Category: house & home

Projects around the home, kitchen and bathroom

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Soldering Copper Pipe Basics

How to solder copper pipe for household and industrial plumbing including choices of solder, flux / paste and installing an air chamber cushion for eliminating noisy water hammer effect. Proof that you don't have to be a professional to make it work!
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Cold Frame for Balconies & Patios – How to Build

Everything you need to know about making your own Cold Frame for starting seeds early and extending your growing season! With a few basic shop tools and a bit of brass hardware you can make "something from nothing" that will increase your garden's yield! Make a small one for your patio / balcony or as large as you want for backyard and field use.
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Top 10 Shop Supplies You Need At Home

Bonding agents, degreasers, lubricants and solvents make up my Top ten list of must-have products for auto, home and workshop. Products shown are widely available in Canada and the US but may be difficult to obtain in more environmentally conscious countries.
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Dugout Wooden Boxes

Tools you need and how to make sweet dugout wooden boxes from recycled scraps and end pieces of whatever wood you have - great for gift giving easy to make and personalize with a minimum of tools!
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Six Easy DIY Gift Projects – Woodshop Edition

https://repairs101.ca/how-to-make-six-easy-diy-gift-projects-woodshop-edition/ Do-it-yourself gifts that are cheap & easy! Useful stuff made from recycled wood with a minimum of tools. Lots of great DIY ideas to inspire you including coasters, cuttingboards, birdhouses, treasure boxes, hair jewelry for Mom and a tool caddie for Dad!
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iPhone Video Stabilizer – Easy Woodshop Project

Make you own cheap and easy to build hi-tech (just kidding) wooden smartphone video camera stabilizer for your iPhone or similar mobile device. Stabilizes camera for video and improves production value. Shoot better videos on the run!
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Light A Pilot Light

Light the pilot light in your furnace, hot water heater or other gas appliance in 10 easy to follow steps.
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Leaky Sink: Basket Strainer

Removal, preparation and replacement of a basket strainer and repair of a punctured stainless steel sink using JB Weld two part epoxy. Bar sink sized basket strainer shown - procedure is the same for kitchen utility sink sized basket strainers.
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Garden Tools Rack

Easy shop project for home or school : build a garden tools shelf to organize your tool shed, garage or basement. Watch how I turn a couple of salvage boards and some screws into a handy storage rack perfect for hanging large/long gardening tools out of the way.
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Lamp Repairs

Rewiring a piano lamp, replacing the switch for a bankers lamp, a 15 second Underwriter's Knot tying lesson and a 10 second animated film within a video.

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