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I want to share with you an idea on how you can use the cassette deck of a radio or music center. Few people have such equipment left in their house, which lies as a useless burden due to the fact that magnetic recording of music on tape cassettes

Sometimes there is a situation where you need to charge a battery of a certain size, but we have a charger for a different size. There is a huge range of chargers in stores, both for specific batteries and universal ones,

This problem often occurs - the boss at the end of the cable, fixing it to the gas handle, has come off. Usually the problem is solved by replacing the cable assembly, but you can try to restore the clamp, which I gladly did.

An appetizing and juicy lula kebab can not only diversify the standard menu, but also become an original dish for the holiday table. In this recipe, lula kebab is prepared from pork, to which is added for juiciness and the necessary viscous structure.

The table we want to talk about today is a comfortable combination of a barbecue and a dining table for a large company. In its middle there is a brazier, on which everyone can cook what they like. This

I urgently needed a hinge for an iron door made of a square pipe to a utility room. I couldn’t find it in the workshop, and I didn’t want to go to the market at all, and then I figured out how to easily and quickly get out of the situation. In addition, the time spent on replacement

Cheap office chairs quickly become unusable. The upholstery is the first to deteriorate. It gets dirty, becomes thinner and takes on an unpresentable appearance. But there is no need to rush to throw the chair into a landfill. Its life can be extended, and the furniture will last about

Many people prefer laminate flooring. This material gives the room a beautiful and neat look. As a rule, the advantage of laminate is that its installation is simple and quick. In order to lay

Wood is not hard enough compared to metals.Therefore, when processing it, small errors are possible that spoil the overall impression of the product. The ability to eliminate defects that have arisen is a sign of a qualified joiner or carpenter. But for

Typically, the internal mounting hole in the washer for the nut is only slightly larger than the diameter of the bolt, and even if you try, you won’t be able to quickly remove it, because even a slight misalignment leads to it jamming in the bolt thread. Me on my homemade

Imagine that you are faced with a specific task: to make a blind hole in a tree for a bearing. To press it in, you need a certain diameter of the cutter; it is not a fact that a tool of this size will be in the store. Therefore, it is easier and cheaper to do

Sometimes, when making various homemade products, it is necessary to drill a perfectly positioned hole on the side of the tube or rod. This cannot be done without prior preparation and tools. Main difficulty

One day, my friend left the keys in the ignition, got out of the car, slammed the door - and the alarm went off, blocking access to the salon. It happened on the highway, it was snowing, and nothing was more urgent than breaking the glass of the back door in his mind.

Creative people are characterized by individuality.A bright, memorable image, like the cutting of a precious stone, can highlight the artist’s talent and make him recognizable among his admirers. Today we will talk about unusual painting technology

Almost all good modern indoor antennas have a signal amplifier built inside. And this is another hanging wire, in addition to the antenna cable. Because the amplifier inside the antenna requires electricity to work well. It could be like

Usually, unnecessary or excess plantings are removed manually, using common means (shovel, hoe, ketmen, etc.), with a lot of physical effort and time. At the same time, you can make a homemade uprooter to remove small

I have a folding knife with a ceramic blade. He helped me out more than once on trips to the country and on picnics. Impeccable blade sharpness that does not require sharpening, hygiene and lightness. In general, I became attached to him. After all, it happens that with some

Holes in glass are cut with special tools: drills, countersinks, crowns, some of them with diamond coating. Sometimes you need to drill one or more holes in the glass. To avoid making an expensive purchase, you can:

The edges of the bolts become rounded over time, which especially happens with soured and rusted bolts that cannot be unscrewed. Trying to do this, people often additionally turn the edges themselves, rendering not only the bolt heads unusable, but also

It is more convenient, more productive and safer to use a sharp knife, which can only be achieved by properly sharpening it. When working with a dull tool, you have to put in much more effort than is required for the job being performed.

If there is a large volume of work with electrical wires (replacing lines, repairs, etc.), you cannot do without a special device for exposing the ends of the wiring. There are special mechanisms that facilitate this labor-intensive process, but few people know that in five

Hi all! I am retired and love to tinker in my home workshop. I assemble various devices with my own hands, implement life hacks, and sometimes experiment. Like any home craftsman, I never throw away used hardware -

Electricity creates comfort, but becomes dangerous if there is a power failure. A short circuit of potentials sharply increases the current beyond the permissible value. The wires overheat, which can lead to a fire. Decline

Leveling walls is a rather complicated construction operation that requires certain skills. It is especially difficult when the wall surface has a large slope, or curvature horizontally or vertically. Therefore, before starting