If you’re ever in a pinch for spring clamps, reader John Larson advises making them yourself from short sections of PVC pipe. Use 1-1/2 to 3-inch diameter pipe, cut into 1-1/2-inch wide sections ...

Tools Powered: Shop vac, leaf blower Cost: $95 (with cord) Coil Time: 47 seconds Cord Tangles: Zero 1.) Get a Bucket. Acquire an empty 5-gallon drywall bucket, 1- and 4-inch-diameter PVC pipe, a 4 ...

With the PVC pipe upright, tap the end cap on with a dead-blow hammer or mallet. Twist the end cap slightly to evenly distribute the cement, then finish tapping the cap until it is firmly seated.