CNC Designed for Woodworkers – Section 8: CNC in More Than Wood

If a bad caulk job bothers you, with these tips you can learn to run a smooth bead of caulk. With advice from some pros you’ll soon be caulking all your DIY projects like a pro. “How do you get such a smooth bead of caulk?” This is a question I hear often. For me it seems almost second nature and I usually reply that it takes practice. But after talking with some pros that spend a lot of time caulking, a few techniques will cut your practice time. You can get good results right away.

An old carpenter taught me this trick a few years ago. We were installing doors in a State Police barracks remodel and he pulled out of his box a piece of wax ring used for toilets. He had melted it into a tuna can; he placed all of the screws needed for the hinges into the wax, point first. This wax helped the screws go into the solid wood doors with ease.

When building a new home, it’s extremely important to have a detailed schedule showing how the home will be built. The schedule is like the playbook for a football team. Without it, people don’t know what to do and when. Here we take a look at the schedule for building a home and dive deep into the methods for using it.

The owner builder has many opportunities to save big money on their building projects. But what types of projects can the typical consumer tackle that really has savings potential? From really easy to quite complicated, there are several home projects the average person can take on successfully and stretch their budget.

There are some big responsibilities that go along with deciding to take on the owner builder role for your building projects. These apply whether you are remodeling your kitchen or building a home from scratch so it’s important to know what you’re up against. Let’s take a look at the major responsibilities and discuss a few of the possible outcomes.

How do I clean my ceiling fan? I need to find the original manual or PDF that came with my fan – what do I do? Where do I find the part number on my fan? Can I control more then one fan with a wall switch? All of these questions are answered and more. Questions related to repair and cleaning.

Is there really such a thing as free electricity and if it does exist, how do we get it? We are talking about wind and solar power along with another little known piece of technology that I’ll discuss in a moment.

Do you have an interior door in your home that will not stay open? A door stop can help keep the door all the way open, but what if you want it to stay partially open? Here’s a builder trick that will fix the problem at no cost.

Most people have storage problems, especially those who tend to collect stuff over the years from yard sale purchases to unused gifts from friends and family. While it may be easy to just go ahead and build a shed to shove all your stuff in, building sheds still require a certain amount of effort and expense you might not be prepared for so read on and learn about things you need to know before starting your shed construction.

Kids love to present their parents with works of art, and most of the time parents love to receive them. However, there comes a time when you can no longer hang up every single piece of art your children produce without your house looking cluttered and untidy. If you’ve reached this point, but you can’t bring yourself to throw any pieces away, then here are some ways in which you can display your kids’ artwork tidily without it filling up your house.

A beautiful home is a reflection of people who live in it… The decor of your home speaks volume about your aesthetic sense. The decor of your house is the first feel that one gets as they enter your home. However, decor and styling are not permanent, they can be changed, even monthly. And all this without much or any expense at all.

Are you in need of service hours and you aren’t particularly excited about it? Well, in actuality, you may end up enjoying your volunteer work more than you think.