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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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Make an arc welder with a car battery & pocket change

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

Amazing. This is so MacGyver, inspired by the man with the ingenuity of a pioneer or inventor.

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How To Use and Maintain Kerosene Lamps

Use and Maintain Kerosene Lamps

Kerosene is also called "paraffin" in some countries. Kerosene lamps work best when clean and undamaged. For that remote cabin or power ...more

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How To Choose a Portable Air Compressor

Choose a Portable Air Compressor

Get your air supply right! Don't over-spend or under-specify. Analyze the requirements of the air tools that you will be using. In ...more

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How To Drill Holes on an Engine Lathe Using the Carriage

Drill Holes on an Engine Lathe Using the Carriage

This set of instructions is for the hobbyist or amateur who is ...more

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How To Fix the Steering Mechanism on a Riding Lawn Tractor

Fix the Steering Mechanism on a Riding Lawn Tractor

It is a helpless feeling to not be able to steer your riding lawn ...more

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How To Identify a Bad Key Copy

Identify a Bad Key Copy

Have you ever wondered if the key you got copied from Home Depot or a lockshop wouldn't work when you used it in your door? For many of us ...more

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How To Make a Turning/Threading Lathe Tool Bit

Make a Turning/Threading Lathe Tool Bit

Have you ever had the need for a lathe cutting tool but didn't have the money or didn't know how to make one? If so I have ten easy steps ...more

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How To Make Charcoal

Make Charcoal

It is fairly easy to make your own charcoal for drawing, BBQs, etc. This is best done on a beach where campfires are common. Get a metal can ...more

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How To Make Torches

Make Torches

Materials, accelerants, and additions for torches work well for starting bonfires, but are kind of limited to a one-time use. Rip or cut the ...more

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How To Operate a Chainsaw

Operate a Chainsaw

Operating a chainsaw can be dangerous and strenuous work. Never attempt to use a chainsaw until you are familiar with its hazards, special ...more

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How To Operate a ZTR Lawnmower

Operate a ZTR Lawnmower

Zero Turn Radius, or ZTR Understand what zero turn radius means . Because the drive wheels turn independently, powered by hydraulic motors ...more

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How To Paint with a Compressed Air Sprayer

Paint with a Compressed Air Sprayer

Compressed air paint sprayers can save money , offer flexibility, and decrease pollution by using air, rather than aerosol propellants to ...more

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How To Properly Maintain Swimming Pool Water Chemistry

Properly Maintain Swimming Pool Water Chemistry

Properly maintaining pool water chemistry is perhaps the most ...more

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How To Read a Screw Thread Callout

Read a Screw Thread Callout

You have a loose screw --the threaded fastener sort--and you walk into the hardware store to obtain a replacement. There, you encounter an ...more

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How To Replace a Drive Belt on a Perform 6" Jointer

Replace a Drive Belt on a Perform 6" Jointer

Here's how to replace the drive belt on a small 6" jointer such as the Perform CCNP. Before you do any of this, you will need to obtain the ...more

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How To Replace a Zippo Wick

Replace a Zippo Wick

So you prepared to pull and trim the wick on your Zippo only to have the last bit of wick come through the hole and out of the lighter ...more

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How To Run an 18V Ryobi Tool Using a Car Battery

Run an 18V Ryobi Tool Using a Car Battery

Special battery packs often fail. Wouldn't it be great if you could run your 18V device off a car battery instead? You'll of course lose ...more

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How To Start a Sputtering Snowblower Engine

Start a Sputtering Snowblower Engine

Sometimes, internal combustion power equipment (lawn mowers, chain saws, string trimmers, leaf blowers, etc.) do not easily start or run ...more

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How To Use a Bench Top Bandsaw

Use a Bench Top Bandsaw

Bench-top bandsaws can make intricate cuts quickly and accurately when creating wood projects in a home workshop. Using one requires ...more

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How To Use a Circular Saw

Use a Circular Saw

This type of hand held power saw is a basic tool in a carpenter, builder, or home renovator's tool kit. The one in the photo is a 160mm (6 ...more

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How To Use a Cutting Torch

Use a Cutting Torch

For some building and repair projects, an Oxygen/Acetylene Torch is the best tool to use for cutting steel to size and shape. This is a ...more

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Creepy Crawler Ant Robot

Wow, this robot has incredible movement. "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos ...

Remote Control Your Lawn Mower

Time to make those lazy Sunday afternoons even lazier. Instructables member johndavid400 has posted a full HowTo on modding your lawn mower to operate via remote control. " ...How to make your ...

Why Buy a Car When You Can Build-It-Yourself?

BBC show Top Gear has built a homemade electric car in just 18 hours: the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. According to Autocar,  "...the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is a road legal car/shed that ...

Obama! Are You Eating that Chicken Wing Correctly?

Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to eat a chicken wing. And yes, Obama likes chicken wings just like everybody else does. Here's how you do it, courtesy of Food Wishes (also, here's several ...

SPLAT! Art Made from Everyday Household Items

Tom Friedman. One of my very favorite contemporary artists. Friedman injects the wonder into the humdrum. He creates magic from the unsuspected with his incredible sculptures assembled from simple ...

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