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Five Tips for Riding a Hoverboard

Tammy Dowdy

Hoverboards are a fantastic piece of technology that lets you get anywhere quickly and without hassle. You won’t have to start up the engine of your car or don on your running shoes if you want to go get milk or buy cigarettes at the nearest convenience store, since all you have to do is ride a hoverboard to get around; heck, you could even be wearing your shorts and sandals on them. Websites selling the best hoverboards are starting to pop up, and it would do you good if you get one while they’re in stock! Here are some top tips for riding a hoverboard for after you get one:

Check for The Features

Some hoverboards are designed by their manufacturers slightly more advanced than the rest of the batch because they want to accommodate easy learning for first-time hoverboarders or beginners. Wouldn’t you think if skateboard or roller skates had this same feature, more people would jump on the bandwagon without fearing falling? That’s the idea that caught hoverboard manufacturers’ attention, so they created a learning mode, limiting the speed and automatically adjusting the balance. That is why the first step you need to do, checks if your hoverboard has this feature.

Turn it On

Turn On

As obvious as it seems, some people don’t bother to turn them on because they think it’s a piece of wood like a skateboard, which it is not. Hoverboards run on batteries, and they are a superb technology that indeed has to be turned on first to use. The button can be found near the charging port, but depending on the type, the location may vary.

Check the Batteries

Remember that it’s a technology that runs on batteries, and it won’t do you any good if you ran out of battery mid-way to your destination, like going to the convenience store, school, or work. So, make sure to check if you have enough battery capacity on the hoverboard before stepping on it and taking it for a ride.

Ride on a Flat Surface

Flat Surface

Hoverboards are most suited for flat surfaces like the road, sidewalk, or curb. But there are cases where professionals who have become one with the board use them to scale an ascending road like in San Fransisco or descending ones, which is very dangerous and should never be attempted if you just started to learn how to ride it.

Practice a Ton

Practice makes perfect, it may be an old adage, but it still rings true, even after these years. If you want to get good at riding it, you need to invest hours into it and getting the hang of it until you feel like you’ve become one with the board. Try to find your balance and move from side to side, forward and backward, and turn to the point that you know how to stop, accelerate, and slow down.

The best way to get good at something is by putting more elbow grease into it until you master it. Bruce Lee once said that he fears a man that practiced one kick ten thousand times, and it’s always good to hear some wisdom from a legend. So, practice until you become a master of hoverboarding!…

HobbyHouse Improvement

A Guide to Building a Woodshop at Home

Charles Echols

When you have space at home, you should make use of it. One idea is to build a workshop. You can create artisan projects during the leisure time. Your holiday can be much more productive than before, and if your products are worth-selling, you can make extra money too.

Here, we are discussing how to build a woodshop at home. Carpentry skills are undoubtedly compulsory. But even with just a little knowledge of the art, you are ready to have a personal woodshop. It is going to be the best place to sharpen your skills, anyways.

Choosing the Right Spots

carving on progressYou should choose the place for your woodshop carefully. The factors to consider are:

  1. Woodworking makes noises.
  2. Woodworking produces dusty waste.
  3. Woodworking requires a medium to ample storage for stocking the wood blocks.
  4. Woodworking tools are hazardous to kids.
  5. Moisture is hostile and detrimental to woods.

Now that you know all of the vital factors, you have only a few options:

  1. Garage
    woodworking blueprintTypically, the house garage provides enough space to store the carpentry tools and wood blocks. But if it is not possible, do not force yourself. Otherwise, you will put yourself and other people in danger.
  2. Basement
    Basement is more suitable for woodwork because it is underground and spacious. Unlike the garage, in theory, you can empty your basement from all the unused stuff. The soil also provides sound-dampening property, which can reduce the noise of your works.
  3. Shed
    If you have a shed on your lawn, it can be the ideal place for your project. But you may consider adding some sound-proofing materials or improving the insulation.The small size of a shed also means that you must organize your equipment very carefully.

Getting the Tools Ready

With the availability of home depot and the likes, you can get any essential carpentry tools easily. If you are lazy to search from one store to another, you can even order them online. But the shipment may cost you extra money because carpentry tools take space and volume.

miter saw stand

First, you need the essential woodworking saws: circular saw, hand saws, jigsaw, and miter saw. For the last item of the list, placing it in the corner of the room seems to be the best idea. And you need to make sure to have only the top rated ridgid miter saw stand. Operating the saw can be dangerous, and if the positioning cannot adequately support the saw during a cutting process, the machine can fall and severely injure the operator.

Second, you need chisels, wooden mallet, hammers, and measure tape. You need to think of a tools rack to store them. Do not place them inside of a box because it will be impractical and will slow you down during the work.

The Manuals and the Blueprints

Do not work without a manual, especially if you are a beginner. Placing a bookshelf in the woodshop, and dedicating it for storing woodwork manuals allow you to access the needed information anytime you need it. Also, having the manuals in hard copies is more organized than having them in e-book format. Bringing a phone to the woodshop will give you a significant distraction.

Creating a blueprint is also necessary whenever you try to build a complicated piece of furniture, such as a decorated table, wood ornament, carved wooden chair, and other detailed crafts. Therefore, you can use a design table or board to display the blueprint.…