Did you ever think of using old kitchen spatulas as wall protectors for pulling nails, or even as a nail puller itself. This segment developed a series of shop uses for common kitchen tools.And I show you the fantastic plaster washers, used to hold cracked or loose plaster in place. These wide ...
Drilling into metal requires a few little working tricks.First you need to punch a starting point if you don't want the drill to wander all over your work. On the right you will see the slightly pointed centre punch, made specifically for denting into metal. On the left is a "pin punch" made...
Sandpaper is usually folded to a convenient size for hand sanding. However, folding and then folding again creates a lump on one edge that sands unevenly.Fold the paper in half, open it back up, fold it in half the other direction then open it. You now have a piece of sandpaper with fold cr...
Stanley tools has brought out a dual brad and staple gun. The small brads line up on one side of the gun, of course the staples come out U shaped as usual. As with most multiple purpose tools, it is not quite as good a brad stapler as a dedicated brad stapler, but for someone who mostly wants a...
On the TV show I had fun demonstrating little known tools like this little plastic gadget that slips up the backside of any tube, be it toothpaste or glue. It prevents anything from moving back down the tube and can even be used to smoothly push stuff out the other end. It is called a "Squeezit...
We often need to find the centre or midpoint of something, and when it is an odd dimension, dividing by two can be a daunting task.We went through some rulers and tape measurers that do that automatically, as well as showing how to put a tape measurer on an angle across a board so that it reads a...
Grommets are like rivets with a hole through the middle. We have them in almost all our shoes and on all of our camping equipment to safely run strings and ropes through cloth and leather. You can buy an incredible variety of sizes and colours of grommets, and even a wide range of hole punches ...
Cutting a hole through the middle of a ceramic tile for plumbing pipes is not an easy task, but it can be done neatly and without cracking the tile.Probably the best way is to drill a 3/8 inch hole with a masonry bit and then enlarge it with a carbide tipped saw blade in either a jig saw or a cop...
To avoid tear-out, or splinters in the finished cut, there are a few tips for router work.Don't work your way around the edge of a board. Always cut the end grain first and use a piece of scrap held tight to the good board to hold in the splinter that wants to fly off the end of the cut. If you...
One way to get glue into tight places is to use glue injectors. You can actually buy injectors that are made for glue, or sometimes make ones out of anything from cooking tools to medical supplies.To make glue flow easier while maintaining its strength, don't dilute it but warm it up in a pot of...
