The Echo was so popular that Amazon sold out of the Internet-connected appliance, which retails for $180. Amazonâs Echo landing page promises more Echo devices will be back in stock by April 1. The Echo Dot costs $89.99, but it is available only for Amazon Prime members. Get Data Sheet, Fortuneâs technology newsletter. For current and prospective owners, here are six useful (and even wacky) things that the Amazon Echo can do: Turn on your lights: You can link your Echo to turn off, turn on, or dim the lights in your home. The Echo can connect to Phillips Smart Lights, WeMo lights, and other connected light.
Building a wooden bench with backrest. Building the frame of the bench. The first step of the woodworking project is about building the frame of the outdoor wooden bench. As you can easily notice in the plans, we recommend you to build the legs out of 4Ã4 lumber and the frame out of 2Ã3 lumber. Drill pocket holes at both ends of the supports and secure them to the legs with 2 1/2â³ galvanized screws. Add waterproof glue to the joints and check if the corners are right-angled.
Drill pocket holes in the bench top support pieces to attach to the legs later. Lay out wide top, narrow top and wide top boards with a Â¼â gap between the boards. Mark over 3 Â½â from each end and 1â from the sides of the wide top boards. Glue the bench top support pieces (narrow side down) to the top boards. Use 2 Â½â screws to secure the bench top support pieces to the top boards (2 min screws for each board). Repeat for other bench top assembly. Note: it may be useful to cut 4 pieces of scrap wood Â¼â wide to use as a spacer for the top boards.