INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Attack each stink bug with hairspray as you see it to stop the pest from moving around.  The hairspray alone will not kill the stink bug, but it will immobilize it, preventing the bug from roaming about freely and making it easier to apply a chemical that will kill the bug. Make sure to use the stickiest hairspray possible. Thankfully, cheap brands are usually stickier than expensive brands. Fill a glass jar halfway with one of these chemicals and knock or drop the stink bugs into the jar as you come across them.  Do not mix these chemicals for any reason. Combining these chemicals can produce fumes that are deadly to humans. Knock the stink bugs into the solution using a popsicle stick or gloved hand, or pick the bugs up with tweezers. You could also dilute one part rubbing alcohol with three parts water inside a spray bottle. Attack stink bugs with this solution as you see them. The alcohol will wear away at the exterior of the insect, drying it out and eventually destroying it. Buy a can of freeze away wart remover and spray it directly on the stink bug. The bug will freeze instantly and all you need to do is flush them down the toilet. Fill a spray bottle with hot sauce or liquified hot peppers. Squirt each stink bug with the spicy insecticide as you see it.  Hot peppers are capable of burning human skin and eyes if handled improperly. Similarly, the peppers can burn away the waxy exterior of the stink bug, ultimately destroying it. Wash your hands after handling hot peppers and hot sauce to avoid accidentally irritating your eyes. Place a single drop of candle wax remover on the back of an individual stink bug. The insect should die within one or two minutes.  You might be able to apply the candle wax remover to the stink bug without capturing it, but be aware that accidentally getting the remover onto carpet or other surfaces may create a stain. For best results, immobilize the insect with hair spray or trap it inside a glass jar before applying the remover. The candle wax remover strips away the waxy coating on the outside of the stink bug's shell, thereby breaking down interior membranes. Place a tablespoonful / teaspoonful of white vinegar in a container; use a container that is not too large.  Capture the stink bug using tweezers, an empty medicine container with cap, and/or use gloves. Put the bug or bugs into the vinegar. They die immediately without releasing their bomb. Flush the critters down the toilet.

SUMMARY: Paralyze stink bugs with hairspray. Kill the bugs with rubbing alcohol, bleach, or ammonia. Kill the bug with wart remover. Spray the stink bug with hot sauce. Drop candle wax remover on the stink bug. Use white vinegar.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use L-brackets and 3 in (7.6 cm) deck screws to attach the stringers to your deck. Place the top of the stringer against the bottom of the frame of the deck and screw an L-bracket on each side of the stringer to connect it to the deck. After you’ve attached the first stringer, connect the second stringer to the deck by following the same process. Set a riser against the edges of the stringers facing out and use a ruler and pencil to mark cutting guidelines where the riser needs to be trimmed to fit. Use a circular saw to trim the riser, cutting along the guidelines until you cut through the whole board. Repeat the process until all of the risers have been cut to size. Use the first riser that you cut to make your guidelines on the rest of the boards so you have a uniform length. Place the risers against the edges of the stringers facing out from the staircase. Use a drill to drive the 3 in (7.6 cm) deck screws through the risers and into the edge of stringers where they connect until all of the screw is in the wood.  Use at least 2 deck screws to firmly secure the riser to the stringer. Don’t drill too far into the wood or it could crack. Once you’ve attached the risers, take your 1.5 in (3.8 cm) by 10 in (25 cm) tread boards and cut them to 36 inches (91 cm) in length. Then, lay them across the stringers facing up. Use 3 in (7.6 cm) deck screws to attach the treads to the stringers by drilling through the tread boards and into the edges of the stringers where they connect. Use at least 2 deck screws to attach the tread boards.

SUMMARY: Screw each stringer to the bottom of the deck frame with a drill. Cut the risers to the length of the top of the stringer. Attach the risers with 3 in (7.6 cm) deck screws. Trim the treads and drill them onto the stringers.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The thread guides are the metal devices that help regulate tension. They are various loops that you run the thread through before looping it into your needle. They keep the thread from getting tangled and distribute the tension evenly from the spool to your fabric. Tension is what keeps your bottom and top stitches in equal tension with one another. In other words, it is what keeps your front and back stitches looking the same. Both the top and bottom tension must work together in order to create consistent stitching. If your top and bottom stitches aren’t even, it may be due to your tension not being right on the top or bottom. Most domestic sewing machines are of the "lockstitch" variety. That means an upper thread and a lower thread "lock" together. When they don’t “lock” together properly, you could have an issue with the tension.

SUMMARY:
Find the thread guides. Understand tension.