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Traditionally, clay mortar is used for laying stoves. It costs nothing, is resistant to heat, and reliably holds the masonry together, but only if properly prepared. Many people try to knead it using strict proportions of 1:3 or 1:4, like

For a small workshop, a factory belt sander is too bulky. Instead, it is better to get a homemade attachment for an angle grinder, with which you can perform the same types of work.

Pizza in a frying pan is ideal when you want to treat yourself to something tasty, but you don’t have much time to cook or wait for delivery. Pizza is prepared very simply and without the use of yeast, so even a child can handle it. Total 20

To organize an irrigation system, you may need a couple of dozen sprayers.In order not to buy, you can make them yourself.

Who said that to get delicious pasta you need to add butter and pieces of meat to it? Try this budget recipe and you will be convinced that you can prepare an appetizing dish without them.

Winter varieties of garlic are planted in the fall. In order to get a good harvest of marketable bulbs next summer, it is necessary to correctly determine the timing of planting the onion crop. During the period remaining before the onset of persistent soil frosts, sown under

When purchasing an electrical wire, it may turn out that its actual core cross-section is less than the declared one. This must be determined in advance before electrical installation, since such a core will not reach the required rated current. It's easy to do when you have it at hand

The lack of a cellar or basement is a big problem for gardeners, since the harvested crop has to be frozen or processed into home canning. When you try to store it in a warm pantry, everything quickly rots, sprouts or withers.

Currently, there are many recipes for marinating shish kebab. To add a piquant taste and soften portioned pieces, the meat is soaked in mayonnaise, mineral water, tomato juice, mustard, soy sauce, fermented milk drinks,

To quickly cut profile pipes, it is convenient to use a template. It is simply indispensable when using a plasma cutter, as it allows you to guide the plasma torch directly along its edge, without the need for preliminary drawing with a marker.

Where the locker or other weight is attached to the plasterboard wall, you need to make a special embed from a board in advance. There are several secrets that will make it truly reliable.

In order for the cut sewer pipe to fit into the socket, it must be chamfered. As a result, preparing each trim takes time. If you make a pipe cutter of this design, then each piece will immediately have a chamfer.

For use on the road or in a small workshop, you can make a lightweight, compact mini compressor. It will be able to work with any equipment similar to large compressors, although it will have lower performance, but for many it will be enough

When storing threads in a box, they constantly unwind and get tangled. As a result, it takes a long time to untie the knots. If you switch to storing threads in a bottle, you won’t have any more problems with them.

If it is necessary to prepare wooden round dowels, you need to prepare a special round pin machine for this. It can be made from ordinary steel strip.

An old car tire can be cut into thin strips. They are an excellent replacement for rope or cable. The stripes are also useful when weaving garden furniture.

I really love red fish. I cook it baked, boiled and fried. In this article I want to share a recipe for baked pink salmon. I cooked it in the oven with lemon and spices. It turned out tasty and not dry. The recipe is simple and

The presence of a factory puller does not always allow you to remove bearings pressed close to the crankshaft cheeks. His lips simply cannot grasp the clip. In this case, you need to use an additional device in front of the puller that can be

Sharpening dull step drills is not at all easy, so many people prefer to replace them. In this case, the old tool can be converted into 2 useful devices for the workshop.

When living in an apartment, drying clothes becomes a problem due to limited space. To solve this problem, you can make a folding dryer.It is screwed to the front wall of the house on the balcony or loggia. When folded, the dryer does not take up any space at all.

Garlic is not just an aromatic spice, but when properly cut, it is also a useful, powerful natural antibiotic. It contains alliin, which gives it its characteristic pungent taste and smell. This is a completely useless substance for the human body. But

When cooking chicken in the oven, you have to periodically check it, adjust the heat level from above and below, sometimes turn it over or move the baking sheet higher or lower. Despite this, it may burn on one side or turn out

Motorcycle or car tires can be used to make virtually indestructible homemade flip-flops. It’s not easy to do them the first time, but with experience it will take less and less time.

Sprouting potatoes is a reliable way to speed up the harvest. Therefore, if you like “young” potatoes, be sure to use the following simple method, which consists of germinating and planting seeds early.