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How to Cut Cedar Shingles With a Miter Saw
Cedar shingles are an ideal roofing alternative to asphalt singles and are ideal on sheds, pool huts and other small structures in your yard. It's common to use a utility knife to cut cedar shingles; you score the thin shingle in the desired location and break it by bending it between your hands. Ov
How to Convert a Metal Shed Into a Playhouse
With commercial plastic and wooden playhouses costing hundreds of dollars, many parents are looking for durable, weatherproof alternatives for their children's backyard forts and homes. If you already have a metal shed you're not using or you've been gifted with a neighbor's or family member's used
How to Convert a String to INT in Classic ASP
Classic ASP requires programmers to write Web pages in the VBScript language. VBScript includes the "CInt" function, which converts a string to an integer value. The string must be a numeric value for the function's success. The function is used to convert numeric values entered by users i
How to Get Coins in "Pocket Frogs"
"Pocket Frogs" is a free game that was created by Nimblebit for Apple's App Store. It can be played on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In this game, you must find, collect and breed frogs. You must also keep them happy and play games with them. Throughout the game, you'll be rewarded with coins tha
How Do I Find the Density of an Object?
Direct measurement of mass and volume can give density through a simple formula d = m/v. If an object is irregularly shaped, volume can be determined by seeing how much volume of (non-dissolving) liquid the sample displaces. The Ideal Gas Law allows a derivation for ideal gas density that is depende
How to Remove Mold From a Humidor
A storage system for cigars, humidors provide a controlled environment that keeps them at a constant temperature and humidity level. But when moisture accidentally enters your humidor through a crack or other opening in the device, mold can develop inside the humidor. Mold, a fungus that forms in wa
How to Get Past Proto Merkabah in "Xenosaga"
Proto Merkabah is a massive space station that marks the finale of "Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht." Shion Uzuki enters the station attempting to stop Albedo Piazzolla. After initially escaping in the first encounter, Albedo sets the station on a crash course for the capital of the Second M
How to Get the Diving Mask on Poptropica
"Poptropica" has several islands with different themes available for kids of all ages to explore. One of these is Big Nate Island, which has hidden comic pieces, a school with a science lab, a large lighthouse and a small underwater area. You'll need the scuba gear to breath for a short time underwa
How to Get Dreadnought on Dawn of War 2
In "Dawn of War II," you are tasked with leading a small group of commandos against a large enemy force, unlocking new unit types for your small army along the way. One of these units is the Dreadnought, a large walking tank that is one of the most powerful units in the game. To unlock the Dreadnoug
How to Check for Current Draw in Batteries
Current draw refers to the amount of milliamps the electrical device that's connected to your battery is using. Knowing the current draw for your electrical device and the milliamp capacity of your battery when fully charged enables you to calculate how long the battery will last before you need to
RuneScape: How to Build Oak Stairs
Oak stairs are one of the many items that can be built in RuneScape player-owned houses. They are built using the Construction skill and require a level of at least 27 to create. This feature is only available to RuneScape members. Oak stairs are the cheapest type to make and allow players to acces
Commercial Uses for Laser Cutters
Laser cutters are quick, accurate and silent. Controlled by computer, they can cut many materials at speeds up to 500 inches per minute. They've helped to reduce costs and improve speed of manufacturing in many different applications.
How to Set Up a Table Tennis Net
Table tennis, also known as ping pong, requires minimal setup and takes very little time. Standard table tennis nets, which are six inches high and six feet long, use clamps to attach the net to the table. There are two types of tables. Thicker tables will need to use extra wide clamps to attach the
How a Lithium Energizer Battery Works
Batteries that use lithium in their construction are increasingly common, especially for use in consumer electronics devices like watches, cameras and clocks. These batteries are capable of producing as much as twice the voltage of traditional alkaline batteries.
How to Reload a 40 S&W Glock
Glock features four models of handguns chambered to use .40 S&W ammunition. The G22 is a full-size model with a magazine capacity of 15 rounds; the G23 is the slightly smaller compact model with a capacity of 13; the G27 is a subcompact that's designed for conceal ability with a capacity of 10 round
Why Do the Ears of a Fox Point Forward?
Foxes are small, primarily carnivorous mammals of the dog family. They range in size from the tiny African fennec to the European red fox. Diet includes birds, rabbits, mice, grasshoppers and other insects, earthworms, eggs and carrion. Foxes also forage on fruit, berries, nuts and grasses. They are
True Experiments Vs. Quasi Experiments
All experiments, whether conducted in the laboratory or away from the laboratory in the field, involve manipulating one or more independent variables and observing the effect on a dependent variable. The difference between a true experiment and a quasi experiment -- quasi from the Latin, meaning "as
Plants for Tree Wells
Tree wells are often built when construction or soil grading requires that the level of the soil around a tree be raised or lowered. If the level is lowered, tree roots will be exposed, making the tree less securely anchored to the soil and more prone to various kinds of stress. If the ground level
How to Power a 1/4 Scale Piper Cub
Radio controlled airplanes use miniature engines that are powered by a liquid fuel. Radio controlled aircraft, such as a 1/4 scale Piper Cub, have a fuel intake hose that is the fuel filling hose as well as the hose for the engine. Fueling these RC aircraft is a quick task, done in the flying field