HOME INSULATION: Why R Values Don’t Tell Anything Like the Whole Story
In this informative video, Steve Maxwell, explains the difference between fiber and foam based insulations to help with home building decisions.
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WOODWORKING: How to Use A Jointer Properly
Want to build things properly out of wood? Have a dream to make your own furniture, cabinets and shelves? You need to learn some basics, like what you’ll see here.
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MULTI-FUEL GENERATORS: Ideal Technology for Extended Outages
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…
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How to Properly Lay a Foundation: Key Principles and Essential Equipment
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…
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The Aviator’s Social Side
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…
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CHOOSING PAINT COLORS: Three Steps for Making Better Choices Digitally
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…
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FLAT TIRE FIX: Don’t Forget Grandpa’s Advice About Valve Leaks
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…
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BASEMENTS: Epoxy Floor Coating Boosts Useful Living Space Downstairs
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…
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OFF-GRID POWER: “What Equipment Do I Need to Sell Electricity Into the System?”
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…
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GET HAPPY: Why Creativity is Good for You
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…
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COOL TOOLS: See Super-Strong Cordless Pipe Threader in Action
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.
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eXTERIOR WALL SIDING: Fancy Cedar Sidewall Shingles
Watch Steve’s quick video on how to cut and install fancy cedar sidewall shingles as an artistic accent to any exterior siding installation.
