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After making boiling sap with out steam table pan maple syrup evaporator for 2 seasons now, I have a few thoughts on improvements. The build videos for our homemade maple syrup evaporator are here. Watch the update video below: How To Improve the Steam Table Pan Maple Syrup Evaporator I’m not sure why I connected…
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You can build this DIY Pendant Lamp with parts you buy online. Put them together and you save a bunch of money. Watch our video and read on: Build A DIY Pendant Lamp, what you need Shade in the color of your choice Light Socket and related hardware Clamp to attach socket to shade Cord…
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Here’s how I use a sewing machine to repair pants, specifically my work pants. If you have a sewing machine in your basement, go get it out, so you can start learning how to sew. If you don’t already have a sewing machine, however, all is not lost. Yard sales and craigslist often have sewing…
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Cleaning cast iron with a battery charger, aka cleaning cast iron with electrolysis, makes it super easy to remove rust and crud from rusted cast iron. Watch this video I made, then we’ll step through the process. Caution! Use the setup outdoors and away from open flames. Don’t smoke while doing this. Restoring cast iron…
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I want to show you how to put in a french drain, which will help keep water out of your basement and away from your house. A french drain is what i call a surface drain, or a drain just below the soil level. For this one, the gravel is exposed, sometimes the french drain…
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When you are learning how to cut down a tree, its best to start with trees smaller than this one, but even after doing this for years, I still make mistakes. Thankfully, nothing bad happened this time. Watch the video to see. And then check out the safety gear that is a must have for…
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Learn how to sharpen lawn mower blades and cut your grass better with our mower video. Then read through the steps below and you’ll be set to mow the grass. Key Points To Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades: Be sure to put some plastic food wrap under the gas cap so it seals before you tilt…
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Learn here how to replace a broken window pane, its not that hard, and once you do it, its like butter. Easy Steps To Replace A Broken Window Pane: Remove the broken glass. Remove the old putty. Pull out the old glazing points Measure the window pane. Get Glass Cut. Drop in glass and push…
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Build this DIY Cold Frame with a window your neighbor is throwing out. I see windows out for the trash all the time, I could probably have built a whole greenhouse already! I like this home made cold frame for starting and growing salad greens, as they don’t get too tall, perfect for this rig….
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Build this homemade pallet pry bar with parts from the hardware store, no welding required. Grab a bunch of right angle brackets and some nuts and bolts, and make a pallet buster. Neat. Pallet Pry Bar Parts List Eight 4″ right angle brackets Two 3 1/2″ Grade 5 3/8″ bolts & nuts Two 3/4″ 1/4″…
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Learn how to cut glass to repair a broken window or to use cut glass in a crafts project. In our DIY video, we show you few tips to make cutting glass easier. This same glass cutting method applies to crafts projects too. If you are doing stained glass, the glass cutting process is the…
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Craft a pallet Christmas tree in about an hour from start to finish. This wood pallet project all started when my neighbor put a pallet out with the trash, and I grabbed it and brought it into my house. Watch the video to see it all go together: How To Make A Pallet Christmas Tree…
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If you have a lot of wood to split, you should split wood with a log splitter. We borrowed our neighbor’s wood splitter to tackle a large cherry tree that had died. We made a lot of firewood in a few hours, watch the video: Some safety tips when you split wood with a log…
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Learn here how to split wood with an axe and get some exercise the same time. Using an axe to split wood is one of those zen activities for me. Its very analog and rhythmic, its you, an axe, and some firewood. You can split wood with an axe if you are working on lighter…
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Do you drill into the brick or mortar when you are going to hang a picture, TV, or shelves on a brick wall? I get this question all the time when people watch our first how to hang shelves on a brick wall video. There are all sorts of experts on the web, with varying…
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After using the Flex system all summer, here is our Troy Bilt Flex review video. We used the lawnmower and pressure washer attachments with the Flex power base around the house, here’s our take on it. Note: This is a Sponsored Post sponsored. Troy Bilt sent me the Flex and compensated me for my time,…
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To mud and tape drywall aka sheetrock, you have to practice, but if I can do it, you can do it. I don’t do it perfectly, but I made a video here of how I mud and tape drywall while working on our renovation projects. I also have a video about how to mud and…
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Learn here how to plant a window flower box, like the one we built in a previous DIY video. Watch as we show a few tips for window box plantings. The first tip: simple is good. Here we go! A few things to keep in mind in planning how to plant a window flower box…
