Questions tagged [paper]
Hacks including dealing with paper or some problems with paper
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How can I mitigate high humidity in a safe?
In the most downstairs portion of our house we have a waterproof fire safe with standard important documents in it. For some reason, during the summer only, it seems like humidity builds up within the ...
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How to get very fine tipped pens to write consistently?
I like to take notes in books and for that it’s really nice to have a pen that’s something like .28 but every time I get a pen that has these smaller tips they are very inconsistent.
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How can I keep placards dry when demonstrating in the rain?
I'm planning to attend some demonstration these coming days. However, winter is upon us, and there's going to be rain. And the placards are made of paper; thick paper board, but still paper, which ...
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How would you find a torn page (to repair) in a large book
I enjoy problem solving (Lifehacking). Recently, someone asked me how I would find a torn page (to repair) in a large book. "Large" is the operative word here. It is inconveniently large — ...
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Sticky notes are not sticky - How to avoid it?
We brought the sticky notes box 3 years before and we left the room untouched. Now when we thought of using those stationery items, we thought we might use the sticky notes for my new office.
But to ...
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Solutions or suggestions for removing label from metal can?
Does anybody have any solutions/suggestions for removing a paper label, whole and undamaged from a metal can, a canned good? The can can be either opened and empty, or unopened and full.
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Best way to remove dry seal on paper?
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I've already tried putting a towel in between the paper with dry seal and flat iron, it makes the job done but Im still looking for easier way
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How to paint a circle pattern on a big piece of paper
I need some ideas on how to make a circle pattern on a large piece of paper, e.g. A0 ISO format.
I have searched for a special paint roller online but in my case the circles must be 60mm equaly spaced ...
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How to stop holed paper from tearing
Don't you hate it when you have holed paper in your 3-ringed binder, and you act very careful to not shake the binder, but then on accident, you do? This causes a small tear in a lot of the pages, ...
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How do I refold a paper reference guide when I can't tell what order the folds go in?
I can fold the vertical crease in the center, but after that I have no clue how to fold it back to how it was, along the folds it already has. Is there some method I can use to figure out how to fold ...
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How do I keep thermal labels from fading?
I'm using thermal labels as contact information and descriptions on the backs of wood products that I sell. I was thinking, that if I could cover the label, with a clear permanent coating, that it may ...
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How can I clean my papers from someone's coughs?
A friend of mine has been ill of flu since many weeks ago.
Today, while meeting him, he was reading some of my papers and while reading them he coughed several times. I already washed-cleaned ...
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Writing with finger/nail
I'd like a material I can wrap around my wrist and write on with my finger/nail. My first thoughts are something like suede leather, the sort you'd find on a journal. I also need to be able to erase ...
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How can I remove decades old tape from paper without damaging the images printed on paper?
How to remove decades old clear tape from paper without damaging the paper or image that is printed on the paper?
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How can I prevent a receipt from fading?
I have seen a question here about how to restore a receipt that has faded. What I want to know is how to prevent receipts from fading in the first place.
I have some receipts from a recent vacation ...
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