Years ago Black & Decker sold a special jig to attach to your drill which caught the dust as you drilled into the ceiling. Apparently it wasn't that popular because I can't find it in the stores any more.So, simply push your drill through the bottom of a transparent plastic food container, s...
Piano hinges are one of the strongest of the very discrete hinges available for lids and doors. The problem is that the screws often work themselves loose, or the heads of the screws prevent the hinge from closing completely.Use long screws, like 2-1/2" #6, even into the edge of half inch plywoo...
Just how do you remove ceramic tiles from a will with the least amount of damage. I lucked out and the tile had been glued to a second layer of wallpaper. Everything separated at the joint between the two layers of wallpaper, and it was disgustingly easy to remove the tiles.A couple of tips ...
For a long time, pictures, glass and backing were held into picture frames with little metal triangular shaped "spikes". Now we have better stuff to work with.If you want to put in the backer diamonds, use ones that have raised lips to get hold of, and use a special rigid Push Mate Tool as sh...
Did you ever think of using old kitchen spatulas as wall protectors for pulling nails, or even as a nail puller itself. This segment developed a series of shop uses for common kitchen tools.And I show you the fantastic plaster washers, used to hold cracked or loose plaster in place. These wide ...
Patching a large hole in drywall is part having the right products to work with, part having the right tools and part technique.Rule one is that hard plasters, like Polyfiller and Durabond 90 and others, are good to use to fill large cracks, but should never be brought right up to the finishe...
Dave from Pickering Ontario was stuck trying to hem his kids pants and wanted to know if he could just glue it together.Of all the specialized glues, most shop workers ignore the existence and use of fabric glue -- sometimes called Liquid Thread. When dry, fabric glue is similar to a contact c...
Drilling into metal requires a few little working tricks.First you need to punch a starting point if you don't want the drill to wander all over your work. On the right you will see the slightly pointed centre punch, made specifically for denting into metal. On the left is a "pin punch" made...
Sandpaper is usually folded to a convenient size for hand sanding. However, folding and then folding again creates a lump on one edge that sands unevenly.Fold the paper in half, open it back up, fold it in half the other direction then open it. You now have a piece of sandpaper with fold cr...
For all of us shaky failing eyesight guys, threading a needle can be one of the most humbling DIY tasks around. In this segment I expose the lady's secrets to accomplish these tasks, while showing off just how blind I have become.Hair spray will give you a stiff thread end to work with.A special...
