[Q]: Objective: How do I prepare the cartons to be used for soap molds?
[A]: Cut the top off of the empty carton and wash thoroughly with warm water. Place open end down on paper towels to dry.

[Q]: Objective: How do you shape polystyrene thermoplastic?
[A]: Heat it slowly and evenly with the low setting on a heat gun.

[Q]: Objective: how to make a painted projector screen
[A]: Find the right paint. Paint the wall. Paint the screen. Add a simple frame.

[Q]: Objective: How do you hollow out the wood for a beer koozie?
[A]:
To hollow out the blank it needs to be mounted it in a chuck. Cut a tenon on the end of the blank with the square tool and then under cut it into a dovetail to match the chuck. Take the blank off the lathe and installed the chuck on the headstock and put the dovetailed tenon into the chuck and locked it down.