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Sharpening rods are designed to be used in a very particular way for the best possible results. Find out how to use a sharpening rod with help from a cutlery professional in this free video clip.
The cost of flight lessons and the availability of training may hinder some potential pilots. Computer software and online training can help in this respect, replicating at least a portion of the flight experience and offering sample knowledge tests. Computer training won't replace the required real-world flight time and licensing tests, but it will give you the advantage of familiarity and may reduce the total instruction time that's required if you do pursue a pilot's license.
Tuxedo ties need to be tied in a very specific way to make sure they look as they're supposed to. Find out how to tie a tuxedo tie with help from the owner and founder of Total Style Solutions in this free video clip.
Fly-fishing is a recreational sport that takes place in mountain rivers and streams, lakes and ponds. As opposed to regular fishing, fly-fishing is performed with a special fly rod and a fly, an artificial bait fish or bug constructed from synthetic materials. Fly-fishermen wave their rod back and forth allowing the line to loop in eloquent forward and backward casts, causing the fly to skim just below the surface of the water. Understanding the movements that create a proper forecast is essential to the success of the fly-fisherman.
Gravity does not allow insulation to remain installed in the horizontal spaces between floor joists that are not covered by drywall or paneling. Insulation hanger rods use friction to provide support for the insulation. When correctly installed, the hangers will apply slight pressure on the insulation facing without reducing its R-value. Calculated R-value combines the density of the fiberglass insulation with the amount of air held between the fibers. Compression caused by incorrectly installed hanger rods will push air out of the insulation, reducing its ability to insulate your home.
A Predator fishing rod is a fly rod used for fly fishing. The rod features a fast action and power for picking up line and larger fish. Yet you don't have to use a fly reel when using it. Instead, you can attach a spinning reel to the end of the rod and go fly fishing in a stream. With this method you can fish without the added effort of having to learn how to cast the line back and forth as you would in traditional fly fishing.
Rod holes are round openings in concrete surfaces that designate the former location of steel rods or rebar. Builders insert the rods while the concrete is still wet to reinforce it. After removing the rods, holes remain in the concrete. If a rod hole is located in a basement wall, it provides an access point for groundwater. Repairing the rod holes requires only that you plug them up. However, there often are many holes, so the process requires a bit of time.
In the online game "Poptropica," not only do you create your own avatar, but you complete Island Missions to receive medallions. In the Astro-Knights adventure, you're tasked with locating and saving a lost princess. During the adventure, you will find a green fuel rod in Mordred's Secret Hideout. To complete the quest, you will have to know what to do with this fuel rod.
When storage space in homes, trailers and campers is at a premium, a simple shelving unit made with tension rods can add the needed storage without interfering with the furniture or static appliances in the room. This type of storage can be placed anywhere in the home -- on counters, over the toilet, in the shower and even over the couch, making extra space available anywhere. Tension rods can be purchased in many colors or painted to match the decor of the room in which you decide to place the shelving unit.
Whether you are working with concrete, tile, brick or any other type of material that deals with cement in one way or another, once in a while you will come across joints that are too wide to be filled completely with caulk, such as expansion joints. In such cases you need to use backer rod, which is a foam-based product that helps fill the void so you only have to caulk the surface of the joint.
Tomatoes are bright and productive in home gardens and grow quite large in some cultivars. These plants grow long, trailing vines and require support for sun and air exposure. They don't climb on their own and so always need tying for training and security. Plant tomatoes at the right time and with specific conditions for healthy growth, then stake or cage them for training purposes.
Thread wraps are used to secure guides to a fly rod. If you would like to attach a new guide to your fly rod, you can attach it with an ornamental thread wrap. The guide on your fly rod has two parts. The foot is the part that connects to the fly rod. The loop is the part that sticks out of the pole where the line goes through. You don’t have to be a fishing genius to install an ornamental thread wrap. You can do it yourself.
One way to maximize space on a freshwater or offshore boat is storing fishing rods in recessed fiberglass lockers. When you fish with lighter tackle, you can store shorter trolling rods or longer two-piece rods, giving you unobstructed room at the rails to cast and retrieve bait and lures. Building fiberglass lockers begins with cutting a mold to the desired size from a block of Styrofoam. Once the locker is complete, a fiberglass door ensures your rods are securely stowed away. If you are unfamiliar with fiberglass application, enlist the assistance of an experienced boatwright or surfboard maker.
Polyurethane is a kind of plastic. Often painted on in liquid or spray form, it coats, saturates, then dries in hard, but flexible, form. Polyurethane is used for two purposes on fishing rods. The thread that lashes the ferrules to the road are painted with polyurethane to strengthen the mechanical bond of the lashing. Generally, multiple coats are applied to protect the thread from the elements, giving it longevity and durability.
Scaffolding is used for home improvement, construction, maintenance and cleaning where a person working is not tall enough to reach a work area. Scaffolding is a safe, efficient alternative to ladders for ensuring access to out-of-reach locations. Individuals using mobile towers will have to tie the scaffolding to keep it sturdy while they are working. If you must have a tower to do your work, choose a stable, square tower. For towers over 12 feet high, especially where winds are higher than 17 miles per hour, stabilize the scaffolding by tying-in the tower.
When finishing off the head of a fly, you must keep the hackle and other materials back and away from the tie. Hackle guards are simple, inexpensive devices that make tying off a fly simpler for you by preventing the hackle from becoming tangled in the thread work — if you know how to use them. You can purchase professionally manufactured hackle guards from numerous retailers, but you can also fashion serviceable hackle guards cheaply out of drinking straws.
Tying a quilt gives the blanket an overall homey feel. The spacing between the ties leaves for larger, raised squares instead of the tight stitching of some quilts. For beginning quilters, this is a nice way to learn and practice piecing the backing, batting and quilted sections together. Errors are easily rectified and you have a chance to alter the layout if you do not like how the tying comes together. When picking the appropriate material to tie the quilt you want to consider the overall style and color scheme of your project.
In the online role-playing game, “Poptropica," players must go from island to island as they solve puzzles, do quests and battle bad guys. At one point in the game, they must obtain a lantern in the Himalayas while on Cryptids Island. To get it, you must enter the Monk Temple and talk to the Monk inside it — but first you must reach them.
Tying a neck tie doesn't have to be a dramatic or stressful experience. Learn about easy neck tie tying instructions with help from a men's clothing specialist in this free video clip.
An angler casts his line a number of different ways, all depending on what kind of fishing rod and reel he uses. Some casts call for a delicate flick of the wrist, while others simply require you to muscle the cast out as far as you can go. In the end, each fisherman develops his own best technique to put the bait right where he thinks the bait should go.
A sturdy case to pack a fly rod for storage or traveling is standard angler's equipment. Fabric tubes, better known as "socks," may protect a rod in the back of a closet but you wouldn't want to trust them to luggage handlers or even the trunk of a car. You can spend 30 dollars for a rigid plastic tube or higher for a classic aluminum model or over a hundred for carbon fiber. Or, you can gaze thoughtfully at the PVC pipes and fittings at your local home center and get a better idea. Guaranteed to withstand whatever knocks you…
You can create your own personalized avatar to chat with others all around the world, play games and hang out in virtual rooms on Zwinky's official website. You can also purchase items for your Zwinky room, such as furniture, plants and other decorative items using your Z-Bucks or Z-Card -- the site's virtual money. You can sing, dance, jump and even fly around the room with the help of a cheat code. If you'd like to watch your avatar fly up the wall or around the room, you can set it up in a matter of seconds.
The Wobble or Wobbler fly is an effective little fly for bass, crappie and bluegill. The Wobbler is considered a warm water fly, making it a good choice for midwestern lakes in the summer time. Make your own variations to the Wobbler by changing the color of the marabou, or heckle. Basic wobbler sizes are between 4/0 and 6/0 hooks, but the pattern is suitable for other hook sizes.
Shelves come in all shapes and sizes, and many people enjoy building them rather than purchasing them from a store. If you want to create your own shelf, a basic design that looks appealing uses dowel rods extending between two triangular supports. This project is fairly simple, requiring only a few basic tools. It's a good project for a beginning woodworker or a weekend hobbyist.
Fishing for Missouri trout is an activity that can be enjoyed alone or with family and friends. Missouri trout are abundant in the Ozarks and several state parks, but to catch these fish you will need to learn how to tie a fly. The most common flies for catching Missouri trout is the Wooly Bugger. This fly is perfect for lakes, where most Missouri trout live, but can also be used to fish in rivers with a smaller hook.
A tapered tool is a tool that has an edge that narrows down to a point. Tools that are tapered include knives and screwdrivers. Grinding tapered tools sharpens their edges, making them more effective in use. The tapered edges must be evenly ground and sharpened to avoid making the taper uneven or the tool won’t work properly. Use a proper grinding process to keep your tools operating properly. Only use a grinder if you understand the proper operation method.
Climate conditions and string tension can cause the neck of the guitar to warp. A truss rod is used to keep the neck of the guitar straight. The most common materials used to build a truss rod are aluminum channel and a threaded rod. If you do not have a truss rod for your guitar, you can make your own with just a few items.
Live bait on the edge of your hook will cause a fish to bite. But if the fish is not attracted to the bait in the first place, it will never notice your hook is there. This is why for successful fishing adventures you will need to create attractive bait hooks. Decorate your fish hooks with feathers, yarn and metallic tinsel. Make sure that when your hook goes by, the fish won't be able to let it pass without giving chase. Increase your catch with self-wrapped tinsel bait hooks.
Remote control helicopters are as varied as the real helicopters they are modeled on. Some remote control helicopters do simple maneuvers like turning and diving, while others can do 3-D stunts such as barrel rolls. These two kinds of flying styles require different main rotor blades; ignoring the material and shape of your main rotor blade will prevent you getting all you want out of your model helicopter.
Deep gaps between a bathtub and the surrounding wall covering can require a lot of caulk to seal the seam completely from moisture. Moisture passing through a large bathtub gap saturates the wooden materials used to support the walls and floor around the tub. Moist wood provides a perfect habitat for mold growth. Using a flexible backer rod to fill large gaps reduces the amount of caulk required to seal a seam. This reduces the shrinkage of the caulk as it dries, keeping moisture from passing to the support structure surrounding the bathtub.
One material common to fly tying is marabou. Marabou is a soft, fuzzy material that comes in almost any color you need. A basic fly pattern using marabou is known as a diver. There are many variations to the diver, but the basic premise is the same. Use blue or gray marabou should your rivers or lakes be suitable for the colors. Darker colors, such as the blue or gray, are good for autumn bass fishing. Once you learn the basic pattern, customize or modify the diver marabou to your size and color needs.
Bamboo makes a great fishing pole that will last for years if it receives the proper care. Sometimes bamboo rod tips can become bent. This usually occurs due to poor storage or heavy fishing. The rod tip can be corrected, but you must take time and apply as little heat and pressure as possible while straightening. Bamboo is a grass, not a wood, so be gentle with it.
Fly fishing offers anglers the ability to use flies that coordinate with the hatch of local larvae and bugs which are the natural diet of the native fish. A fly angler can utilize a wet fly dropper rig to present two different flies at the same time with varying depths, increasing the chances of a strike.
Epoxy is a common material used in fly-tying. Epoxy is used as a clear coat on wing cases, and the material builds custom fly bodies. The epoxy spoon is one of the more common uses for the material. Building and curing epoxy flies requires a mold or wire outline to forge the shape. The epoxy curing time is written on the packages, but curing speed is increased by manipulating the environment. Curing epoxy flies is an easy and typically requires less than five minutes.
"Pokemon: Silver" is one of the first games in the series, though it already features many diversions present in later games -- including breeding Pokemon and hatching their eggs. Togepi is a rare Pokemon in "Silver" that you will not encounter in the wild. Instead, you get only one chance to acquire a Togepi, and that's by hatching its egg. You receive a Togepi egg after beating the gym leader in Violet City.
Flies spread disease in chicken houses and flocks. Fly control in chicken coops is a multi-layered process. The use of baited traps is recommended by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.
As legend would have it, inventor Nikolai Tesla and his assistant Otis T. Carr invented a flying saucer in the 1950s. Those present claimed the vehicle could travel faster than the speed of light, but eventually the project was shut down and confiscated by the U.S. government. Whether or not you believe the tale, you can still have fun making your own miniature model version of what's come to be known as "Tesla's Flying Saucer."
Casting rods are available in a wide variety of sizes and strengths for fishermen. Anglers pair these rods with bait-casting reels to target bass, muskies, northern pike and walleyes. Fishermen generally use casting rods to fish with heavier line and lures than they could use with other types of rods. Action and power are two of the aspects anglers must consider before deciding on a rod.
The Gasteropelecidae hatchetfish family are considered the true flying fish. Hatchetfish are the only fish that move or "flap" the pectoral fins to aid them as they leap from the water to catch insects. Marbled hatchetfish are the easiest to breed within an aquarium setting. Hatchetfish are positive community fish, however being surface feeders, flying insects are required for food. Add live plants to hatchetfish tanks, as the fish will lay eggs within them. Provide an ultimate spawning environment within a tank dedicated only as an environment for breeding hatchetfish.
Catfish are bottom-dwelling fish that often live among snags and other obstructions that can challenge fishermen. If they are to land fish in such cover, anglers must use stout equipment and try to get the fish moving away from the obstructions quickly. In addition to heavy rods and reels, that means using strong fishing line and equipment that can handle fish that fight hard and may weigh 20 or more pounds.
A popper fly is a solid option for bass, as the popper dips and "pops" over and then onto the water surface. The fly is a combination of the marabou and heckle feathers and the popper head. The popper head is typically made of foam or cork, and has a set of "eyes" glued onto the head. Preparing the popper head is done using a basic formula that is modified for your water and fishing area. Change the color, size or eyes for your popper head.
The Popsicle Fly is a simple grouping of marabou wings on a hook. The fly is easy to tie and effective for steelhead, salmon and trout. The Popsicle is designed for swinging in medium and large rivers and it works well as a general spey fly. The pattern also imitates the decomposing flesh of salmon and works on the large rainbow trout in Alaskan rivers. The fly pattern is beginner friendly and the colors are easily adjusted to meet different fishing conditions.
There are several methods for setting the clamping force of a bolt. Torque, torque angle and stretch. The torque method uses a torque wrench to tighten the bolt to a specification measured in foot-pounds. Torque angle uses a torque setting plus an additional tightening measured in degrees of rotation. These are the most common methods because most bolts are fitted into blind holes where the end of the bolt is not accessible. The stretch method measures how far a bolt is stretched as it is tightened. The stretch method is primarily used on automotive connecting rod bolts because the head…
Canvas tarps are often found in marine environments or around work sites. Lashing these tarps down requires configuring it over the items you want protected and making sure the tarps are protected from wind. Most canvas tarps are equipped with preinstalled grommets. Grommets are made specifically for lashing the tarp down and are round, reinforced holes made of metal found near corners or along edges on the tarps. Use the grommets to lash down the tarp.
House flies quickly can become a nuisance. In summer months, or when garbage sits around between trash pick-up days, flies seemingly can be everywhere. The pests not only ruin backyard outings, but they can spread disease. Using store-bought fly catchers and pesticides is one option to cut down on the problem. However, you can use some commonly found items to make your own fly traps and killers.
Bass diver fly patterns get the name from the motion the fly makes in the water. The bass diver moves up and down, going under the water as it moves after the cast. Like most fly patterns, bass divers are highly customizable, in color or size. Follow the basic pattern to make a bass diver and then modify with colors or sizes relevant to your river or lake.
A steelhead mover is a simply fly used to go for summer or winter steelhead. This fly is simple and allows customization as needed. Change the color of the marabule or the hook size to achieve the best fly for your river or season. As fly tying goes, this is a good fly to begin learning the art of fly tying because it is a basic fly with very few steps. Be warned, once you land your first steelhead on a fly you tie, you are "hooked."
Flying fish are characterized by their large "flying fins." These aquatic creatures possess the ability to jump from the water and soar through the air. You can find flying fish leaping from warm ocean waters around the world. After they gain speed underwater, these fish angle upward by beating their tail, which allows them to fly as much as four feet above water and travel more than 650 feet at a time. Flying fish, like other fish, migrate for a variety reasons, which include to spawn, avoid pollution, take refuge from predators and find new food sources.
In the "Pokemon" video games, Shellder is a Water-type Pokemon that resembles a clam. Its hard shell provides excellent defense during battles. In addition, Shellder can use attacks such as Supersonic, Ice Beam and Clamp to damage foes. Shellder appears in numerous areas in "Pokemon SoulSilver;" but you must fish the Pokemon out of bodies of water with the Super Rod item.
Casting a fly line takes lots of practice. This is because in fly fishing, the fisherman is casting the weight of the fly line instead of the weight of the bait at the end of the line. A simple homemade fly rod can be made out of some spare fishing equipment providing a small, safer alternative to a full-sized fly rod.
