Useful life hacks for repairs and everyday life that will make life easier

People with experience working with certain materials or tools over time come up with various easier ways to perform certain tasks. Using their ready-made life hacks and tips, even a person trying his hand at this for the first time can achieve the same result. We offer a selection of useful tricks that will help a beginner.

1. Marking for 45 degree corner cutting without special tools

You can mark two parts at 45 degrees without a protractor or protractor. To do this, we lay them overlapping in the corner. After this, draw a line on the lower part, drawing a marker along the side of the upper one. Now we swap them and draw a line on the second blank.

As a result, the parts end up with rectangles on which it remains to draw diagonals. After this, we make cuts on the last ones. As a result, the workpieces are folded in the corner without gaps. This method is good because it allows you to fit the workpieces, even if the angle at which they are laid is not initially straight.

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2. How to release a cable tie

You can unlock the cable tie locking tab using the tip of the cable tie tape. We squeeze it through, after which the tie can be released without damaging it.

3. Pipe cable lug

The tip can be made from a tube, the internal diameter of which is slightly larger than the cross-section of the core stripped of insulation. The edge of the pipe must be crushed with a hammer, and then cut to the required length. The flat end is drilled and its corners are sharpened.

To crimp the end onto the cable, drive a nail a third of the way into the board. Then we bend it to the side. We place a nail puller under the nail head. After this, pressing into the center with a screwdriver, bend the nail in half.

Now the tip with the inserted cable is placed in the corner formed by the nail. By hitting the nail with a hammer, you can crimp the tube. We do this in several places.

4. Clothes dryer on the heating radiator

To make a dryer, we make a couple of fasteners from clips for plastic water pipes. To do this, insert a screw into them, put a washer on it and screw on the nut.

In this form, the clip can be secured between the radiator sections by tightening the screw. After this, we insert the pipe into the fastenings, obtaining a crossbar for hanging laundry. Due to the heat from the battery, it dries quickly on it.

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5. Syringe for sealant

To accurately apply sealant in small quantities, you can use a 20 cc syringe. A tube from an ear stick is inserted into its nose.

To fill the syringe with sealant, you need to pull out the rod with the piston. Such a tool will in many cases be more convenient than a tube with a gun.

6. Kitchen sponge holder

For this homemade product you will need an empty flat bottle of detergent or other household chemicals. Using scissors, you need to cut a hook on its wall and leave the bottom.

Holes are made in the bottom of the stand. After this, the device can be hooked onto the mixer and the sponge can be placed in it to dry.

7. Cable stripper

We take the mounting angle and bend it in half, inserting a rod or screwdriver before doing this. The result should be a workpiece, the holes in the halves of which are located opposite each other.

Then we place a blade between the walls of the corner, pointing the sharp tip towards the formed channel. After this, we compress the tool with a bolt and a wing nut.

To strip the cable, we pass it through the channel in the device. The protruding end of the blade will cut through the insulation, making it easy to remove.

8. Compact storage of things in the closet

To fit more clothes on hangers in your closet, you can use a chain. We hook it to the hook of the top hanger. Additional hangers can then be attached to the hanging links.

9. Handle for storing and carrying cable or hose coils

To make such a device, you will need a piece of plastic pipe 10 cm long. A hole is drilled along its edges. A cord is passed through them.

The ends of the cord must be tied, and then the knot must be inserted into the pipe. After this, we throw the device over the bay, form a loop, and pass it under the handle. Now the cable or hose can be carried comfortably in your hand or suspended.

10. Glass bottle cutter

You can make original glasses and vases from glass bottles. To do this, you need to cut off their neck with a special device.The base of this device is a piece of chipboard or plywood with two strip sides forming a corner. A transverse groove is made on one side for laying the glass cutter. It is placed so that its cutting roller is perpendicular to the chipboard. The glass cutter is screwed to the rail.

The bottle is placed on the device and rotated to leave a scratch with the glass cutter roller. Thanks to the emphasis on the bottom, the cut is smooth.

After this, the bottle must be evenly heated with a hairdryer along the scratch line. She then plunges into cold water, causing the glass to crack. In the end, all that remains is to sand the sharp edge of the glass or vase.

11. How to punch a hole in a cup or other ceramic dish

A hole in the bottom of the cup can be punched with an ordinary nail. But if this is done without creating special conditions, the ceramics will crack. The cup must be immersed in a container of water, releasing the air from it. In such conditions, it will not crack when a hole is punched.