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How to Repair Stuck Drawers

The drawers are an important part of the furniture, they cannot save all kinds of objects in an orderly and easy to find. But often have a drawback functional, is often drive and this has several causes, the more frequent are the distortions caused by the dilation and contraction produced by the temperature and humidity, but also may be caused by weathering, problems with the riel guide, and other damage.

Solutions for drawers stuck:

• One of the solutions more simple and that usually works with the drawers stuck is rubbing the guides with wax sailing or with soap dry, this alisa surfaces in contact facilitating the movement to reduce friction. We can also use dusts of talc, which operate in the same way.

• If the above solutions do not take effect, we can use a sandpaper to erode the area of friction of the guides and then apply the wax, soap or talcum powder.

• Many times, the drawers have broken the ceilings on fund, which hinders the displacement of the same. To fix enough to set correctly the buffers.

• Wooden furniture tend to be glued and drawers are no exception. This glue deteriorates with time, leaving to maintain the pieces of united drawer, this prevents the movement of the drawer. To help resolve we will have to glue again the drawer and leave to dry very well, prior to return to your site. Before returning to glue should clean with a sanding the area.

• If the guides are broken or shattered, we must replace them with some new ones. To improve the functioning of the new guides and protect them from wear and tear, we will implement wax, soap or talcum powder.

• Moisture produces the swelling of the wood, which makes the drawer is nailed to its position. To solve this annoying disadvantage we use a brush with carpentry or a sandpaper and lowered the area where it produces the gridlock.

• Drawers that guides have rails metal can be attacked by the oxide. In this case, we must carefully sanding the guides and then rubbing with wax sailing or fat for machines, but in very small amount, as it could drain and cause spots.

• At times, the screws that hold the guides are loose, sufficient to adjust or change in the event that have formed house. With this guide is firm and allow the movement comfortable cash drawer.

How to Make Luminaries with Glasses

The decoration of a table with candles and luminaries, either for an intimate dinner, a meal of Christmas, or a formal dinner always has a good result.

We can choose to luminaries acquired in a shop or we can use the imagination and produce ourselves, we need to be an expert in diy nor a designer qualified, we should not have a large budget, with articles that we can have at home and something of ingenuity, we will do a fantastic luminaries personalized.

Materials :

- 3 Glasses of wine glass.
- 3 Small sails.
- 3 Vessels disposable plastic PVC, or waxed paper, etc. , to size
According to the glasses.
- Acrylic paint of any pitch pie.
- Painting dimensional.
- Tape of raso fine from the same tone as the painting.

To make our luminaires we can use if they so wish, screens bought, but its cost is much higher.

First cut the funds of our glasses disposable to make the screens.

Then we will conduct the designs that more we like on the sides of the vessels with the painting dimensional. And let it dry well.

Now paint with the acrylic paint quite aguada to make it translucent. We can also dyed with food coloring for food aguado, leaving a color very soft.

When dry post a bond of tape of raso on the lower edge of the screen as final.

Put candles inside of the cups and then put on them the screens, which conform to the body of the cup and will remain firm.

We can send the three luminaries in the center of the table, or send a per table, or a next to each diner. We can also use them to decorate a shelf or frame if we want it. To turn the candles use long matches, of which are used to ignite the ceilings.

How to Repair Your Lovely Ceramics

The ceramics is a material of great warmth and beauty and is one of the favorites for the manufacture of ornaments and crockery. But this material is very fragile and it is common for suffer breaks and cracks, so it is useful to know how repair it.

Purify perfectly the surface of the piece that we are going to repair, to eliminate all trace of fat or dirt. This cleaning can be done with a cotton soaked in alcohol, unless it is a piece painted with any paint that can be attacked by alcohol, in which case we must wash with water and [neutral, but then we must allow to dry completely.

Repair of the piece of ceramics:

To repair the piece of pottery use epoxy putty. Just a small portion of putty, enough for the repair just. The mass must be homogeneous.

Apply the putty to the area that we are going to repair, if it is a union, just implement a very thin layer of putty to the edge of the break and then join the pieces and pressing until that stands the material. Then eliminated the surplus with care that the piece does not show again.

The putty should extend across the entire surface so that it is completely in touch to adhere properly.

When the putty has hardened enough the work to give the finish. To this end use sandpaper, lima or a knife to shape and texture. It is appropriate to undertake this task with calm in order to obtain the best score and take care of the details.

In the case that we should join two parts of a piece and missing a piece, this putty allows us to fill the gap missing.

If the piece is painted, we paint the union trying to reproduce the same colors, taking into account the paint changes color when dried and tends to be more clear.

It is advisable to use paintings acrylic for finishing our piece ceramics and in case you have finished enamelled, we will implement a hand of varnish colorless to water then that the paint has dried.

If the piece was treated to natural or varnished simply, we can apply wax for the final finish.