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Use a Roof Rake (Removing Snow & Ice from Your Home's Rooftop)

How To Use a Roof Rake (Removing Snow & Ice from Your Home's Rooftop)

For lazy children, winter snow means snowball fights, snowmen and snow days. For lazy homeowners, it ...

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Keep your snow shovel de-iced for easy snow removal

How to keep your snow shovel de-iced for easy snow removal

This will take pounds of strain off my back from that heavy wet snow!!!! Thanks Curbly!

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Sharpen a hatchet

How to sharpen a hatchet

Believe it or now, sharpening an axe or hatchet blade is fairly easy and amazingly quick. You just need a file to put a sharp (but not too sharp) edge on it.

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Sink a nail into a hard surface without bending

How to sink a nail into a hard surface without bending

Cork has an amazing amount of uses, and it's even helpful when it comes to pounding in nails. The cork keeps the nail going in straight and also keeps the hammer away from your fingers. No more nail bending ...

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Magnetize a screwdriver

How to magnetize a screwdriver

Use your car battery to magnetize any screwdriver, wrench or metal tool. This is a wiz of a trick. Try it out with caution, though.

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Repair a lawn mower starter

How to repair a lawn mower starter

Lawn mower repair can be easy with the right instructions from an expert. Learn how to replace a lawn mower starter in this free video ...more

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Pick a door lock using only a paper clip

How to pick a door lock using only a paper clip

In this video, we learn how to pick a door lock with a paper clip. First, make sure you have a door lock that has a pinhole on the outside ...more

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Adjust a Rain Bird 5000 Series Sprinkler spray radius

How to adjust a Rain Bird 5000 Series Sprinkler spray radius

Check out this video tutorial to see how to adjust a Rain Bird 5000 Series sprinkler spray radius ...more

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Adjust the spray distance of a sprinkler spray head

How to adjust the spray distance of a sprinkler spray head

Sprinkler Daddy's Sean Stefan demonstrates how to make minor adjustments to spray distances on your ...more

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Magnetize a screwdriver

How to magnetize a screwdriver

This will show you how to magnetize your screwdrivers. Very easy to do, and very handy when working in tight spaces. Don't drop any more ...more

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Change the oil & filter in your riding lawn mower

How to change the oil & filter in your riding lawn mower

This is a step by step tutorial of how to change the oil & oil filter on your riding lawn mower.

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Views 18,807 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 2:34 |Hot |
Pick the lock on a garage door

How to pick the lock on a garage door

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to pick the lock of a garage door. It is not recommended for users to learn this technique to use ...more

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Views 2,698 | Comments 0 | Curated 2 years ago | 1:13 |Hot |
Copy a key with a Coke can

How to copy a key with a Coke can

This is a how-to video explaining how to copy a key with a can of cola. All you need is an aluminum soda or beer can. To make it come out ...more

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Make an arc welder with a car battery & pocket change

How to make an arc welder with a car battery & pocket change

Arc welding is a type of welding that uses a power supply to create an electric arch between an ...more

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Use a framing square

How to use a framing square

Tim Carter of Ask the Builder demonstrates the basics of a framing square. Tim shows how to make the marks for a simple roof rafter. A ...more

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Use a rafter-angle square

How to use a rafter-angle square

This video teaches you how to use the rafter-angle square - also known as a speed square - measuring tool for measuring and drawing angles.

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Use a pop rivet tool

How to use a pop rivet tool

Tim Carter demonstrates how a pop rivet tool works to connect two pieces of thin metal. Some projects, such as working on your aluminum ...more

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Replace the float valve in a toilet tank

How to replace the float valve in a toilet tank

If your system keeps filling up and won't shut off, you will probably need to switch out your toilet's float valve. Make sure to turn off ...more

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Sharpen a lawn mower blade

How to sharpen a lawn mower blade

Learn how you can sharpen your mower blade with this step by step tutorial. After time and use your lawn mower blade will dull. Watch this ...more

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Views 26,146 | Comments 3 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:37 |
Sharpen riding lawn mower blades

How to sharpen riding lawn mower blades

In this how to video series, learn how to sharpen the blades of a riding lawn mower from riding lawn mower mechanic Paul Popplewell. Paul ...more

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Sharpen an axe

How to sharpen an axe

In this video, Becky teaches you how to sharpen an axe.

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Texture walls with a hopper

How to texture walls with a hopper

If you have a tremendous amount of dry wall to finish and don't want to spend an enormous amount of time sanding, use a hopper to create a ...more

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Avoid stripping gears on a Rain Bird sprinkler head

How to avoid stripping gears on a Rain Bird sprinkler head

Avoid stripping the gears in your Rain Bird 5000 Series Rotor Sprinkler Heads by never turning the ...more

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Use the swanson speed square

How to use the swanson speed square

Learn how to use the original swanson speed square.

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Views 15,074 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 1:23 |
Use a digital multimeter

How to use a digital multimeter

This is a tutorial for how to use a multimeter to take volt and amp measurements of a silicon solar cell and solar modules.

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Views 14,327 | Comments 2 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:56 |

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