode the laundry symbols on the tags of your clothes and follow them perfectly, using the washing machine tends to change their shape and fade colors over time. And whether you spent $20 or $200 on them, there's nothing worse than having your favorite pair of jeans ruined.