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How to Fix a Crack in a Kitchen Cabinet
Kitchen cabinets take a beating from everyday use. Occasionally, a kitchen cabinet can become cracked from slamming or having something bumped into it. A crack in a kitchen cabinet does not warrant replacement, but it may require a quick repair to prevent the crack from spreading and becoming a cost
How to Purify a Metal
Metals are rarely found in a pure state. They are typically found inside mineral ore in their natural state, or as part of a metal alloy when purchased commercially. If you wish to have pure metal, you must have a method to extract the metal you want from the ore or alloy, leaving the unwanted mater
How to Ghost Hunt in Texas
With its rich history and story-telling attitude, it’s no wonder there are ghost hauntings in just about every town in Texas. From banks to bars, hotels and homes: ghosts are just a natural part of the tall tales that Texas will tell. Numerous locations have been shut down or are under strict
How to Operate a Planer
A planer is considered by most woodworkers not only easy to operate, but also to be one of the most indispensable tools for furniture making in the wood shop. It has one job and one job only. That is to plane the flat side of either rough wood or milled boards down to a specified size. The use of a
How to Fix Durability in Rappelz
Ethereal equipment found in "Rappelz" can provide your character with a powerful stats boost, but comes at the cost of constant maintenance. The ethereal equipment loses durability as you use it. You may find some of the equipment's stat boosts are no longer active once your item's durability reache
Facts About the Pitcher Plant
The pitcher plant is a type of plant that eats insects, also called a carnivorous plant. They are rare, unique and quite interesting. "Regular" plants consume nutrients from the soil, but carnivorous plants are found in nutrient-poor soil. They get their nutrition from insects they "catch," after co
How to Make an Ottoman Foldout Bed
An ottoman foldout bed is a unique and creative way to maximize the number of houseguests you can comfortably accommodate. By incorporating this piece of furniture into your living room, it is possible to sleep an extra person at night and then fold up the ottoman and use it as a functional piece of
Carnivorous Caterpillars
The great majority of caterpillars are vegetarian. Out of the 160,000 or so known species of butterfly and moths, only around 1 percent are though to eat meat, primarily soft-bodied insects and spiders. Some species, such as the carnivorous caterpillars of Hawaii, have developed mimicry techniques t
Euphonium Facts
A euphonium is a brass instrument that features a conical bore. It resembles the baritone horn. The name is derived from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "well-sounding".
How to Wire Multiple Low Voltage Buzzers
Piezo buzzers are constructed from piezoelectric crystals. When given a voltage, the buzzers will produce a sound. They are commonly found in devices such as microwaves, smoke detectors and alarms. To wire multiple low-voltage buzzers, connect them together in series. Ideally, the buzzers will be th
How to Date a Percussion Rifle
The date a rifle was made can affect not only resale value, but when and where it can be sold. Depending on state laws, many guns made before 1899 are considered antiques and therefore not actual firearms, which changes the rules about who can buy them and whether they can be shipped across state li
How to Get an Uncharted Room for PS3 Home
"PlayStation Home" was released for the PlayStation 3 in 2008. Accessible from the main menu on your PlayStation 3, "Home" lets you create a virtual avatar and explore different rooms based on PlayStation 3 games. One such room is the "Uncharted" room, based on Sully's bar from the game Uncharted. T
Structure of the Axial Skeleton
The axial skeleton consists of the 80 bones in the head and trunk of the human body. In conjunction with the appendicular skeleton, it forms the complete skeleton.
What to Do With a Rotted Palm Tree Trunk
A lightning strike, hurricane-force winds, old age or a debilitating disease all kill a palm tree. Once the leafy canopy is decapitated, the palm is destined to die, as no new growing tip is created and the plant starves to death. Palms are not true trees, as their trunk lacks wood. Instead, a palm
How to Attach Snap Fasteners
Snap fasteners are a precise set of pieces that come together to perform a very simple function. The snaps, once attached to their medium, are just pressed together to form a fastening that is strong and secure. The design of the fasteners comprises four pieces, two internal fastening portions and t
How to Use a Hot Metal Tool to Cut Foam Board
A hot metal tool--more commonly called a hot wire cutter--is a necessity if you're planning on doing any crafts that involve cutting lots of foam. The hot wire cutter is essentially a tensioned metal wire connected to a power source that, when the power is turned on, becomes so hot that it literally
How to Find a Ty Beanie Babies Buyer
If you are no longer taken back to the days of childhood with your Beanie Baby collection, it might be time to consider selling your collection. Yet between independent buyers, eBay and your Beanie-crazy little sister, selling your collection can be confusing. Unfortunately, most Beanie Babies do no
What Are Some Examples of Pulley Systems?
Pulleys are used to transfer pulling force through a line, belt or tackle. Some provide a mechanical advantage, some split force to other systems and some merely change the direction of pulling force. The three classes of pulley are fixed, movable and compound. Movable and compound pulleys can exer