8 fresh life hacks for the workshop and garage
With a little thought, you can come up with completely unusual solutions to everyday and work problems. We offer a selection of 8 life hacks that really work. Many of them will surely prove to be very useful for you both in the workshop and in the garage.
1. Homemade scraper for removing stickers
A sharp small scraper for glass can be made from the blade of a mounting knife. It is placed with the opposite side from the cutting edge in a plastic tube cut lengthwise.
The pipe with the blade is placed in a vice, heated and compressed. After this, the edges of the resulting handle are carefully trimmed.
That's it, the scraper is ready for use.
2. Lug for the cable. Quick release cable connection
To secure the cable, you can place a threaded boss on its edge. To do this, you will need a part from the bot, drilled lengthwise.
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The tube obtained from the bolt is filled with lead, which is then melted in it.
The edge of the route is inserted into the liquid metal.
The lead will harden and the boss will hold securely.Now it can be screwed into extended nuts, for example, to connect two cables.
3. Soldering iron for bags
If you cut off a staple from a stationery binder and insert it into a pulse soldering iron, you will get a tool for soldering bags. We simply run a hot staple across the polyethylene and it sticks together. In this way, you can hermetically seal various bags, for example, with leftover chips, etc.
4. Removable table hook
You can organize additional storage space in your workshop using a hook. It bends easily from the wire. We attach a hook to a table leg or stand and hang anything on it.
5. Drawing arcs using improvised means
If you want to draw a neat arc on a piece of wood, drywall or other sheet material, just hammer a nail into its beginning. Then we rest the metal ruler against it and bend it. The resulting wave is outlined with a pencil or marker. The result is a smooth line with natural curves.
6. How to find the center of the head of a furniture bolt
If you need to determine the center of the head of a furniture bolt, for example, in order to drill it lengthwise, you need to clamp the hardware in a drill.
Then we sand the head with sandpaper, making a small plane.
It will be easy to determine the center from the sanding mark.
7. How to disconnect a plastic tie
A plastic tie can be easily unfastened by inserting a tape from another tie under the tongue of its lock.
After this, it can be loosened or removed and then reused.
8. Soft pads on the vice
To prevent the vice jaws from crushing soft workpieces, plastic covers can be made on them. To do this, you need to cut the PP pipe lengthwise.
The halves are alternately clamped in a vice and heated with a hairdryer.
The malleable plastic will easily mold to the shape of the sponges.
All that remains is to trim the linings along the edges to make them look neater. With them you can even clamp the thread without the risk of ruining it.
