The Family Handyman - 101 Handy Hints (July 2009), Technika-logia, DiY, drewno, Handyman
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Blowapartstuck5-gal.buckets
My dad and I have figured out a way to get those stuck-together 5-gallon
pailsapartnearlyeverytime.Wejustpushanairnozzlebetweenthebuckets
and blow compressed air into the lower one.
Stain-savingsprayapplicator
Saveyouremptypump-typesprayersthathavean
adjustable-spray tip and use them to apply wiping
stain. Spray a small section
at a time, then wipe
it. You’ll be sur-
prised how little
stain you use
to complete
the job this
way com-
pared with
brushing.This
technique is
especially helpful
for applying stain to
intricate parts like
spindles.
Amber Williams
[I didn’t believe this until
I tried it. The secret is
to push the air noz-
zle tip into the
side of the top
bucket to cre-
ate a path for
the air to get
into the bot-
tom one.The
top bucket is
propelled by
a cushion of
air and lifts
right out. It sure
beats pounding
them apart—and
sometimes to pieces—
with a hammer.—Editor]
Ashley Bradberry
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See-throughjunk
drawerinabag
I store my extra fasteners in a
clear plastic bag instead of a cof-
fee can or junk drawer. Searching
forthecorrectnut,boltorwhatever
is as easy as looking “through” the
bag,reachinginandpluckingitfrom
the mix.
Ducttape
wristbands
Whenyou’reworkingwithfiber-
glass insulation, tape the cuffs of
your long-sleeved shirts to gloves
with duct tape. It’ll keep the glass
fibers from getting under sleeves and
irritating your skin. Your wrists will
thank you.
Gail Snyder
Carl Jensen
Tapemeasure
holder
Since I’ve never had a specific place
to store my tape measure, I could
never find it when I needed it. I
solved the problem by screwing a
large picture hanger plate onto the
wall behind my workbench. Now, I
hook the tape measure onto the
hanger when I’m finished and have
no trouble finding it at all.
Spraycannozzlecleaner
Nozzles from cans of spray paint tend to
clog with dried paint after use.
Here’s a trick to keep them clear for
the next project. Remove the noz-
zleandstickitonyourcanofWD-
40 (most are the same size and
shape).Justgivethenozzleaquick
squirt to clear it out, then return
the nozzle to its rightful place.
PICTURE HANGER
PLATE
John Lee
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Postholegauge
Digging a posthole requires you to
constantly stop and remove the digger
to measure the depth of the hole. Skip the
hassle by turning the handles of your post-
hole digger into built-in measuring sticks.
With a permanent marker, make a line every
6 in. up the handles from the tips of the dig-
ging blades. When you get close to the
desired depth, stop digging (leaving the dig-
ger in the hole) and check the depth on the
handles.
Highflysucker-upper
We live on a farm, so keeping flies out of the house and evicting them
once they’ve moved in is a constant headache. When they swarm against
theinsideofthewindows,wesimplysuckthemupwithavacuumcleanernozzle.
The problem was that the hose didn’t reach the skylights. Then my husband
thoughtofduct-tapinga10-ft.lengthofPVCpipeontotheendofthenozzle.Now
we can suck flies down from the highest skylights in the house.
Louise Veldhuizen
Bill Robinson
Wrenchfor
roundedboltheads
Loosen bolts with worn,
rounded heads with a
pipe wrench! The
pipe wrench jaws
dig in and grab the
head so you can
remove the bolt.
ROUNDED
BOLT
Jeff Larson
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Screw-lubeonastring
Drill a hole through a bar of soap and
hang it above your workbench. Run
long screws across the soap before you drive
them and they’ll smoothly penetrate the
wood without stripping the screwhead.
Movable
bikerack
Tired of that darn
bike hanging in your
way? Build this movable
bike rack from a 2x4 and
a pair of bicycle hooks.
Cut four 3-1/2-in. blocks,
stack two on top of each
other, and screw them
together. Now screw
them on the end of a 4-
ft. 2x4 and repeat the
process for the other
side. Drill a hole in the
middle of the stacked
blocks and screw in the
bicycle hooks. Lay the
rack across your garage
ceiling joists, and hang
yourbikefromthehooks.
When you need to get
behind the bike, simply
slide the entire rack out
of the way.
Brian Bubenzer
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Tinfoilcouch-saver
Keepyourcatsoffthecouchwith
tinfoil. Tear off a piece of tin-
foil long enough to cover
the top of your couch, and
set it on the cushions. The feel
andsoundoftinfoildrivescats
nuts and they’ll immediately
jump off.
Carolyn Quintiliano
Kitty Fay
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