Why Didn’t I Think of That? 21 of Handiest Hacks Around the House
An easy way to tool caulk is to take an ice cube and run it down the caulk line, applying steady pressure. The film of water that forms between the ice cube and the caulk makes a smooth, professional finish, and you can melt the cube in your hand to get any bead shape you want.
22 Clever New Uses for Your Tools
Cut with a Drill If you need to shorten a bolt, let your drill do the hard work. Spin two nuts onto the bolt, tightening them against each other. Then chuck the bolt into the drill and hold a hacksaw blade against the spinning bolt. The nuts help to steady the blade and clean off burrs when you unscrew them.
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Straight-Up Drill Guide - To bore a perfectly perpendicular hole, you need either a drill press or a couple of scraps of wood screwed together. The corner created by the scraps will steer the bit straight in every time. But if you’re looking for an excuse to buy a drill press, forget you ever saw this tip.
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DIY Tip of the Day: Lubricating screws. Wood screws will occasionally heat up and break off when you’re driving them in hardwoods like oak and maple. To help prevent snapped-off screws in your projects, try this slick tip from reader Frank Beston: Keep a tube of lip balm handy to lube the screws before driving. It’s fast to apply and the wax in it lets you drive screws fast and easy.
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The Family Handyman - Screws DIY Tip of the Day. Use this quick and simple way to get a screw started in a hard-to-reach place. Just poke the screw through a piece of masking tape with the sticky side of the tape toward the head. Place the screwdriver in the slot, then fold the tape up onto the screwdriver. Once the screw is well started, pull the screwdriver loose and remove the tape. by marjorie
