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Entries from May 2008

How to catch more and bigger fish

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

1. Don’t be a purist. Use live bait. Try to match it with what the fish normally feed on.
2. Use lighter fishing lines. The small size line can’t be seen as well.
3. In order to use those light lines, it’s a must to have a good working drag on your reel.
4. Smaller, sharper hooks work [...]

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Tags: fishing · hobbies

Eyeglass Cleaner

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Another useful remedy for cleaning glass. Not for food or drink glass containers.
Mix together 8 oz of ammonia and 32 oz of denatured alcohol.
Useful to sell at garage sales, etc.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company helping people [...]

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Tags: cleaning formulas · glass · home maintenance

Insect and Roach Exterminator

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Mix the following: 1lb Borax and 6oz powdered sugar. Add 1oz cocoa powder and 2oz sodium fluoride. Mix well.
Sprinkle around places pest are known to frequent.
Keep away from children and pets.
Supplied by: The Master Healer
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company [...]

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Tags: cleaning formulas · home maintenance · how to

Keeping Chimney Flue Free of Soot

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Mix 1 cup salt with 1 cup zinc oxide powder (available at ceramic shop or drugstore) and sprinkle on hot fire. This will help keep the chimney flue clean.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company helping people to be meet their [...]

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Tags: home maintenance · how to

Frosting Windows

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

(Duplicating Jack Frost)
This is perfect to create privacy, such as in a bathroom, or for shielding an ugly view. Make sure your windows are clean before you start.
Dissolve 4 heaping tablespoons of Epsom salts in one cup of beer. This will foam. Let set for at least 30 minutes. The salt crystals will partially dissolve.
Apply [...]

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Tags: festivities · glass

Firepoofing Christmas Trees

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Into 1 gallon water mix 1 cup ammonium sulphate (available from garden supply store), 1/2 cup boric acid (available from drugstore), and 2 tablespoons borax (available from grocery or hardware store).
Mix well. Spray on tree and let tree stand in this solution instead of in water.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing [...]

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Tags: festivities · how to

Fireproofing Wood

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

(Important Note: Preparation will not make it impossible for wood to burn, just hard for the wood to catch fire)
Into 2 quarts water, mix 1/2 cup zinc chloride (available from feed and grain dealer), 1/4 cup ferric chloride (available from chemical supply house), 3 tablespoons boric acid (available from drugstore) and 3 tablespoons ammonium [...]

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Tags: carpentry · outdoors · woodsmith

Fireproofing Cloth

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Into 3 pints water mix 1 cup ammonium chloride (available from drugstore or chemical supply house) and 1/2 cup ammonium phosphate (available from a garden supply store). Soak cloth well and let dry.
This preparation can be used for clothing, tents, awnings and other textiles.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal [...]

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Tags: outdoors

Waterproofing Concrete

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Mix 1 1/4 pounds ammonium stearate (available from drugstore or chemical supply house) into 4 gallons of hot water and apply two coats with a large paint brush.
This can be used for a concrete garden wall, foundation or a floor which becomes wet repeatedly.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal [...]

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Tags: outdoors

Waterproofing leather for outdoor use

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Method 1:
Heat together in a double boiler, 2 1/2 ounces neat’s-foot oil (be careful - oil is flammable - available from boot or shoe store), 3/4 ounce mineral oil (available from drugstore or chemical supply house) and 1/2 ounce of tallow (be careful tallow is flammable - available from meat market). Stir gently until well [...]

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Tags: outdoors