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20 Minute Solutions: Quick Home Fixes, Upgrades and Instant Organizers Jazz up your kitchen... Quiet doors and hinges... Freshen your bath... etc.   |
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April 2004 |
Troubleshooter's Tip Sheet Here are some of the more common potential boating disasters and our proven techniques for keeping them from ruining your day. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008 |
100 Skills Every Man Should Know: The Instructions (With Videos!) From auto repair to outdoor survival skills to cooking, sewing, and using tools -- things men should know. |
| This Old House |
No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000 |
Deep Freeze Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake. Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation... |
| Boating |
Boat Buyer's Cheat Sheet The best tips to find the boat for you! |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
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50 Tools Everyone Should Own (With Tips!) We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these 50 tools, you'll be ready for just about any project. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2002
Paul Weissler |
Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sealing a leak around conduit in the foundation wall... Making a Kohler toilet flush properly... Insulate exposed oil supply lines in the winter?... Preventing water evaporation from toilets, sink traps and floor drains... Can a light-fixture dimmer switch be used for a ceiling fan?... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
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18 Uses for an old Favorite, the Utility Knife: DIY Guy Don't cut that tool short. It has more utility than you might think. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sticky doors... Good idea to remove snow from a ridge vent... Skylights more energy efficient than you think... Installing a water-channeling system beneath a deck... Home heartbeat... Nailmaster... Ready to roll... GE Silicone... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2005
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Filling a crack in concrete... Tightening shaky tool handles... Radio static when oil-burner fires... Software show a 'house of different colors'... Pressure washer guide... Lubrication basics... Moving appliances over sheet flooring... Damping range duct drafts... Project: Refurbing an old boat... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Proper oil-fired boiler tuneups... Protect fiberglass from fading... Stopping toilet leaks... Removing soap scum... Ice crystals in the attic... etc. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Water Pump Its rubber parts may disintegrate if the engine overheats, and its polished sealing faces can wear and warp if the engine is run dry. Typically, pumps will start leaking catastrophically shortly after a boil-over. This kind of failure can be worse than it sounds... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Joseph Truini |
Fast Fixes 14 shortcut repairs to keep your house in shape, and 9 tips to avoid needing repairs in the first place. |
This Old House
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Secrets of a Perfect Paint Job Planning on painting? Here are 24 pro tips to ensure your walls and trim get a flawless finish. |
Popular Mechanics
November 11, 2008 |
5 Quick Fixes for Hang-ups with Nuts, Bolts, Screws and Nails Tightening a loose wood screw... Removing a stubborn engine nut... Removing a painted-over screw... Hiding popped nails... Pulling a headless nail... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
October 17, 2008
Joseph Truini |
12 Basic Plumbing Supplies For Home Tool Kits: DIY Guy Live in a home long enough and you'll eventually have to deal with clogged sinks, dripping faucets, plugged-up toilets and leaky pipes. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Mike Allen |
Top 20 Automotive Tips for Gonzo Repairs Good tips for making the best use of common tools and ingredients in your garage for those creative auto repairs. |
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April 20, 2007
Roy Berendsohn |
Home Toolbox Essentials: Skill Set It's amazing how many tools you need for a day's work. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2003
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Changing Your Oil And Filter The line at the quick-lube goes around the building and nearly to the street. But the auto parts store parking lot is empty -- now's your chance to show the wife that it really is cheaper and easier to change your own oil. |
| This Old House |
19 Reader Tips That Save Time and Money Readers' best time-saving tricks, inventive problem-solvers, and ingenious discoveries are presented. |
Popular Mechanics
October 29, 2008
Doug Mahoney |
10 Essential Tools for Your Kitchen Drawer How to turn that "junk drawer" into a "job drawer." |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Loosening a Stuck Nut Some nut-freeing tricks to solve a common old-faucet removal problem. |
Boating
Joe Friedman |
Bail And Wail When taking on water, your first reaction is to grab a bucket, but now there are many gadgets that make bailing a whole lot easier. Here's a rundown on a few of our favorites. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2004
Bob Freudenberger |
Repairing Power Windows What are the typical power window problems? Simply stated: drag, a mechanical failure in the mechanism, or an electrical issue. |
Popular Mechanics
November 25, 2008 |
5 Outdoor Tips for Garden and Yard Tools The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
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Paul Weissler |
Today's Tuneup/Version 2002 While it has changed significantly -- even in the last seven or eight years -- the concept of a tuneup itself is anything but gone. |
This Old House
Charlotte Barnard |
24 Essentials to Keep in Your Car Your car is your home away from home. Stay safe with the correct tools and gear to help you in a jam. |
This Old House
John Korpics |
A Toolish Fella Does it really matter if our man hammers with a wrench? |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009 |
How to Clean, Wax and Detail Your Car: Expert Tips Here's how to protect your auto investment and maximize its value down the road -- inside and out. |
Popular Mechanics
July 7, 2009 |
7 Easy Repairs for Broken Wood Furniture Should you repair it or throw it out? |
Popular Mechanics
August 2006
Ken Juran |
Replacing a Bad Power Steering Pump While power steering pumps are not a do-it-yourself rebuild item, you can buy and install one yourself using this guide. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007 |
5 Simple Steps to a New Light Switch in 10 Minutes With a few specific tools, you can handle the job even if you've never done basic electrical work. Here's how it's done. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mike Allen |
The Case Against Magnetic Screwdrivers The simplest way to get the magnetic effect without buying new tools is to temporarily magnetize the tip of your nearest screwdriver. |
Boating
September 2008
Kevin Falvey |
Sell! Sell! How to move your boat in today's market -- fast! |
This Old House
Norm Abram |
All About Bits Master Carpenter Norm Abram offers these techniques for using drill bits. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2005
Merle Henkenius |
Lawnmower Tuneup Lawnmowers are workhorses, especially if you give them some routine maintenance. Get yours running right in just four simple steps. |
| Boating |
Preventative Rx Want to lengthen your boating season? Fix these six things before they break. |
Home Theater
July 2002
Mark Elson |
Speaking of Wire . . . Inside tips from the pros can save you hundreds of dollars in speaker-wire installation costs. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2005 |
Saturday Mechanic - Keeping Your Windshield Clean Time to tune up the washers and wipers? Here are a batch of things to try, depending on what part of the system isn't doing its job. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
Repairing Electrical Wiring How to identify and fix a short circuit in your car. |
This Old House
Norm Abram |
Taking Care of Tools Rust busting, repairing cracked handles and praise for the Yankee screwdriver. |
Boating
January 2004
Eric Colby |
Carver 59: Fancy That A boat with European looks and American practicality |
This Old House
Amy Hughes |
Tools for the Do-It-Herselfer The home-improvement industry is clamoring to sell to the long-neglected do-it-herselfer. Three handy women evaluate popular tool kits. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2004 |
PM Tips & Hints Unfreezing frozen Allen screws and new uses for the old garden hose. |
Boating
March 2007
Lenny Rudow |
How I Learned to Stop Worrying... Those of us who were slow to put our boats away last fall enjoyed the longest boating season the East Coast has ever seen. Okay, so things are heating up. What does that mean to us as boaters? |
