The task of digging a trench may sound simple and in most cases it is. There are several steps involved in digging a trench the right way and avoiding common failures that many have experienced. A trench may range from being large enough for a pole to sit in to housing such things [...]
Being a coconut cracker from way back I never pass up a chance to pass along my years of experience to a new generation. I’ve tried a number of ways over the years and here are a few of my favorites. As always use caution if trying at home, for serious injury to self [...]
This is the most common form of home brewed beer. You can buy hopped malt extract along with yeast and sugar as a beer making kit.
You will need:
Malt extract with hops
Water
Sugar
Brewer’s yeast
Pail fermentor with gas trap
Hydrometer
Thermometer
Bottles, bottle caps and hand capper
Step one: Sterilize EVERYTHING! Use either boiling water or a sterilization agent to sterilize your [...]
Sandblasting glass is a technique used to etch detail into glass without the use of harmful chemicals. It is also a very inexpensive and effective way to remove texture from the surface of glass objects, but the primary function of at-home sandblasting is for decoration.
In order to sandblast your own designs into any glass [...]
Finishing drywall can be a daunting task, with sanding the individual coats of mud being the most tedious. By employing a few tricks of the trade, sanding drywall doesn’t have to be a chore.
The first thing to understand is that overall, sanding has the greatest impact on your drywall project. If drywall sanding [...]
A cyclist went to the garage to retrieve his bike for a long awaited ride through the winding countryside. As soon as he turned the light on he spotted it. A flat tire. He rolled the bike over to get a closer look. Gently pushing the bike along, he found it was just as he [...]
Jumping a dirt bike is a lot of fun! Typically to have something to jump requires building your own dirt bike jump. This is a fairly easy way to build a jump that will last a very long time.
First, pick the best site you can. Think about how you will approach the jump and then [...]
