Wi-Fi Repeater using TimeCapsule and AirPort Extreme

Brain mush, help please.
We have:
Verizon Fios and the Verizon Fios modem router combo: ActionTec MI424-WR Rev F (Henceforth, AcTec)
A finicky, but abled TimeCapsule A1254 (TC)
And a new AirPort Extreme (AE)
They support:
Non-wireless Brother Inkjet (Bink)
Wireless Brother Inkjet (WBink)
Non-wireless HP Laser (Laser)
Non-wireless wide-format HP DesignJet (DJ)
2007 MacPro 17 (17")
2013 MacAir 13 (13")
2011 MiniMac (MM)
2013 Windows 8 Touchscreen PC (Piece-of-Crap)
3 iPhones, 4s, 5, 5s (4s, 5, 5s)
1 or 2 infrequent guest or back-up computers (GMac, GPC)
6 SSD externals for back-up and sharing (XSSDs)
Everything listed is proximated within 2 rooms except for the 5s, WBink, and 13" that are ~50' away and through 4 walls (2 are cement). Wi-Fi signal wise, the 5s rarely picks up, the WBink was so bad I just hardwired it to the 13", the 13" is frustratingly bad with continuely interuptions, stalls, and disconects.
All three routers are broadcasting seperate networks even though we primarily use the one from the TC, until it stalls, then I usually switch to the AcTec which only sometimes works better, if the 13"s airport even finds it that is, it is weaker. The AcTec is also more difficult to configure as it's not an Apple. The new AE was just hardwired into the AcTec in the hopes that it's range/frequency/speed would superceed the TC's. Unfortunately it's performing about the same for the 13" and 5s, maybe just a smidgen better.
Since we now use SSD for back-up I would like to repurpose the TC as a repeater for the 13" and 5s. How do I do this?
Please understand that I am not intentially unfmailiar with NAT, bridge, Pvpv0, DNS, Proxy, IDNS, TexCode, etc. I just have not been able to prioritize learning, not when Apple make me encounter it so infrequently. I am sorry I need it explained to me like I'm 4 years old. Thank you very much, I am grateful and really will appreciate some help.

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