Repairing, filling reinforcing items

Repair plastic Reinforce items, fill holes, stong bond tips hints

Superglue or crazy glue as it is sometimes called will make an extra strong bond if mixed with baking soda (Bicarbonate of soda)

So if you have a hole or indentation in almost any material that needs filling have a go at the following.

Place a few drops of super/crazy glue (Fluid not Gel) in the hole/indentation and while wet, add Bicarbonate of Soda. Then add a few more drops of super/crazy glue. This will set and become extremely hard. You can file, drill etc.

Be careful a chemical reaction takes place immediately and creates a lot of heat in a very short time

Happy Thanksgiving

Remove old veneer

If you have a veneer top that want to remove and replace, you can use a wet wash cloth, and a hot iron. The moist heat is going to loosen the glue so you can peel up the veneer. You may need to work on some spots with a flat trowel to pick up most difficult pieces. After you have removed all the old veneer and you have a clean flat smooth surface you can apply a new finish color of veneer!

Remove a broken light bulb safely

When a light bulb has broken off inside it's fitting, make sure that the power is isolated and use something like a carrot or potato to push onto the broken glass so you can turn the bulb with safety

Also:

Before breaking the stubborn light bulb that needs replacement try using the old standby WD40 lightly on the socket. Hint : When installing the new light bulb spray a little WD40 the threaded area

Plywood splitting

If you are cutting plywood, often you will find that it will splinter off, leaving you with a 'bad' edge. To keep your plywood from splintering, play a piece of masking tape over the line where you are going to be cutting to prevent the plywood from splintering leaving you with a great cut.

Happy Halloween

Halloween Fright

There's something eerie lurking about.
Does it walk, does it crawl,
Does it slither around?
The wind rustles the leaves, or was something
Behind me? Is it far, is it near, is it
Sneaking up on me?
My heart pounds ever so fast, as fear trickles
Down my spine. The moon casts shadows on the
Corners and trees, could there be something
Hiding? Waiting to jump out at me?
Screeches and howls- giggles and screams.
Almost to the door,
Nothing is what it seems.
I feel a hand on my shoulder
And let out a scream.
I slowly turn just to see,
And in a sigh of relief...
It's only a group of Trick or Treaters!
Seems the trick was on me!!!!

 

Devil’s night

Don’t go out on Devil’s Night.
Stay in your bed and keep on the light.
Little demons and ghouls have their fun all right,
outside on the streets this Devil’s Night.
You don’t want to know what mischief they cause.
On Halloween Eve they run without pause,
flying and laughing, and breaking the laws,
you really don’t want to see the mischief they’ve caused.
Please heed my words, stay under the covers,
and tell your friends and your sisters, and of course your brothers.
Stay in bed, don’t even peek through the shutters,
’cause a goblin or ghost may spook you to stutters.
Just wait until daybreak on Halloween Day,
when you know all the ghouls and ghosts are away.
They hate the daylight, “it’s no fun,” they say.
So just please, please wait to Trick or Treat on Halloween Day.

Haunted House

There’s a house upon the hilltop
We will not go inside
For that is where the witches live,
Where ghosts and goblins hide.
Tonight they have their party,
All the lights are burning bright,
But oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.
The demons there are whirling
And the spirits swirl about.
They sing their songs to Halloween.
“Come join the fun,” they shout.
But we do not want to go there
So we run with all our might
And oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.

Rejuvinate old wicker furniture, cane furniture

Over a period of time wicker furniture and cane furniture can become out of shape. This is generally due to the cane or wicker stretching. Here are a few tips for rejuvenating your wicker or cane items:

If your cane or wicker chair is starting to sag then sponge the cane with a hot solution of half vinegar and half water. Place the chairs out in the hot sun to dry. You will find that the sag will tighten up.

You can also use hot soapy water that has a cup of salt added. Then leave the furniture to dry in the sun for a few hours.

Even the following will work. If your old wicker is looking and feeling a little saggy, all you have to do is wet down the furniture and let it dry in the sun.

With all of these tips the heat will shrink the wicker or cane which will put back the stiffness creating a better look and feel for those nice warn nights on the porch!