To wax a snowboard you will need an iron, board wax, a flat scraper and a buffer pad. First, use the iron to melt the wax. The iron should be hot enough to cause the wax to quickly drip but not hot enough to produce smoke. Iron the wax onto the snowboard by using small concentric circles to melt the wax evenly. Go over spots several times, if necessary. Be sure to use wax that is appropriate for your riding conditions. Scrape the excess wax off of the board. Use a buffer pad like the rough si...
To change the transmission fluid on a Honda Civic, you will need a good rug, a drip pan, 10 quarts of transmission fluid, a funnel and a ratchet wrench. First, remove the dipstick to release the pressure on the liquid. Then, remove the drain plug with the ratchet wrench. You may need to bang on the bolt with a cheater bar to loosen it. Drain the fluid into the pan. Then replace the drain plug until it is hand tight. Use the ratchet wrench to tighten the drain plug. Clean up the excess transmi...
Liven up your parties by making your own fog machine, using items that you can find around the house.
You can’t expect to paint a masterpiece on untreated cloth. Here’s how to gesso, or prime, a homemade canvas in a hurry. You will need gesso, water, a plastic mixing bowl, a drop cloth, fine grit sandpaper and a house paintbrush. Tip: some painters prefer to use a squeegee to apply gesso, instead of a brush. The edges of your canvas will drip a little, so use a smaller brush to work the excess gesso back into the sides.
To say we're a nation of coffee-lovers is putting it mildly. Americans consume 400 million cups of joe in one day alone, but how well do we actually know our morning BFF? We know it comes from a bean, and that more coffee drinks exist than there are ways to skin a pig, but what else?
True, there are probably going to be thousands of girls and guys dressing up as creatures of the night (specifically we're talking vampires here) this year for Halloween, and we're getting more than sick of the vampire craze, but we have to admit that there's something about vampires that's super hot.
Staying at a hotel for business? You probably think that traveling means you can't cook, right? Wrong. There are lots of ways to make delicious dishes if you're inventive (and we're not just talking about heating things up in the microwave, guys and gals).
In this tutorial, we learn how to smoke a turkey. First, you want to gather all the different types of wood for your smoker and then prepare the water pan with the tin foil to catch drippings. Place the smoker together, then season your turkey with a dry rub and olive oil. After this, place the turkey onto the rack inside of the smoker. Make sure you are wearing heavy duty gloves so you don't burn yourself while doing this. Place the top back onto the smoker and let the turkey cook with the v...
In this tutorial, we learn how to clean and repair gutters with Mike Kraft. Damaged gutters can mean leaking roofs with water dripping everywhere. To fix this, you will need: buckets, a shovel, gutter sealant, a trowel, wire hooks, garden hose, nozzle, and gloves. First, place your ladder up to your house so you can easily reach the gutters, being careful not to touch any electrical wires. Next, clean the debris out of the gutter with the trowel and place into a plastic bucket. When finished,...
When it comes to comfort food, pork chops rank high in satisfaction and juicy, fat-dripping goodness. And now that summer has officially arrived, expect to be cooking and eating a lot of this piggy extracted foodstuff.
In this video, David teaches us how to clean the inside of windows easily and quickly. You don't need fancy tools, all you need is a terry cloth towel, a squeegee and dish washing detergent. First, put a little bit of the soap into a bucket and wash down the windows. Next, take a squeegee and wipe horizontally making clean lines. The excess water should drip down and you will catch it with your next squeegee wipe. If you have extra wetness on the edges, grab an old t-shirt and wipe the sides ...
Navigating on your HP TouchSmart 3.0 PC is easy, fun and takes nothing more then your fingers. To click, simply create a single point of precise contact between your finger and the screen. The HP TouchSmart uses optics to determine clicks so avoid leaning on it with your hands, knuckles, large jewelry or the random fly. The screen is not pressure sensitive so pressing harder has no effect. To right click you simply press and hold. For tasks that require multi-touch input use more than one fin...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to choose the best sippy cups for toddlers. The sippy cup is a spill-proof drinking cup designed for toddlers. Choosing the right sippy cup will help keep both parents and children clean. The best sippy cup for toddlers is one that you can turn upside down and shake without dripping. Make sure that the cup is simple and easy to clean. It shouldn't have may layers. It is also a good idea to buy sippy cups that have caps. This video will benefit those v...
This fantastic Halloween special effect makeup tutorial teaches you how to create a bloody bolt look using mostly MAC products. The artists teaches you how to create texture and create a distressed look with the base and color makeup. He applies the adhesive and attached the scar effects and adds the "bolt props" with the adhesive. He uses a purple and yellow pigments to distress the skin further. He then takes fire red to create the blood. He also shows you how to make realistic blood with s...
Every morning I head on over to my gym to start storying away classes full of people dripping in sweat. This always makes me feel super awkward because it's not exactly the most photogenic time to take a picture, and if it was me, I would probably give that person a dirty look and hope they'd just eventually go away.
We didn't think it could get any better than cupcakes laden with buttercream icing until we saw these dark chocolate ganache-dipped cupcakes. Dripping in rich, velvety layers of ganache, these cupcakes are then topped with iced on Christmas shapes like trees and snowflakes for a festive flair.
Need an outrageous and beautiful look for Halloween or attending one of Ke$ha's concerts soon? Then you'll definitely need to amp up your makeup game with lots of color and a Claire's store worth of glitter.
In this video, we learn how to cook perfect broccoli. When making broccoli, you want something that is not mushy but not hard and bright green. First, you will need to cut the florets so they are all the same size. From here, boil some water with lots of salt in it. After this, you will put the broccoli into the pot. Let this cook for exactly three minutes. After this, take the vegetable out using a filter so the water drips off. Then, put it into ice cold water so it stops cooking. From here...
In this tutorial, we learn how to cook yellow summer squash. You will need: yellow squash, zucchini, bacon, and salt to make this recipe. now, you will cut your bacon into strips and then cook it over medium heat in a large skillet. Once the bacon is fried and crispy, you will need to take it out along with most of the drippings, unless you like a lot of it in your recipe. After this, cut your vegetables up into thin slices. Then, add these along with some salt to the pot you cooked the bacon...
In this tutorial, we learn how to pierce your own ear with a safety pin. Remember if you are going to do this, you should be able to deal with some pain. First, you will need to mark the spots on both of your ears where you want to pierce it. After this, check in the mirror to make sure they are evened up. Next, you will numb your ears with ice cubes if you prefer. From here, stick the safety pin in your ear where you marked and then slip the earring in after this. Hold a paper towel up to it...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make gravy with a quick and easy recipe. First, grab a 1/2 stick of butter and melt it in a saucepan. After this, turn the heat down to medium and add three spoonfuls of flour. Stir this together until well combined, smashing out any lumps. Now, add 1 c of chicken broth by slowly stirring into the saucepan. Wait for this to heat up, then spoon out 1 c of drippings out of whatever meat you have cooked. Once your saucepan mixture has gotten thicker, slowly stir...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make your own nylon. You will need: pipettes, pipette filler, forceps, beaker, stir rod, sebacoyl chloride and hexanediame solution. Now, pour some of the hexanediame solution into the small beaker. Add in a food coloring if you want to make this a specific color. After this, add in 4 cc's of sebacoyl chloride and carefully drip into the side of the beaker. You should see a layer of where the two liquids are after this. Now, take your tweezers and reach into ...
For those of you not in the tack horror movie loop, "Army of Darkness" was a comedy horror flick which came out in 1993 that featured not so scary zombies and your typical aggregation of gnarly looking undead. While the movie itself was a bit of a snore, the prop guys did produce a rather cool-looking book, called the Book of the Dead.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make chicken broth. Begin by placing the chicken bones into a crock pot. Then pour in the drippings that were stained from the roasting pan. Now add 1/2 of an onion and a handful of baby carrots. Then add in some bay leaf, 1 tsp of salt and 6 peppercorns. Now add 1/2 gallon of water into the crock pot and heat the pot for about 8 hours. When finished, throw away the solids and drain the broth for later use. This video will benefit those viewers who...
In this tutorial, we learn how to understand artist tools for painting. The first tool is plastic, which can be use for great textures on the painting. Cheap brushes are great for painting in big spaces and fan brushes are great for painting wider widths. A badger hair brush will be best for painting tails on canvas and different types of papers. A synthetic brush is very easy to clean and perfect for oil or acrylic paint. A hair dryer is a tool that is great to speed up the drying time of pa...
In order to wash your American Girl Doll's hair, if she has short hair, you will need the following: Scotch tape, cotton balls, a towel, and Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo or wig shampoo.
You know how leaves that fall onto a newly fashioned, wet layer of cement create a beautiful indentation and mold of the leaf that stays on as long as the concrete stays there? Well, you can use a similar method to create concrete decor indented with rhubarb leaves.
In this tutorial, we learn how to paint a guitar! Before you begin, you will want to take your guitar apart. Once you've done that, go outside and clean your guitar removing any dust on it. Your next step is to smooth the whole body of the guitar with 100 grit followed by 150 grit. After this, hang your guitar up somewhere and apply 4 layers of sanding sealer (which should equal one can). Make sure to sand down the 150 grit between each layer once it's dry, so the next layer has a grip to sti...
How to paint walls with a roller
The video starts with a fresh Rib-Eye. The presenter stresses the need for the steak to have a deep red color. Prepare the oven by turning on the broiler to 500 degrees with the top rack as close as possible to the broiler. Lay a pan or foil on the lower rack to catch any drippings. The presenter seasons the steak with pepper, salt and a little olive oil and then puts it in the oven. The steak cooks for five minutes on each side. The presenter then takes the steak out and lets it rest for abo...
The video is of several different people demonstration how to use the Nasopure, a nasal cleansing device. The woman narrating explains the simplicity of the device, which is similar to a soap dispenser, but simply upside down. The device is filled with salt and lukewarm water. Then it is inserted into one nostril, while the tongue is press against the roof of the mouth, it flushes the slat water through the nose, cleansing the nose and then dripping to the floor. It removes irritants, reduces...
Gabrielle demonstrates how to bleach your eyebrows with peroxide at home. Bleaching your eyebrows is helpful for people who frost or bleach their hair and need to lighten their eyebrows to match their new hair color. Put a little bit of everyday household peroxide on a q-tip and swipe it across your eyebrow. Make sure there's not too much peroxide on the q-tip so it doesn't drip down. Leave the peroxide on overnight. When you wake up the next morning, just wash your face and you will see your...
Elizabeth Chamberlain with Space Lift demonstrates how to stop overspending with feng shui at home. Feng shui is a great way to stop overspending and start saving. First, find your focus room by looking at your energy map. Lay your energy map over your home floor plan. The wealth area is in the far left hand corner of your home from the front door facing in. If your bathroom is in your wealth area, stop draining energy. Keep the toilet seat down. Plug any tubs or showers. Also, immediately re...
This video shows how to preseason a cast iron skillet. If it has rust or is flaking, it will need to be seasoned. Wash the skillet in warm, soapy
James from J&C Home Repair explains how to fix a bathroom faucet. He shows how to turn off the water supply to the faucets and tells you exactly what tools you will need. He demonstrates how to remove the faucet handle and the valve using common household tools, and recommends taking the parts to the hardware store to make sure you get the correct replacement parts. This video shows that repairing a faucet is a simple job that anyone can do. You don't need to call a plumber for this!
This video teaches how to make some creamy gravy to go with fried chicken or even biscuits. She recommends using some of the drippings of a fried chicken or some other type of fat. The fat makes the gravy rich tasting and improves the flavor of the gravy so much more. She puts the fat, some flour, and some cream into a pan and lets it cook. You can substitute cream with milk or 2% milk as you prefer. Follow the instructions and you'll have great gravy!
Max's Filipino style fried chicken. Takes a spring chicken or a Cornish game hen, ground jack pepper, dried bay leaves, cilantro or parsley, and a pan full of water. Bring water to a steam then add bay leaves and chopped cilantro. Then in a metal colander or strainer place chicken over the steaming water. Once chicken is steamed let drip out the excess water. Add the pepper and some salt to the chicken by rubbing over the surface. In cooking oil fry the chicken until a light golden brown. Tak...
Use top round roast, seasoned with meat tenderizer. Pound the seasoning on both sides of the beef so it is absorbed. Place in crockpot and cook for about 8 hours. Remove the beef and cut into small pieces. Take two slices of bread of toast in the toaster. Place the roast beef on top of the toast. Cut the sandwich in half. Place the two pieces of sandwich on a plate and in the middle of the plate place mashed potatoes. Use the remaining drippings from the crockpot to make gravy. Pour the gravy...
This is Brian Brushwood with Scam School. The trick is called 'In the bank'. This week we've got another puzzle with a setup that sounds absolutely impossible.
This is an instructional video featuring Doug Prime, founder of the Future Engineers Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Strip the wire and make sure the wire is tied on tightly before soldering. Don't drip balls of solder. Make sure the tip is clean. Then hold it on the joint to be soldered for 4 seconds. Then poke the solder on the surface and it will melt with the heat.
