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Using this method, you can join three pipe elements in one corner. The result is a spatial structure that provides maximum strength, an attractive design and a long service life.

If you have an old, unnecessary, metal canister lying around, then you can use it to make a super cool box for carrying or storing tools. Almost a collector's item that you wouldn't even be ashamed to give as a gift. And seeing this with you, friends, for sure

In the home workshop, a standard hand tool is quite capable of turning into an unusually practical gadget. And today we will tell you how to convert a regular silicone gun into a crimp gun for tightening water garden hoses.

The most famous tool for making both straight and curved cuts is a hand jigsaw.But it can also be done mechanically. Moreover, this does not require special skills, materials or costs.

If your small power angle grinder is out of order, then you can take this opportunity to convert it to a constant supply voltage of 12 V. At some points, it will be an indispensable assistant for you, in the sense that it will work anywhere from

There are never too many drawers, shelves or boxes for storing small tools and hardware in a home workshop. No matter how much you make them, they will still be filled to capacity. And everything would be fine, but sometimes their fixed location in

Has your hand drill burned out? There is a simple way to restore it and, as it were, simultaneously convert it to a constant voltage of 12 V. It is also quite possible to convert an ordinary working drill to 12 V, not necessarily broken, it just happened that way. Basically everything

For each structure constructed from square pipes, it is necessary to use its own connection at an angle of 90 degrees. In some places, simplicity and speed of work performed are important, and in others, reliability and durability are important. I propose to consider three different ways

Once upon a time, for my homemade projects, I made a jig for connecting with an oblique screw. It doesn't look like much, but it does its job perfectly.To make it, you needed a piece of tubing and a hot glue gun. And so I decided

I would like to address the issue of choosing a tool for a novice carpenter. If a person decides to make something on a weekend or in the evening in the kitchen, what should he have first? What tools, what quality, where is the best place to buy them.

You can make this tool yourself even if you don’t have a lathe or welding equipment. As a result, it will be simple in design and manufacture, and also without high costs.

If a knife or some other hand tool for wood is not hardened, then it quickly becomes dull and difficult to work with, and it takes a lot of time to process the material. Usually they are hardened using a forge. But even without him

Craftsmen know how important it is to have tools at hand, and not constantly search for them at the workplace. The optimal optimization assistant is a special toolbox. But not everyone can afford to buy a factory one - it costs so much

Even experienced welders take into account the fact that when welding thin metal, it can burn out. Therefore, they recommend carefully preparing workpieces for welding, using suitable electrodes, choosing the optimal current strength and using special

Profile pipes, which are not inferior in strength to round ones, have a number of significant advantages when creating metal structures and constructing load-bearing frames for various products or buildings. However, the smooth bending of such rolled products without special

A machine or drilling vice is indispensable for working with small parts in any workshop or garage. In this master class I will tell you how I made a vice for a drilling machine with my own hands. Considering that it is often necessary to clamp parts

In fact, all power tools and household appliances are driven by electric motors, the basis of which is an armature (rotor) consisting of a winding and contact plates. If the drive stops working, then if the winding is working properly, the reason is

Semi-automatic welding (MIG/MAG) includes a welding arc power source, a reel and wire feeder, gas equipment with a gas cylinder, wires, a torch, hoses, etc. If welding work is to be done outside

Today I want to tell and show you one wonderful homemade product made from plastic pipes and sewer plugs. I decided to clean up my balcony and create a small workspace.It was necessary to somehow organize the numerous screws and screws.

Using this universal carriage, it is convenient to trim wooden workpieces and saw them exactly to size using stops. And with the help of simple additions you can make a tongue-and-groove box connection or make decorative grilles.

Over time, the handles on tools wear out, break and become unsuitable for further use. Of course, you can make or buy new ones, but it will take some time, and the tool is needed urgently. The way out can be

The melting point of aluminum is 660 degrees Celsius, meaning it can be melted at home. Of course, not on a gas stove, but with the help of a mini-melting furnace, made with your own hands from the simplest materials and products,

To bend metal workpieces evenly and accurately, a bending press is required. This is expensive equipment, the purchase of which is advisable only for professional activities. To solve amateur problems, you can make the press your own

When working with wood, having a basic set of tools is not enough to perform the full range of possible tasks. Many things can be done only by using ingenuity, tricks and homemade devices.Let's look at 6 useful