Portable generators are getting better in surprising ways, especially when it comes to keeping you powered during outages lasting more than a few hours. Multi-fuel generators keep electricity flowing using more than one source of fuel. Click below to watch…
Building a home from the ground up is a long and meticulous process. It’s crucial to plan every step properly to achieve the desired results. The most important part of every house is its foundation. It literally supports the whole…
When you go to a regular casino, you’ll see hundreds of people playing next to each other but not with anyone else. Every slot machine, poker table, and roulette wheel is its own world of experience. SPRIBE’s Aviator completely breaks…
Choosing paint colors is probably the number#1 challenge faced by people looking to paint their homes, both inside and out. There are so many choices and so many opinions about what looks good that it often leads to indecision…
A few years ago I got busy fixing a flat tire on my lawn tractor on a Saturday, and the job took much longer than it needed to. I also endured more anguish than necessary during the task, and I…
Sometimes a good coat of finish can make a world of difference, and concrete basement floors are a case in point. If you’ve got an unfinished basement and you’re looking to create more indoor living space easily and inexpensively, then…
Have you ever thought of selling your own off-grid electricity back to the grid? This article is my answer a student’s question about how this is possible in many areas. Greg was in a previous session of my online course POWER…
When my wife and I moved one of our sons into university for the first time I couldn’t help but notice all the posters around campus advertising free help for mental health issues. There were dozens of them. This is…
In this week’s video episode, learn how threads are cut on steel pipes with a machine; see a Milwaukee cordless pipe threader in action; understand how important cutting oil is to the process; watch curls of hot metal being cut from a pipe; and see how a simple clamp holds iron pipe securely while threading. Working with black iron pipe like this is the best kept secret of the workshop world.
Watch Steve’s quick video on how to cut and install fancy cedar sidewall shingles as an artistic accent to any exterior siding installation.
The idea was straightforward: wrap the house in a thick blanket of rigid foam and watch the energy bills drop. No drafts, no cold spots, no regrets. That’s how it looked on paper. But a few days into the project—tools…
It’s easy to get swept up in seed catalogs, raised bed plans, and perfect plant combinations. But even the most carefully chosen crops won’t thrive if the soil beneath them isn’t ready. Soil is more than a backdrop for your…