in many non-pressurized applications, primer and solvent cement may not have been used to connect the PVC pipe and fittings. If you are trying to loosenthreaded PVC pipes and fittingsthat have not been glued together with solvent cement, it may be possible to simply...
After setting my station to transmit and receive on WSPR and looking at my spots on WSPRnet.org that were reported by receiving stations over the previous day, it was a thrill to see my 250mw signal making it out all over the world. Amazing actually, that such a small amount of power ...
I opted to fasten everything with screws instead of the glue recommended in many of those how-to posts because the old, glued-together divider had started falling apart after years of having metal utensils sliding around inside it. I already had the other supplies I needed–a small can of ...
Once your pump is positioned, measure and sketch out the lengths of PVC pipe and joints you’re going to need to run pipe from your pump into the base of your filter pond. (Again, the full list of plumbing supplies we used is at the bottom of this article – but the exact joints ...
Meanwhile, inside the rollers, the lamps are on, generating enough heat to melt the toner. Why doesn't the toner melt onto the rollers instead? Just like non-stick coating prevents your dinner from becoming glued to the bottom of your frying pan, the Teflon coating the rollers keeps the ...
Place your feet on top of a Swiss exercise ball, knees bent to 90 degrees. Slowly extend your legs and straighten your knees, keeping your upper body glued to the ground. Reverse the motion slowly. Show Instructions Tip As you do this exercise, avoid letting your hips sink to the ground...
How To Stick To A Budget For Good In response to aLiving on a Dime story about budgeting, Yvonne asks about how to stick to a budget: My problem is not setting up a budget but sticking to a budget. Gas costs what it costs. Groceries –It is expensive to eat healthy. Do you have...
On tanks I try to avoid threaded fittings. Slip and unions where needed. PVC is cheap, and I can't remember having a glued joint ever leak. YMMV sorry i didnt word that right i guess...i meant i prefer dope to teflon tape..but there is nothing wrong with dope on the tape either...
Once you get the train hot glued together, it’s time for the paint job. I started by spray painting the side of the box gold since I knew I wanted the words “Polar Express” to be gold and I had black letters on hand. Basically, I used the vinyl letters as stencils. Worked like...
The plastic is foamed PVC and can be obtained in various thickness’ from an industrial plastics supplier. Foamed PVC enjoys the advantage of being lightweight and strong, easily cut and glued with CA glue, is inherently waterproof and will not warp or rot. If you do chose to use plywood ...