Makers Test Viral DIY Life Hacks
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Cut a screw with a drill
2:59 Turn 1 ziplock into 2
5:28 Iron out wood dents
10:08 Drywall chalk
11:28 Tape vs tearout
13:20 CD to drill straight 
Хобби
Have any life hacks you want us to test? Let us know! PS, if you want to hang out with us live we're at www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 2-4 times per week!
can you do a buy vs diy video? or maybe a video where you test some diy crafts to see if they work?
Hi hi
You should make a resin lightbulb that lights up.
EvanAndKatelyn I’m the first like on this comment!!! (At least on my iPad it says I am)
@@jonathanhayden8651 yasssss
It always puts a smile on my face when the patreon supporters are listed and Katelyn's Mom is always the first one :)
can always count on mom :)
@@EvanAndKatelyn First time for me to be in a video to which I say - "WOOOOOOO!" all Archer style.
@@pattmyn 😁❤
@@EvanAndKatelyn I love your videos so much they make me so happy :))
This comment probably made many more people watch to the end than usual
"... bought out of laziness ... and never used ... out of laziness ..." This covers SOOOOO many purchases in my life. lol.
I think we overestimate how much energy and gumption our future selves will have 🤣😋
@@EvanAndKatelyn gumption is a great word
lolol
Listen Evan didn’t need to expose us like that
the plastic bag one, i’ve seen people heat up a knife and “cut and seal” the bag in two i guess
LordOfThePotterWars Tried it a couple of months ago. Worms great.
Lieschen Müller worms? Like worms can’t escape? I... huh?
Iris Peres just don’t make autocorrect so serius
You can also just use a sous vide sealer and all bags are sealed right.
If you have a vacuum sealer, you can use that to make smaller bags...I've done that a few times when needed in a pinch...
For the resin pencils: is the life back "don't forget mold release?" 😂 all in good fun. Loves you guys!
the true life hack haha
I always say in my head aren’t you forgetting that thingy mobob
Or use an iron.
3:00 The right way to do this hack is " Heat the backside of the Knife with torch or matchstick or anything and cut the zip lock bag in half with the backside of the knife and it'll be sealed and cut ".
^
I've also seen someone re-seal a bag with a hair iron
I've used a flat iron before and that works great.
Thank you!!!
Any Kind of heat will work just use parchment paper between the plastic and Iron
Evan: Maybe if we heat up something metal and use that to seal the bag
*gets screwdriver*
Iron: Am I a joke to you
haha! In his defense, he didn't know the iron was hidden in there yet
It'd be so much easier to just heat up a knife and use that to cut the bag hahaha
I've accidentally ironed plastic (it was near my ironing surface and the iron lost balance on to it), would not recommend! Some bits burned/melted so quickly that they fused onto the iron as weird lumps and stains 😥 It might be different depending on the iron setting, but I wouldn't trust it 😒
@@jaderatliff179 Or scissors.
@@jerryboba_ I have also ruined an iron in this way. Do not recommend.
Hey guys, to prevent tear out another method is to mark your cut line with a marking gauge or sharp knife, it will separate the wood fibres along the top giving an almost flawless finish!
That's a good tip! 😃
I love scoring things before I fold them!! Same thing here ig lol i wouldn’t have thought of that
Katelyn asking Evan for permission before using the CD is very wholesome. It shows how much these two care about each other’s wants and needs
Me: *is watching tv perfectly content*
Evan and Katelyn: **posts video**
Me: *drops everything* gOSH DANG IT NOT AGAIN
😂❤️
@@EvanAndKatelyn I was so expecting to read "Sorry-not-sorry"
@jana amir not a bigger fan than mE
A girl I love your profile pic!
Literally same lmfaooo
After the first two hacks, I was thinking:
It's funny how "hacks" always seem to take more time and energy than doing it the regular way and never work well.
But as I kept watching, my mind was changed. Well kinda, I still think most hacks are only beneficial if Evan and Katelyn try them out and make a fun video with them!
Back in the day, before shady people (5 Minute Crafts, et al) figured out that they could make billions from ad revenue with the promise of "hacks" and a catchy video thumbnail, you would actually occasionally see useful "hacks".
I cut ziplock bags into smaller ones, I cut them with a heated boxcutter so it seals both edges as I cut. that is a good hack the place Katelyn found it just had a terrible execution for it.
I love the shot of Evan following Katelyn across the workshop, camera in hand. 😂
When I was in the Army (British) when being posted somewhere else the Married quarter was supposed to be returned in "as new " condition "
Taking down pictures left holes in all sorts of walls. Get some toothpaste on your finger or thumb, Smear over the hole. dab with appropriate coloured paint. Job done.
Please give joobie a snack and a pet for me- she is such a cute void
Joobie approves of your suggestion
Amazing 10/10
Yes please
Evan: and not everyone has a steamer that they bought out of laziness and never used..out of laziness
Me: I do 😂
at least we're not alone in our laziness :P
Lol, I do too 😋 used it once
Instead of the chalk, the dorm room hack is to use white toothpaste. Just put a little on your finger from the tube and wipe/smear into small hole in drywall.
I do this to hide thumb tac holes from my mom
And your room will be minty fresh for weeks!
Hah, this reminds me of cheap college fixes. I have glued two large holes on inside doors back together with wood glue, wood putty, and very light amount of paint before moving out. I wasn't charged for either. Ah, puzzles and college days. :D
My mom used to use white out back when apartment walls were always white and typewriters were a thing.
I honestly was so into the video that when Katelyn moved into the sponsored ad, I was like “a life hack for food??? Hell yea!” 😂😂😂
How to get food without getting food?
I like how Evans in the shampoo and conditioning section when he grabs a potato lol
what the- who put a potato here??
EvanAndKatelyn at least you weren’t looking for clothes in the soup store
@@Hidden_Fern at least you weren't looking for a wig in the food market.
I was gonna say, if that's where u guys are grocery shopping, no wonder it isn't working out
Welp, it’s a normal thing in my country
For the ziplock bag one, I've seen versions where they heat the blade of a knife, and cut with that so that it cuts and seals at the same time, maybe you could try that?
Or a metal hanger
King of random did it with the knife
My girlfriend (soon to be fiancé) found your channel a couple weeks ago and we LOVE your channel and videos!!!! We love sitting down, eating dinner and bingeing your videos. Thank you for all the laughs and inspiration!!! 🥰
The iron trick works for wood frames that have small dents in them as well- I use that trick almost weekly as a professional picture framer
katelyn: *burns edge of bag with lighter*
evan: *heats metal object and melts bag*
me screaming at computer: "USE AN IRON"
evan and katelyn: *uses iron for next craft*
me: "not exactly what i meant but ok...?"
I kept thinking kaitlin has hair she should have a straightener lol
I wanted them to use a hot knife or hot scissors lol
But then melted plastic ends up on your stuff lol ew
You dont want to use an iron because the bag will just melt to it. Besides, a lighter works just fine, you just have to go in small sections and pinch the sides together after you take the flame away. There's no holes and you get a nice straight edge. These guys are just kind of dense sometimes.
@@Zelda00Gamer Parchment paper would prevent plastic from sticking to an iron or hair straightener ^^ Like with perler beads!
"It might feel like overkill but it works!" - that could be the E&K motto.
“Overkill is underrated” Gen. Hannibal
The two bag thing normally is used with a hot knife in my household
Only DIY hack I've used is if you don't have wood filler, use a sawdust and wood glue mixture to fill in gaps. I feel boring.... Anywho~ Seeing another installment of Evan and Katelyn doing another DIY mythbuster episode is the highlight of my week. :) love it!
Dear editing Katelyn: you know how you have to edit in the voice when you guys just forget to word out loud? Can you use those clips to make a story? An edited life story of the voice that has to fill in all the silence. 🤗 just a thought, and thank you both for all the fruitful content! ❤
I just use a robo-voice generator :)
And the robot voice is so funny!
@@EvanAndKatelyn And whenever it's used on Joob it sounds oddly/terrifyingly similar to a certain robot in charge of a top secret experimental teleportation facility. A facility that also provides cake to successful test result participants.
This is such a good idea! It would be hilarious 😂
Lol yes
Ironically, if you own one of those old school "heated wire" based bag sealers, those totally work for the mini zippy bags.
Also, any sort of "foam cutter" style apparatus works on the same principles which Evan was getting close to with his idea to heat the metal then apply it to the bag - you'd just need to make it longer, straight, and maaaaybe tone down the heat a bit.
I think Grant of TKOR made a vid on how you just use a wire hanger
I've got one of those "Foodsaver bag" sealers. It works great on regular ziploc bags too.
Yeah, all of you are on the right sort of idea (though I don't know the intricacies of each). The overall idea being hot wire + zippy bag = two perfectly sealed zippy bags half the size as the original.
I was just really using the broadest stroke I could to illustrate that E&K were on the right path but were maybe missing some details.
Edit: autocorrect/typo fail
When I worked retail we had a shrink wrap set up we used to re wrap items in plastic that was sealed and shrunk to the item. The part that "cut" the plastic to the right size was basically a long wire that was heated. You pressed it down on the plastic and pulled the pieces apart. You end up with a perfect seal on that edge. It was a lot of fun to use and see what kind of items we could shrink wrap.
for the plastic bags use a food sealer. you dont have to cut the bag before hand and it’s a perfect seal
I like when doing the sponsoring, Evan was on the “body care” aisle but some how pulled down a potato 🤣
I know that this is kinda-sorta-maybe-probably very random, but I appreciate the fact that y’all always have captions in many languages. 😁
I love how Katlyn is able to respond to Evan's unfinished sentences so easily😂😂😂
I know the words in his head
EvanAndKatelyn mind reading!
@@EvanAndKatelyn My wife does that. I guess she knows the words I should have in my head...
Why haven't they done hydrodipping yet? It seems the perfect "fashionably late" time for them
IMPROVEMENTS: For the chalk, you could shape the tip to fit in larger holes and break it off, then smooth out. For the CD trick, you could also use old hard drive platters (disks) if you have them. They have a perfect mirror finnish.
The bag one try heating up a knife to cut the bag, it does actually work. I've done it before, but the key is a sharp knife heated
One my favorite edits is the "Evan Sentence Finisher 3000." It makes me smile EVERY tim.
This was a great episode! I particularly enjoyed *the Evan dance of approval* . I liked the chalk hack too, that's one I'd use - couldn't even see the small holes once you used it.
Love the content you two! I have a small suggestion for the bag-making trick that I learned from the SFX world- place a sheet of brown craft paper on top of the bag, secure everything down and then use a woodburning pen to trace the edges and seal them.
Drywall and the 'chalk' are both made from gypsum
also re: tare out.. Start using a marking knife it is much more accurate and cuts through the first layer...
Evan is such a dare devil
Light flames without sight
Murmurs: such a daring heckin devil
In luthiery we use a soldering iron and wet paper towels to steam out wood like that. I feel it’s intensity and location control might make it even more effective on the deeper dents.
Use a hot metal hanger to divide a plastic bag against a wood table then you can pull the bag slowly up on either side. You two are amazing! Thanks for being so fun
nobody:
Katelyn: i think the problem is you
When I need to close a plastic bag, I heat up an old knife and stroke the back of it along the edge of the bag.
exactly
Use the back of a knife to bend the bag and use a lighter to seal it. I use it for rice, potato chips... You can also use an iron
Next shirt: "First we must... cause some damage."
also: I'll expect you guys to be on "Hot Ones" at some point... y'know, because... First we Feast? k, bai.
MrTingles Yes!! #HotOnes!!
Yes I need this
Seeing Evan act like a little kid when he asked if he could do the first life hack made my whole day :)
E&K: shaking hands
My brain: Doctor. Doctor.
If you know you know
Grant? 😢
"Woah Doctor!" 😆
They would need one more person to pull off that reference...
This made me think of ncis:la when deeks has his friend there who's initials were also md and they called each other doctor but I dont really know for sure if that's what you meant
Doctor doctor, give me the news
That's sum lyrics of an old song
Using chalk on larger holes I mix chalk ( Smashed to a powder ) with Elmer's glue. Make it kind of thick and dry, in small amounts.
Cutting bolts and other parts on a drill worked the best for me when I used an angle grinder instead of a saw. You can make really clean and stright cuts with this method.
Evan's little excited dance is precisely how excited I felt when I saw the notification for this video 🤗
Yaaaaay I watched your live stream yesterday I loved the flow acrylic 😋
Glad you liked the art stream! That was fun!
For the second hack with the ziplock bags, the King of Random used a metal hanger and it worked pretty well. Evan was on the right track. It's also the idea behind vacuum sealing bags.
For the plastic bag one, the lab I used to work in had a special device for sealing things in plastic that worked (and looked) kind of like an old school paper cutter. You'd align the plastic with the arm thing where you wanted it to seal and pressed the arm down for a couple of seconds. Not sure what the heated element was made of though.
Damn these guys are just making quarantine amazing 🤣🤣
❤️❤️❤️
Yep!
me: remembers it's Friday
also me: rapidly looking for the new EvenAndKatelyn video
also I love that the mystery box of life hacks is also the box you used for your cat treat sponsor.
hehe, we were wondering who would recognize where the box was from
The bag hack does work if you add an extra step! Sandwich the cut bag between 2 pieces of fairly rigid plastic (I used old store loyalty cards) with just a little bit of the bag sticking out. This will prevent the bag from meeting unevenly and getting all puckered. I used it for some bags over a year ago and they are still going strong!
Evan & Katelyn: “I think this one’s busted” me: sobs uncontrollably b/c RIP Grant Imahara 😭😭😭 too soon!
Mythbusters??
@@Gabi-gg5de Yes, the guy who built all the robot stuff...
@@edwardpaulsen1074 aww that guy was a legend
I didn't know he died :(
Katelyn: I feel like it’s going to fly off.
Me: yes, yes it will
lol
No one:
Evan: You you to have the right SPiN oRiEnTaTiOn
𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓷 𝓞𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
shpin orrientaton
13:00
I've seen other people put a piece of sacrificial/waste wood top and bottom to add support, so the waste wood would get the tearout, and not your good piece.
Evan was so excited, it was adorable to watch.
I like the term “makers” for Evan and Katelyn like:
*GOD TESTING VIRAL DIY LIFE HACKS*
Me: sees diy and Evan and katelyn
Also me: OMG GO GO GO GO!!!!! CMON CLICK!!! OMG
😂❤️
:D
Try that second life hack with resealing the plastic bag but use a soldering iron or wood burner instead.
Ive done it this way many times and it works even for a watr tight seal
The tape one saved my project once, and I didn't even know about the life hack 😄 I was cutting a wood covered with some shiny white finish (Idk know it's name in english), and I couldn't draw on it with a pencil, so I used some white masking tape to draw the line I was gonna cut. It was a pleasantly surprised when there were almost no tearouts 😄
The CD is definitely an interesting life hack I never would have thought of! Might have to try it!
Also, yes, Joob is *always* good content.
It was pretty darn helpful!
EvanAndKatelyn May I ask why you have a blank CD by your keys??
6:30
Katelyn: *cute smile*
_Suddenly produces claw hammer_
Golden!
Thanks for the blue tape tear out hack. I have a small garden project to deal with and am hoping for smooth instead of jagged edges. Thx for the hack.
I cut ziplock bags into smaller ones, I cut them with a heated boxcutter so it seals both edges as I cut.
I do the same thing as Evan, I dance when I eat good food. Also I’ve tried to your magic broccoli and it was AMAZING. I love you guys, you’re so energetic, and your the cutest couple ever.
haha I hope the broccoli caused a dance of approval!
@@EvanAndKatelyn which one of you is this responding to this guys comment 👁👄👁
"I think the problem is you" well dang 🥺
With the bag hack get two metal rules and sandwich the the bag between then with the edge of the bag that you want to close showing , then use the flame 🔥 on the edge.
4:07 i LOVE when you have to edit in evan saying stuff becuase he just. forgot to irl its so funny
6:25 Katelyn is wondering if this hack will remove the dent she’s going to make in Evans head. 😂
For the zip lock bag, I've seen people use a hair straightener to seal them.
Yeah, if your hair straightener has a temp setting besides on/off/ quickheat. Still setting plastic on fire is generally a bad idea.
Fold the ziplock in half (hotdog style) and run the flame lightly along the folded edge. Then tear along the edge, no need to cut, no extra tools. Love your vids!
Real solutions from my experience:
- Cutting screws: just buy a decent fresh hacksaw blade (like Stanley, not the cheapest noname one with overheated brittle teeth), normal size hacksaw frame with blade tensioning + use cutting oil.
- Drilling vertically: put a small try square or a machinist square vertically along the drill bit and keep it parallel to the square's edge without touching (just eyeball it). If you need square through hole, mark and drill half the way from both sides. This will prevent tearout and compensate for each drilling angle mistake.
- To reduce tear-out: mark cut lines with a sharp knife (see 'marking knife'), not a pencil. Do it on both sides and cut on the waste side. With a deep knife cut, you will get a very clean edge. + use sharp saw blade of course.
- The trick with the iron is actually the best way to fix dents in the wood. Works perfectly if the wood grain is not broken. Soldering iron also works for small dents.
The amount of bad language Evan dodged in this video is amazing. Being family-friendly is hard work :D
I love how Evan was just getting food out of the hair product isle 🤣🤣
"who put a potato here??"
For the flame and the plastic bag if you put a ruler where you want to seal it, it will be a clean edge.
They just keep getting better and funnier every video!! I love to see the progress and I still love the old videos too. These two are so awesome
I just finished watching you make that table again perfect timing lol
4:58 - Evan could be a hand model. Look at those pristine nails.
haha, I can't not think of Zoolander when I read this
@@EvanAndKatelyn BLUE STEEL!
You can use the iron and some parchment paper to seal ziplocks or also to do cheap lamination. The only life hack I use is using zip ties to hold things together straight when screwing them together because I don’t have a lot of tools. Of course that only works if it’s a shape that works with zip ties but I’ve also done it to hold things drying with glue since rubber bands stretch out and putting weights on only really helps if you’re working on a flat surface. It’s very satisfying when your popsicle stick cylinder is still properly circular in the morning
Concerning your " zip lock bag " hack . I've found if'in I heat up a straightened clothes hanger and then lay it onto the bag , it'll usually do it 7 out of 10 times ... I'm still practicing it ...
I love love LOVE the editing you do when Evan doesn't finish his sentences! Makes me laugh every time!
I feel like I need Evan's autofilled words in my everyday life haha.
same :P
To seal the baggies you need to put it between glass or something similar with just the edge barely hanging out and you run the lighter or heat source quickly back and forth a few times. I used to do that as a kid to seal cards in sleeves :D
To get the deep dent out of the wood with the iron, Slow and steady works well here too. Have the just damp cloth and drop a drip of water directly on the dent, cover with the cloth and iron, align the steam hole with the dent and shoot it once, another few seconds with the iron then check it. let it cool then repeat. Each pass it will be better until its gone. However, the broken grain will always take stain differently.
Evan: licks tape.
Me: does it taste blue?
They should try adding a secret compartment to their house somewhere.
They did. They built a display shelf with a hidden pocket.
@@Nirrrina yeeepp they did it
Use a hot wire on the full bag and it makes 2.love the enthusiastic approach. Toothpaste fills holes and sands smooth.
Hey Evan and Kaetlyn! I want to challenge you to try to make a cat tree for Joobie from cardboard! I have some kitties of my own, and am curious if a sturdy and stylish cat tree could be made from cardboard so I can give them the exact design We all want!
2:15 I present to you: Evan trying to hold back swear words
The fact that the box says cat treats... (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) We luv you Joobie!!!!
*Joobie love HAAAM*
Watching your videos inspired me to finally make the computer desk I've been putting off for years, but in doing so I accidentally cut my headphone cord... In better news the model I was making when I cut my headphone cord turned out pretty much perfectly and I'm confident in the integrity of the full scale design, I just need a new headset now.
And for anyone who might be thinking, yes I did try reattaching the wires, heat shrink and all, it didn't work ;-;
Just love the vibes you too give off. Fun and wholesome and wonderfull. I'm really enjoying your content!
Evan's crazy laughing is the best thing I've seen all day. He's having so much fun! Lmao
RESIN TIME!!! RESIN TIME!!! RESIN TIME!!! You guys are the BEST people in theee WOOORLLLDDDDDD!!!! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Ive seen people do the smaller bags by heating up a metal coat hanger and then pressing it into the bag to section it off. Ive done it myself and it works decently well!