Installing a push-fit plumbing fitting isn't much harder than putting a cap onto a pen. Once the pipe is cut, cleaned and marked for the fitting depth, all you have to do is push the fitting onto the pipe for a permanent—yet removable—connection. It's that easy, and it's almost ...
Copper-to-PEX push fittings are available under the brand name Shark Bite. They are made of brass, which won't corrode copper, and are manufactured with internal tines that hold the pipes against an internal O-ring to make a watertight seal. As the name suggests, you simply push these fi...
Bite into a pear from a standard supermarket, and you could be consuming more than 20 potentially dangerous chemicals. Modern agriculture has made great strides in producing enough crops to satisfy demand, but food companies often use pesticides and chemicals that can harm you and the environment....
Pesto is a fab alternative to mayo, mustard, or even sour cream, and it’s delicious mixed into mashed potatoes or eggs. Here are a few ideas to sub in for a tastier, herbaceous bite. Add pesto to scrambled eggs Dollop on a baked potato instead of butter Use as a spread instead of...
Swap toothpaste for toothpaste bits –These really do work great if you can get yourself used to changing up how you brush your teeth. Both Bite and Lush make great ones. Try solid lotion –Now, this comes with a caveat. Do not try solid lotion if you’re going somewhere hot, the lot...
How to Install a Compression Fitting on Copper Pipe 1. Cut the Pipe Cut the end of the pipe, if necessary, using a tubing cutter. Open the jaws of the tubing cutter and fit it onto the pipe so the pipe rests squarely against the two flat rollers of the cutter. Tighten the cutter ...
Segmentation aims to generate a triangular mesh and render it in sub-meshes allowing the fitting of a proper single surface. The triangular mesh can, at this point, be edited and modelled or even used as a base to produce custom-made appliances. This process can be carried out with specific...