Cleaning the engine used oil

For many fans to do everything on your own, change the engine oil of your vehicle is a regular task. However, most do not realize that this oil can be recycled and used for future oil changes. By using a short length of cotton rope as a filter, you can change quarts of used oil in fresh oil in your own garage within weeks.

Instructions

1 Cut the 2x4 so that it is of the same height as one of the gallon bottles.

2 Cut two squares of 10x10 wooden sheet.

3 Two square boards screwed at the ends of the 2x4. The end result should be a support with a flat bottom and a flat top which is about as high as one of the bottles.

4 Cut a piece of 2x4 that is 6 inches (15.23 cm) longer than the height of the two bottles together.

5 Cut a square 6x6 and 12x12 one wooden sheet.

6 Screw the two squares that you just cut into the ends of the 2x4. The end result should be a stand tall with a large flat base and a smaller flat top.

7 Place the smallest support in an area where you can leave for weeks.

8 Put one of the bottles on top of this support and placed the other on the floor right next to the support.

9 Fill the bottle top with used motor oil.

10 Place one end of the cotton rope to the bottom of the bottle used motor oil and the other end to the bottom at the bottom of another bottle as possible.

11 Make sure the cord is not in contact with the edge of the opening of any of the bottles. If you play, move the bottles so that they are closer to (or further, if necessary) to change the arc of the rope until they are not touching the edges of the bottles.

12 Place the highest support near the bottles and place the large sheet of plastic over them. Make sure the blade is not making any contact with the rope and that is long enough to touch the ground. This sheet should block any dirt or dust not to enter the bottle clean, so make sure the inside is clean and is blocking bottles surrounding environment.

13 Wait a couple of weeks for the oil to move to the lower bottle, then add 1 quart (0.94 liters) of fresh engine oil per 3 quarts (2.83 liters) of oil recycling .

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How a rustic roof

The cover is the main element of a home, to the point that architects often say that a house is a cover. Given their greater exposure to the elements, the roof also generates usually the most expensive item in the rehabilitations. Therefore, the reform implemented by our Nagel_m reader has every interest in DIY channel.

We check that the façade was an acceptable state, while the roof was broke. Here the saying runs backwards: you have to start the cart before the horse, and our friend undertaken reforms of their home on the right foot. The gabled demanded careful repair surgery,! Let's see it in detail!

Our friend Nagel_m faces the task with the proper perspective, thinking that will fatigues for one year. In view of beginning, we are confident that will achieve a resounding success at the end of the reform. Let us know from near the improvements on the roof.

His plan as we have said is to rehabilitate the roof, then the ground floor, then first floor, and finally complete the work finishing the attic.

View of the house, which is to say two floors and attic. The artist is certainly a game bricolega! We observe deterioration of the cover, while the front is much better.

View the original rudimentary hurdle. As usual in these cases, remove the stones Nagel_m decides to remove forged weight. "I never thought to come out much cane, plaster, stone, almond shells and other niceties," says our friend.

He retired the cane and gravel stratum, ceiling boards, which will serve bezel inside the attic is installed, and while support for insulation materials and tiles.

On the wood it has placed a tarpaulin for waterproofing, and then go polystyrene plates for thermal insulation. Then we Onduline sheets installed, and the first tile is already arranged for placement.

We leave the floor to our friend:.. "Now came the weekend, means work, and what a pleasure to work on the project to rehabilitate the house seems never-ending, but scabies does not sting like the roof below and begins to have color ... bufff how to order, and there remains only the other half. "

Let us remember that it is a gabled roof!

It comes the turn of the other side of the roof. As can be seen, his condition was very similar to the previous one.

The procedure is the same: after the withdrawal of the vestiges of the old roof, a base table is installed, then covered with tarpaulin.

"At the last minute I thought the attic would be very dark without a window, pity not to have thought of before ... but hey, at least there is one. I show the hole."

In this interesting image, our friend shows us the insulating section of the roof before laying the tiles Onduline and 22 mm wood, roofing felt and 40 mm extruded polystyrene.

"The fireplace finished before was a hole without hood where it entered the water when it rained, not being inhabited the house. It is no wonder, but every little thing that makes one without experience fills him with satisfaction."

Nagel_m explains that the most laborious part has already come to an end, and now begin those jobs that never end: beams and try to finishing, clean the stone walls, and other tiny tasks. We will be close to our friend in the forum to follow all the work. Congratulations, artist, has been an excellent start!

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