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Monitor backlight

I made this simple, and most importantly, very necessary lighting with my own hands from a Chinese lamp. After all, you can’t buy eyes, and working on a computer in a dimly lit room is very harmful to the eyes. . .

Whistle made from an aluminum can

We make a whistle from an aluminum can and two bottle caps. A simple and fun DIY project.

Toy parachute

It’s easy to make a toy parachute yourself; with its help you can launch small toys, people, etc. into the air.

Mini bar that is always at hand

A funny, and most importantly - useful homemade product. Nothing gets in the way anywhere. Guests have arrived or you want to have a glass of aperitif before dinner - press the button and everything will appear. . .

How to easily sharpen a knife

How to sharpen a knife when there is no sharpening wheel, sandpaper or other goodies at hand with which you could sharpen a dull knife? Believe me, there is something for sharpening a knife in almost every kitchen. . .

About storing computer cables

To make nature cleaner and life easier and more convenient, I will offer you a simple and convenient way to store computer wires. As you know, if you store different wires together, they begin to get tangled, intertwined, untwisted and unraveled.

Herringbone

You can make a very beautiful Christmas tree if you wish. And it’s unlikely that anyone else will have one like this. You can even give this device to someone. The principle of operation of the Christmas tree is quite simple.

The easiest martini cocktail

By the way, many people are faced with the following question: “How to drink a martini?” By itself, this vermouth is a little “harsh” in taste. And therefore, it is best consumed in cocktails. Our cocktail consists of only spirit ingredients, one of which is

Volchek gamer

Let's make a fun trinket. What you need: CD or DVD disc, storage jar for discs. A couple of minutes of time and you will get this cool homemade product.

Glowing disk

Just a cool toy, and can be used at discos, the design is very simple, we will need: 1 Power supply (phone charger) 2 Cassette drive pulley from a Sonata series tape recorder 3 The motor from the disk drive fits perfectly into

10 Watt LED light

LEDs can be very efficient and economical in long-term use. 10 watt LED bulbs can replace a 100 watt incandescent bulb or a 30 watt compact fluorescent bulb. Despite the relatively high

Calendar for 2011

Volumetric calendar for 2011, in the form of a 12-sided figure with the design of our website.It is convenient because it fits anywhere on your desk; to see the desired month, you just need to point the desired side of the calendar towards you. This calendar

Bananas in batter

To make battered bananas, we need bananas and batter. The recipe is simple, all ingredients are accessible and available in almost every home. Go. . .

Christmas tree from a binder

It’s very easy to make this awesome New Year’s beauty from a piece of cardboard (our piece was cut from an old binder) and furry tinsel.

LED lampshade

It just so happens that the New Year holiday passes sooner or later and leaves behind a bunch of different garlands and decorations. I will tell you how to make an LED lampshade yourself so that the LED garland will last a whole year. After all, the service life

Vacuuming without smelling dust

If you own an inexpensive vacuum cleaner, then you know that when it is running, the room is filled with the smell of dust. This happens because the vacuum cleaner filter cannot cope with small dust particles and instead of eliminating them, they do the opposite.

The simplest temperature regulator for a soldering iron tip.

Almost every radio amateur is faced with the problem of an overheated soldering iron, when the tip heats up more than necessary. Soldering with such a soldering iron is not very convenient: the solder begins to change color, becomes covered with an oxide film, the flux instantly evaporates or

Guitar Pickup

There are many ways to make guitar pickups. I will tell you about the simplest one, which requires minimal knowledge in radio engineering.

Squeezing the last juice out of the battery

Alkaline batteries last quite a long time, but when their charge drops below one volt they become useless in most devices. Usually such batteries are thrown away. I suggest using battery energy more efficiently and making

Joystick for computer from keyboard

We have already made a similar homemade product on our own, only in it we coordinated the joystick from the Dandy console with the computer hardware using a special program. Here we will simply remake an ordinary computer

Restoring dried out cartridges

Quite often, owners of inkjet printers are faced with the problem of a “dry cartridge”. This happens because the printer has been idle for a long time. To prevent this from happening, experts advise printing one sheet of paper on the printer at least

Glowing LED tubes

I love LEDs. They are economical, durable, and most importantly very beautiful. And I'm always looking for new ways to use them in new ways. Here, for example, is a great way to use two super bright blue LEDs and an 8-10 centimeter long tube. From

The simplest battery charger

This is perhaps the simplest battery charger you can think of. This kind of exercise has helped me out more than once in difficult situations. It is quite easy to assemble it on your own in the absence of a soldering iron and other radio elements.

Installation and upgrade of a motion sensor

This article is not a guide on how to install a sensor, but rather on how to upgrade it yourself for home use. Now motion sensors are sold completely ready for installation. In addition to the motion sensor itself, it has a built-in light sensor and