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How to Protect Window Screens

Club member Robin Reynolds of Logansport, Indiana, has a Jack Russell terrier that likes to look out the windows. Unfortunately, the dog also tends to damage the window screens. To protect them, Robin...

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Best Dust Control Tips

Dust from woodworking can cause serious damage to electronics, as well as clutter your workspace.  Reduce dust with these easy measures. How to Extend Calculator Life Club member Mark Popenhagen of...

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Sander Dust Collection Tip

To better control the dust in his shop, Club member Raymond Lindeman of Paynesville, Minnesota, crafted this vacuum adapter for his sander. He cut the basic shape from a scrap of pine on his band saw...

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Never Lose Another WD-40 Tube

Lubricant tubes are notoriously easy to lose.  With these tips, you can easily keep them safely stored or replace the lost ones. How to Store Lubricant Applicators If cans of spray lubricant came with...

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Handy Hints: Helping Hands

Working alone can be troublesome.  Give yourself the help you need–extra height, an extra set of hands–with these clever tips. How to Keep Rafters Aligned Club member Keith Christensen of Minneapolis,...

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How to Modify Your Table Saw

Because of rotator-cuff pain, Club member Farrell Eaves of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, found it difficult to tilt the heavy arbor of his table saw. To make the job easier and far less painful, he...

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Best Storage Hints

Workspaces can get cluttered quickly.  Reduce the mess with these fast, effective storage tips. Storage for Small Items For quick storage of lightweight odds and ends (such as screws, nails or other...

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String Trimmer Tip

Club member Ricky Nicholson of Stokes, North Carolina, was tired of trudging to the garage every time he needed to replace the line on his string trimmer. So he created a cutting-line caddy from a...

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How to Set Tiles

To make positioning large tiles easier, Club member Elvin Popkes of Modesto, California, uses a suction-mount shower handle to lift and set them in place. Once he’s satisfied with each tile’s position,...

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Top Six Garage Storage Tips

Cleaning the garage is no fun.  Make that chore easier by organizing your lawn tools and increasing storage space. How to Store Garden Tools To neatly store his numerous long-handle lawn tools, Club...

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How to Hold Small Nails

If you have arthritis in your hands or simply find it difficult to hold small nails or other tiny parts for your projects, use this trick from Club member Al Kagarice of Urich, Missouri: Fasten...

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Weird Blade Storage Tips

Saw blades provide a unique storage challenge.  Take these two odd tips and perhaps you can keep your blades sharp and secure. Cookie Cutter Looking for a convenient way to store circular saw blades?...

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Vacuum Storage Tips

Wet/dry vacuums have so many attachments it can be hard to keep track of them.  Organize all the parts of your vacuum with these easy tips. How to Make a Vacuum Organizer To keep the attachments for...

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Better Welding Tip

To create clean, perfect weld beads with a wire-feed welder, try this tip from Club member Ken Berkey of West Newton, Pennsylvania. Clamp a small section of copper stock at each end of the intended...

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Top Tool Storage Tips

Power tools can be hard to store and even hard to organize in one place.  With these quick modifications and tips, your tool collection will be ready for use and ready for quick storage after the job...

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Organizing Kitchen Cabinets

The days of endlessly searching for the right pot or baking sheet are over!  With these simple fixes, you will organize your kitchen in no time. How to Build a Pot Organizer To end kitchen clutter...

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Three Best Mobile Workspaces

What do you do when the project is far from you workshop?  Bring to workshop to the project!  With these mobile workspaces, you will have the right tools for the job , wherever it may be. How to Make a...

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How to Make Grips for Small Hands

If you have small hands, certain tools may not fit your grip as well as you’d like. Club member Terry Ward of Graham, North Carolina, solved this problem with his pop rivet gun by carving a small block...

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Home Safety Hack: How to Secure a Sliding Door

Sliding doors are a beautiful way to let in natural light, but the can pose safety risks for your home and family. Need a simple and inexpensive way to secure a sliding door? Try this trick from Fred...

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Ladder Safety Tips

Ladders can give the upper hand to any job.  Safety is especially important when working at higher altitudes.  These seven handy hints will make your next ladder labor much easier and safer. Tip for...

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How to Store Glue

Keep your glue bottles within reach — and keep an eye on how much glue is in them — with this tip from Club member Frank May of Kansas City, Missouri. Attach a small clear container to a couple of...

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Get Organized in 2014: Best of Pinterest

Bathroom Hacks Bathroom organization is about making sundry items work in harmony. Accessories can run amok in the bathroom. This tip list offers ways to wrangle everything from hair ties to...

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Attached! Why We Love Duct Tape

It’s in every handyman’s toolbox, every family’s kitchen drawer, just about every hiker’s backpack and these days, it’s an inspiration to crafters nationwide. It’s duct tape. And it’s indispensible....

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Room to Breathe

As the mastermind behind HGTV’s Dream Homes and this year’s Smart Home, house planner Jack Thomasson has been wowing the popular cable channel’s home- obsessed audiences for 17 years. But beneath all...

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The Smart Connected Home

How easy is it to gear up your house? iJustine takes a peek inside a smart home with HGTV home tech expert Carley Knobloch, then checks out the coolest home gadgets that help save money, amp up...

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Five Simple Ways to Winterize Your Home

Getting nervous for those freezing floors first thing in the morning and drafty air in the evening? With fall on the way, this is the perfect time to get your home ready for the cold weather and...

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Four Steps to a Beautifully Organized Garage

When garages become the dumping ground for sporting goods, garden tools, toys and hardware, where do you put your car? “Without a doubt, the garage is one of the most disorganized, out-of-control...

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How to Make Your Own Scary Scarecrow

Long before The Wizard of Oz made scarecrows famous, these simple-yet-effective creations had been keeping crows out of gardens and farm fields for centuries. Today, most of the straw-stuffed loafers...

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Master Pumpkin Carver Ray Villafane

It’s Halloween pumpkin-carving time. Most of us will set the bar low, digging in, doing our best to make two triangle eyes of roughly the same size. Artist Ray Villafane is different. He isn’t...

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How to Set Up Your Own Haunted House

Amber Arnett-Bequeaith of Full Moon Productions shares creepy-crawly creations you can make at home. For more on Full Moon Productions, check out the article link below! Outside Dress scarecrows as...

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Household Chores: Do I Really Need to…?

You do the laundry and the dishes as needed. You may even have a regular list of spring- cleaning chores. But what about those random domestic duties that you’re not really sure you need to do, or how...

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9 Essentials for a Cozy Guest Room

Make your holiday visitors feel welcomed and cherished by creating the most inviting guest room they’ve ever seen! These Hometalk community bloggers are offering up tutorials and inspiration for...

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DIY Advent Calendar for Your Christmas Countdown

Christmas is coming. And of all the traditions—tree trimming, gift wrapping, setting up nativity scenes— nothing ramps up the anticipation of Santa’s arrival as much as opening a door a day on an...

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Make and Mail: DIY Holiday Cards

Many holiday purists shudder at the thought of emailing or texting a Christmas greeting. Some tradition- minded folks take it a step further, by not only sending cards to their friends and family, but...

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10 Creative Flower Display Ideas

Every year, we ask. How to make this year’s garden even better than the last? This season, create a one of a kind space—ideal for warm weather entertaining—with these out-of-the-box ideas to display...

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17 Genius DIY Backyard Party Ideas

These genius backyard party ideas will have you well on your way to becoming backyard BBQ royalty.

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That’s a Wrap: Glam Gift Wrapping Essentials

So, you've found the perfect gift. Present the perfect present with these jaw-dropping gift wrap ideas!

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Get Crafty: From Bucket to Art Caddy

Time to organize your craft corner! This simple caddy will help corral stray markers, pencils and crayons.   Lauren Putnam   What You Need: 5 metal buckets: 1 extra large (8-inch diameter x 4 1/2-inch...

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We Love Washi! 10 Trending Washi Tape DIYs

Bright and colorful washi tape has been making appearances all over the crafting world, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Here are 10 of the most popular ways to use washi tape from around the...

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DIY Dare: The Top 10 Most Pinned Chalkboard Paint Projects

Chalkboard paint has been trendy among crafters of all skill levels for a while, but do you really know just what you can accomplish with this versatile paint? Grab a can, and take your DIY decor to...

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10 Trending Earth-Friendly DIYs for Grownups

The recycled materials and natural elements in these easy DIYs make them perfect projects for any day of the year—be sure to try out one or two to show a little extra green love on Earth Day!

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Heavy Lifting Tip

During a recent landscaping project, Club member Dave Gierisch of Chestertown, Maryland, needed to move a lot of landscaping rock, dirt and other materials. To avoid straining his back, he used a...

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Drill Bit Tip

To prevent small drill bits from falling out of his drill press chuck, Club member Donald Ayers of Houston, Texas, performed this modification: He removed the chuck, attached a rare earth magnet to the...

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How to Store Circular Saw Blades

Looking for a convenient way to store circular saw blades? Follow this tip from Club member Bill Schweigert of Maplewood, Minnesota, and head to the cookie aisle of your local grocery store. A butter...

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How to Reduce Dowel Size

If you find that your dowels are a bit too big for the holes you drilled, try this trick from Club member Steve Messinger of Delmar, New York. Simply chuck the dowel into your drill/driver, wrap a...

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How to Build a Paint Can Holder

Club member Ronald Uppinghouse of Willits, California, built this simple paint can holder by using a 1-in.-dia. x 28-in.-long dowel and a couple of fender washers. He screwed a washer onto one end of...

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How to Enlarge a Hole

If you ever need to enlarge a hole, try this tip from Club member Patrick Joseph of Birmingham, Alabama. First create a template by drilling a hole of the desired size into a 1×4 scrap length of wood....

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Top 6 Caulk Tips

Need help with your latest sealing job?  Make quick work using these caulking tips! How to Angle Caulk Next time you need to apply caulk in a tight space or at an awkward angle, try this trick from...

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How to Make Bungee Cords

If you ever need to enlarge a hole, try this tip from Club member Patrick Joseph of Birmingham, Alabama. First create a template by drilling a hole of the desired size into a 1×4 scrap length of wood....

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Best Handy Tips for Your Truck

Your truck takes care of you, bringing you to and from the worksite, storing your equipment and hauling the biggest loads.  Take care of your truck with these handy hints and modifications. How to Make...

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