Liquid Sandpaper is meant to be used as a de-glossing agent if you want to paint over a surface that has had a high-gloss coating.  I can’t tell that it works any better than a piece of sandpaper, or if it does anything at all.I had the chance to try this product by Klean-Strip on some shelves that had high-gloss enamel paint on them.  It is meant to be used on paint, varnish, e...

 We bought this Husky gravity feed spray gun because we were finishing our basement and needed to paint large, uneven surfaces. We figured a pain sprayer would be the easiest way to do this. Unfortunately, this was not the case with this Husky sprayer. Pros:This sprayer is small in size compared to other sprayers. That makes it easy to hold, but still got heavy on your hand after a while. ...

Can Shoe Goo rescue my X-Country Ski Boots?  Read how I put it to the test.NovemberMy cross-country ski boots are old and by most people’s standards, worn out.  But they fit me, so I decided to try to repair them.  As you can see in the second photo, one toe had pulled away from the sole of the boot quite badly.  The other toe just needed sealing.I had never used Shoe ...

For the money invested I have really been pleased with my Weld-Pak 100HD from Home Depot. I work with large, industrial, welders on a daily basis but I must the is almost perfect for the home user. It operates off of standard 110V (Household) single phase power. With a rated output of 88amps it can handle most around the home tasks. I have found that the circuit rating is a bit low however....

I bought this Sharper Image Thermometer to monitor the temperature in my greenhouse from inside the house.  Now I don't have to worry about the temperature going too low and not knowing it. This Thermometer is wireless and can be set to read in F or C. The base unit shows the room temperature and the temperature for up to 3 remote sensors. The unit comes with one sensor, but others can...

I have seen this ladder advertised on TV and in magazines and always wondered what could possibly be so wonderful and new about a ladder. Now that I have have the chance to use one in a project, I understand what all the fuss is about.My ex-husband and I are working on a huge project in his house right now. It extends from his entry foyer up a flight of stairs into a huge open li...

My husband needed a bench vice for some work he wanted to do.  We purchased the Wilton Bench Mount Vice in hopes it would get the job done.  I thought the tool was a little pricey for what it was.  My husband assured me the Wilton was what we needed.The Wilton vice is easily mounted with the four bolts and nuts provided.  Installing the unit took less than 20 ...

My husband is a lawyer, and a very brilliant one. However, he is not handy around the house. I grew up with a step-dad that could fix the world if it broke, but I lost him in 2005. Much of what I have learned to do at my house, I've learned for self-preservation. (If I don't do it, it won't get done. LOL!) So when I saw this nifty tool box on Ebay, I decided to get it. Since I'm...

My ex and I have been divorced for twenty years now, but my daughter fills me in on the things that I really need to know. "Mom, Dad laid the same kind of laminate floor in his dining room as you have in the hallway, but his floor has these big gaps in them and yours doesn't." Uh-huh, uh-huh, see now, he should have listened to me and spent the extra money on an Armstrong Laminate...

With the price of everything sky-rocketing, I try to do whatever I can to save some money.  So, when my son informed me that his two month old sandals were coming appart I was determined to find a way to save them.After some research, I decided to give Shoe goo a try.  And I am soooo glad that I did.  For about $5 I bought a tube that will repair quite a few shoes.  I have a...

If there ever was an Energy Meter that deserved the SMART label, it's the UPM EM-100!   Why We Needed It When we first received our newly 'adjusted' Hydro bill last week we were sick.  Somewhere within  our home must live a ravenous  colony of Energy Vampires!  What other explanation to give for why our normally average 1300 to 1800 kw per billing period hom...

My husband and I are moving to another city in a little over a week.  The countdown is on (T minus 8 days!), and our apartment  is starting become a maze of stacked items and cardboard boxes.  To seal our boxes, I had been using a tape gun I had recently bought and the original roll of tape that came with it.  The tape gun has been great.  The tape has not!  It bar...

  I decided to fix a food carousel (shelf) in my cupboard, after I got tired of having a pie shaped piece of it missing for about 6 months.  The reason I waited so long to repair it is that I wasn't sure what kind of glue to use to fix it.  I thought about replacing it altogether, but that seemed too involved.  So I finally bought some GOOP Adhesive and Sealant and set a...

I did a review on a small 110V mig/flux core welder, so I figured I would do one on a big boy. We have this Miller/Bobcat at work and it gets used a good bit. With an effective welding range from 40-250amps you can jump on some big jobs with this one. In addition to the finely selectable amperage range this machine is also equipped with a selector switch for polarity which is nice, you don't...

I am always looking for ways to get more stuff hung up and out of the way. I don't want to have to put a hole in the wall using a nail every time I wanna hang up something. While I was shopping in Wal-Mart I discovered an easier way to put up a hook and that was by using 3M Adhesive Command  Hooks. The 3M Adhesive Command Strips allows you to put a hook where you need one.  These ...

My hubby and I needed a gas regulator for our gas stove at that time when we moved in to our new house as a newly wed. We then bought one of the older models, and it was without the gas meter. Since the gas supplier here sometimes cheats, we wouldn’t know whether the gas was fully charged or not. Our old gas regulator couldn’t tell us the gas volume. So after a while we decided to b...

The Black and Decker AS600 6-Volt Alkaline Battery Cordless Screwdriver is a useful tool to have around your home. My wife and I use this for simple household fixes that need to be made quickly and wit ease. The unit uses 4 AA batteries, and the batteries last quite a while. We got a full day's use of hanging pictures, screwing and unscrewing toys to fix with ease around the house. Despite ...

Bought this jack in a semi-emergency situation I was planning to do a little work on a new used Mazda we had gotten and all my jacks were to big to even slide under this Mazda. So to make a long story a little shorter we bought it strictly because it was small. After getting the jack home and opening it up I realized for as small as it is it has a 19 inch lift, plenty enough even for an S.U.V. ...

Here we are-apple picking time. We go to the orchard and pick the apples right from the trees. We already have plans to go home and clean them and prepare to use our apple corer. I got this a couple years ago, and it works pretty good and fast. The cast aluminum frame allowes you to  clamp it to any 3/8" to 2" board or table edge. It also has suction cups on the bo...

I saw these grabbers advertised on television and thought they might be useful.  My dad also has a more expensive grabber as he is in a wheelchair and uses his quite often.  I wanted something a little less expensive and decided to pick up a couple of these grabbers.  The first Gopher Grabber I purchased off ebay for $6.99 including the shipping.  The second, the red one, ...