There's a Better Way Video Tips - Page 9 of 19

Make a Quick Job-Site Clamp for Small Pieces
If you need to drill holes in small workpieces, you could hold them in your hand, but there's a better way.
Make a Perfect Pipe-Outfeed Support in a Pinch
If you have some plastic pipe or thin moldings to cut with you chop saw, you could hunt around the job site for scraps of wood to prop them up,…
Make Your Own Job-Site Safety Plate
If you're on a remodeling job and you've discovered that someone has drilled a hole for your NM cable a little bit too close to the face of a stud…
Install Hinges Easily Without a Door Buck
If you have to work on a door and you don't have any door bucks, you could straddle it and hold it steady with your legs, but there's a better…
Pick Up Your Ladder at the Perfect Spot Every Time
If you got to carry a long extension ladder around, you could pick it up two or three times to find the balance point, but there's a better way...
Make a Tape-Measure Notepad
If you are in the habit of marking your measurements on the side of your tape measure you could just buy a sticky pad and be done with it, but…
Lay Out Accurate Stair Stringers With This Custom Tool
A slotted shop-made fence on a framing square takes the place of stair gauges for a more reliable layout on rough-edged lumber.
How to Make Precision Cuts With Your Chop Saw
If you've got to make a really accurate cut with your sliding compound saw, you could sneak up on that cut to get exactly where you want to be, but…
How to Keep Your Saw Plugged In
If you're working in a precarious place with a circular saw and you don't want it to become unplugged from your extension cord, you could tie the cords in a…
How to Install Housewrap Solo
Let an 8-ft. stick be your housewrap helper if you're working on your own.

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