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Plastic canisters for various technical liquids and food products have an optimal combination of strength, flexibility and elasticity. Therefore, they can be confidently used for various purposes, for example, as

In order to perform a high-quality weld, it is necessary to take into account many different factors: the configuration, in particular, the thickness of the workpieces being welded, the welding equipment used, the type and diameter of the electrodes used, the force

Useful tips or life hacks are always appreciated among any masters. After all, with their help you can do what is impossible with the standard approach. Life hacks make life much easier for everyone.

When working on machines, it is advisable to have at least one hand free.For this purpose, we combine the lever for turning on the drill, which serves as a drive for a homemade drilling machine, with the handle for raising and lowering the spindle.

Traditionally, an ax handle is made of wood, but over time the wood is susceptible to rotting and drying out, which leads to the loosening of the working head on the ax handle. By making an ax handle from waste multi-colored plastic, we will get a reliable and

In a home workshop or at work, when assembling metal products, precise installation and reliable fixation of one part relative to another is often necessary. These operations take a long time and require constant attention. Made from accessible and simple

Today, bolts and nuts are found at every turn. But you don’t always have the right tool at hand to influence them. However, you can get out of this situation by using the eight life hacks below.

An empty aerosol can is usually thrown away, but in vain. So, it can be adapted to make a small sandblasting device, which will not be superfluous in any home workshop.

When working with sheet metal, you often have to cut several strips of the same width from a large sheet. This is usually done by marking and then cutting off each strip. Significantly speed up this process and increase dimensional accuracy

You can make such a simple tool yourself in a short period of time. It will not necessarily be one-time use, because it can be used constantly. Ingenuity will always help out when you don’t have what you need at that very moment.

Welding thin metal 0.3 mm thick, especially galvanized metal, is a rather difficult and unsafe task even for an experienced welder, since zinc fumes are very poisonous and the welding process must be carried out in the open air or in a good

For burning wood or fine soldering, you can use a miniature gas torch. Despite its small size, it produces a very high temperature. Of course, you can buy such a burner, but if you have a couple of broken lighters, then nothing

Almost everything can be done with your own hands, even without having a specialized tool for this, but with only minimal equipment. If you often encounter a lack of necessary devices, then this selection will help you. It contains

Very thin metal, such as is used to make blades, cannot be welded with a welding machine. Even if you adjust the smallest current at which the electrode is able to ignite, you still get burning. With such a task not

Purchasing these factory-made machines will be very expensive. Working with hand tools of this type is characterized by low productivity, requires a lot of time and is associated with a large expenditure of physical effort. If collected

Moving bulky furniture in a room or a heavy workbench in a workshop is not so easy, and the floor can be damaged. By attaching rubber wheels to these products that lower and rise, any furniture or workbench can be easily

You can use a chain-link mesh to fence off an area, divide an area into zones, make enclosures for animals, etc. You can buy it in a store for a lot of money. A machine for weaving a chain-link mesh, which can be assembled, will help you save your family budget.

It's a good idea to have a large sanding machine for sharpening and sanding. You can make it from old car parts, and organize the drive from a conventional drill. This is a simple, inexpensive project that anyone can do.

Do-it-yourselfers are often faced with the need to cut large threads at the end of a shaft, for which they do not have the appropriate die. If this problem is familiar to you, and turning to a turner is not an option, then you can cut the threads yourself.

When welding thin metal, in order to avoid its through-burning, all aspects of the welding process are important: the diameter and type of the main electrode used, the strength of the welding current, the speed and trajectory of the electrode, the quality of stripping of the welded parts.

Masking tape can be used not only for painting work, but also in many other cases. This is very useful material that can help in the most unexpected situations. Let's look at 9 unusual ways to use it.

Even if you have a stationary vice, it wouldn’t hurt to have another one - a portable one that can be used with a drilling machine, outside the workshop, etc. They can be assembled without welding, using bolts, nuts and screws. With this job

Something quickly done in a hurry may well be a reliable, long-lasting solution. We offer a selection of life hacks that require no more than 5-10 minutes. You'll be surprised how easy it is to do something you've been putting off.

The purchase of modern TIG welding equipment, the capabilities of which significantly exceed the functionality of manual electric arc welding (MMA), will make a noticeable gap in the family budget. But TIG welding can be assembled by yourself and does not require special