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Entries from May 2008

The Radon Problem

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

You can’t see radon. And you can’t smell or taste it, but it may very well be a problem in your home. It is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths each year. Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas, and when you breathe air containing the gas, you can get lung cancer. In fact, radon [...]

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Tags: home maintenance

How to Preserve Fresh Cut Flowers

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

You can preserve the fresh beauty of flowers for years in their natural vivid colors without a great deal of work or expense.
Simply mix a combination of four parts of borax to one part of silica gel. You can make your mixture by hand; the borax should be run through a sieve before mixing [...]

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Tags: diy · gardening · gifts · hobbies

How to Dry Fresh Cut Flowers

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

You can enjoy the freshness of a flower garden throughout the year by cutting and drying your favorite flowers. The two easiest and least expensive methods are sand-drying and air-drying.
Sand-drying can be used to dry a wide variety of flowers, such as roses, tulips, dahlias, marigolds and snapdragons. Flowers which last only one day, like [...]

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Tags: diy · gardening · hobbies

How to Select a Burglar Alarm

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Burglars dislike noise - it attracts attention. A barking dog is the best deterrent in preventing burglaries. However, a watch dog cannot always be depended upon. Some professional burglars have been know to carry delectable “dog snacks” in their pockets - and with a full stomach, some watch dogs make friends easily and forget their [...]

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Tags: diy · home maintenance · home security

How To Grow Fish Bait At Home With No Effort

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Meal worms are easy to grow at home. These come in two sizes - small and giant. I like the small’s, but I have a buddy who grows the giant’s. Get a new 5 gallon bucket (no lid). Buy these from your fast-food places for around $1.00. Then go to the bait shop and buy [...]

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Tags: fishing · hobbies · how to

How To Make Jewelry From “Ordinary” Treasures

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Almost everyone has a box of sparkling old buttons from Grandma’s sewing chest to marvel at, or set of dominoes, checkers or mahjongg pieces rescued from a flea market. Maybe they have a partial Scrabble game and perhaps even a collection of colorful, fifty-one-to-a-deck playing cards purchased at an antique store tucked away in a [...]

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Tags: gifts · hobbies · how to · jewelry

How To Make Your Own Plastic Molded Objects

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Sulpho-Plastics

This plastic is particularly adaptable for making molds and light castings requiring tensile strength but very clear outline. It may also be used for making ornaments and novelties. However, as this is flammable, do not use for ashtrays.
While the name would convey the thought of plastic sulphur which is an unstable allotropic form of [...]

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Tags: diy · hobbies · how to · plastics · replicas

How To Make Lamps And Vases From Bottles

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

How to Cut Glass Without a Diamond Cutter:

Method 1: Dip a piece of common string in alcohol or kerosene and squeeze dry or as dry as it will get without dripping. This string should then be placed on the already marked glass and tied tight. Light the string and let it burn off. Immediately, [...]

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Tags: diy · gifts · glass · hobbies · how to

How To Burglar-Proof Your Doors

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The majority of devices mentioned in this report cost very little. All of them will help reduce burglary and make your house or apartment more secure.
Begin with a home “security” check. Start with the front door and work clockwise around the entire inside of your home, finishing with a back yard, fence and shrubs, gates [...]

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Tags: carpentry · home security

How to Burglar-Proof your Windows

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Many burglars enter homes by simply breaking glass windows. A good deterrent is to have better quality glass installed at vulnerable points around the perimeter of your residence. Most burglars avoid attempting to break the following types of glass due to the fear of attracting attention:
Laminated Glass is made by a vinyl or plastic interlayer [...]

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Tags: glass · home security