How to Fix a Flat Bicycle Tire in 10 Minutes
Watch this week’s how-to video and learn:
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Drilling Metal With a Hand Drill: An Amazing Scissor Jack Trick
If you ever have to drill holes in the underside of a vehicle frame, you know how hard it is to get the job done with only a hand drill when installing a trailer hitch or doing a frame repair….
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Building a 42×80-Foot Fabric Structure: Complete Video Series
Need a large, economical building for equipment storage, farm machinery, vehicles, livestock, warehousing or workshop space? This video series follows my construction of a 42×80-foot fabric-covered building here at my place on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The structure was engineered and…
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How Automotive Interface Design Influences Digital User Experiences
Every driver needs to visually find an automotive dashboard, understand it and return attention to the road. That demand has given car designers a problem familiar to anyone building a digital product: deciding what deserves space on a screen, how…
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How to Choose the Best Deck Fasteners for Long-Lasting Results
If you’re building a deck you should aim to make it last at least several decades. In fact, there’s no reason a deck should not last 50 years with the right design, and long deck life comes down to fastener…
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How to Sharpen a Chainsaw: Faster, Easier & Better Results
After 25 years of sharpening chainsaws with a file by hand, I don’t do much of it any more. Not since I discovered how fast and effective pro-grade electric saw chain sharpeners can be. Here at our country home on…
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How to Deep Fry a Turkey: Fast, Crispy & Juicy Results
Want to boost your turkey dinner game? Watch how we deep fry turkey’s at our place. I shot this video back at Christmas 2016. Our gear is a little different than most, but the procedure is the same as everyone…
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Essential Equipment for Running a More Efficient Small Farm
Ask a small-farm owner what eats their day, and the answer is rarely the big stuff. It’s the ten-minute jobs that quietly become an hour: hauling water by hand, wrestling a stubborn gate, waiting on a machine that should have…
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WINTER HAND PUMP: See How Outdoor Well Pump Resists Freezing
For people living in the country, getting water usually involves electricity, a pump, tank and a bunch of fittings. Lose electricity and there goes your water, too. Boosting the reliability of my homestead water supply is why I installed a Bison…
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How To Build Your Own Portable Backyard Chicken Coop | Free Plans Download
There’s nothing quite like fresh eggs from your own hens, and this backyard chicken coop lets you make that happen in your own life. I created this modular design to be comfortable, cozy, easy to clean and suitable for regions…
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What Homeowners Should Know About Pest Control Product Safety
Walking down the pest control aisle at any home improvement store reveals dozens of products, sprays, baits, granules, foggers, each promising to solve a slightly different problem. That variety often leads homeowners to treat these products as interchangeable, grabbing whatever…
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How Thibodaux Homeowners Can Protect Utility Areas From Pests
Utility spaces rarely get a second thought until something goes wrong. The area behind the water heater, the gap where a pipe enters through the foundation, the narrow space around the HVAC unit, these spots sit quietly in the background…
