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    TRICKS OF THE TRADE

    May 03, 2019 2 minutes

    Clever Tips for Sticky Situations

    Free Bundling Aids from the Biffy

    Rather than throwing away empty toilet paper tubes, consider reusing them to organize bunches of dowels or garden stakes. Slip one tube over each end of what you’re bundling. You can even write the contents on the cardboard if you like.

    Tracee Imai

    Wexford, Pennsylvania

    Glue Brushes Double as Nozzle Cleaners

    A small). Pushing the tapered end of the brush up into the base of the nozzle forces most of the adhesive out where I can wipe it away. Since glue doesn’t stick to these brushes anyway, they’re also easy to wipe clean.

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