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Vase Lined with Mirrors

Vases are decorative elements required in every house, because they allow us to dispose of properly the floral arrangements.

To extricate the traditional models and common, we propose an original vase lined with small cubed of mirror, similar to the balls of mirrors that are used in the discos as ornamentation.

How to make a vase coated with mirrors:

To make this vase we can use a vase old, a tin of containing a bottle of whisky, a pot of old glass, a container cylindrical ceramic, etc. The important thing is that our recipient is cylindrical shape and that its surface is as smooth and mature possible to set correctly the mirrors.

Materials:

- 1 Container cylindrical (glass, tin, ceramic, etc. )
- Newspaper
- Cola vinyl
- Glue gun
- Fillings plastic
- Brilliantine silver
- Mirrors of 2×2cm
- Wax liquid

First lined the container with newsprint. Large paper in the cola vinyl and we apply on the container ensuring that the cover everything. In the same way apply seven layers and let it dry well. This may take several days.

When dry, will match edges with a sandpaper. Apply a layer of plastic fillings fine and let it dry completely.

We sanding and carefully removed the dust. We are now in terms of paste the mirrors with the glue gun. We will try to distribute in rows as couples possible (we can help with wires or sticks skewer). Let it dry.

Among the mirrors we remain hollow spaces that fill with the fillings and withdraw the surplus with a damp cloth.

The boards can cover with wax with the brilliantine, giving an effect more pleasing to the boards.

For the mirrors are brighter, we can clean carefully with the tip of a cloth embedded in alcohol.

How to Weld with Torch

The welding torch is one of the most widely used in plumbing. This welding is known as soldering and requires temperatures that reach the 500C.

The torch is a tool that serves to make unions requiring high temperatures. This tool can be fed by two types of gas, butane or propane. The old torches were fed kerosene, but reached temperatures minors and its management was very cumbersome.

The torch is composed of three main parties:

- The grip: is the mango where it is subject. It is located the key regulator of the passage of gas.
- The nozzle or burner: is the output of gas and where the flame. Can be of various types and can replaceable.
- Flexible Tube: is the one that is used for the connection between the bottle of gas and the grip.

The nozzles or burners can be of various types:

- Nozzle plumbing: it produces a flame envelope. It is used for welding copper tubes in soldering with tin.
- Mouthpiece of fine point: provides a flame in the shape of dart. It is used to brazing to achieve a higher temperature.
- Mouthpiece of tip super thin: is used for welding strong.

For welding used different materials:

- Flux: it is necessary to prevent the parties to weld rust. Some of the materials of contribution already include the flux. This substance varies according to the type of welding and the material to weld.
- Material of contribution: this material depends on the pieces that are going to welding and use that they be given.

How to weld with torch:

The welding torches or soft employs temperatures up to 450ºC.

This method of welding is known as soldering by capillarity and are to join two copper tubes, which are prepared to fit in each other through the tin.

First heated the tubes. Then brings tin to the board and cast due to the heat, penetrating by capillarity between the tubes. The cool solidifies, ensuring the assembling of the tubes and its tightness.

How to Make a Screen

The screens screens are articulated formed by different panels that are us and articulated together by means of hinges. Are originating in China and were used to protect the rooms at the movies.

These decorative elements are ideal for separate environments, curbing air currents or to create corners of intimacy within a room. Can consist of two, three or more panels.

The manufacture of screens can be done using a variety of techniques. The screen is a light-element and malleable, so that offers multiple uses and allow moved with ease, even removing and save when needed.

The screens can have solid panels or be frames lined with different elements (paper, cloth, etc. can also be used other materials, both for the frames and panels massifs of the screens: bamboo, wood, stainless steel, wrought iron, aluminum.

How to make a screen of panels massifs:

We Will Make a screen with three panels clumps of wood 1.3A that we are going to decorate with wallpaper sticker.

Materials:

• 3 Plates rectangular 1.3A of birch 180×50cm
• 8 Hinges (should allow the rotation in both directions)
• Screwdriver
• Wallpaper sticker
• Cutter

To make our screen need a spacious area to work. Align in soil the three panels and mark the location of the hinges. Should equidistant between himself and his separation may not be more than 24 inches. The hinges superior and inferior, cannot be far more 8cm of the edges upper and lower.

Then we have our brands, across the surface of the panels to make sure that is smooth, thereby improving the adhesion of the role. Clean to eliminate any particle of dust.

To send the hinges we first which are toward the ends of the panels and then the plants.

When we have the hinges placed apply the wallpaper. Cut six rectangles of the size of the panels, leaving a margin by potential errors. The glue beginning with the top and down smoothing with a rule or a splint, that would eliminate the bubbles.

When we finish of covered our screen, cut paper strips the width of the panels and recoat the edges of each panel.

If you have surplus of paper, the cut with the cutter.

We can decorate our screen in other ways, without using wallpaper, for example by painting smooth or with designs, we can also use the technique of decoupage.