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The scraps of plastic pipes remaining after repairs can not be thrown away, but put to good use. It’s easy to make various devices out of them, from a dust collector for drilling to stands for wall-mounted tool storage.

In gardens and summer cottages, after pruning trees and thinning bushes, harvesting vegetables, and cleaning the area, a lot of branches, tops and weeds are formed. To dispose of them, there are expensive factory shredders. So as not to waste

If you want your fruits to be stored for as long as possible, then you need to pick them especially carefully so as not to damage the skin or drop the fruit. This simple picker made from a plastic bottle will help you carefully collect fruits from the upper branches.

This miniature device with quite high power is simply a godsend for a small workshop. Using this induction heater, you can heat metal workpieces to red hot in a matter of seconds, which is useful for both tempering

Quickly prepare lightly salted cucumbers for a picnic. A snack prepared in this way can be eaten within a couple of hours. You don't need a jar or other container for cooking. Instead of containers, a simple ziplock bag will be used

To save money, lightweight buildings can be built on a columnar foundation. This is the most cost-effective solution, but if you fill the columns wisely, you can save even more. So, instead of the plastic pipe traditionally used for formwork, you can

To quickly and easily remove bearings, you need a puller. It allows them to be dismantled without damaging them, making it possible to reuse them. Making such a device from scrap materials will not be difficult, especially since all the components

In less than an hour, you can assemble a simple closet light that turns on automatically when the doors are opened. Thanks to the battery, it will work even in the absence of electricity. The economical LED used in it will allow

Traditional repair of body through corrosion involves cutting out the damaged area and welding an insert. This type of work is performed by a bodybuilder, but his services are expensive, and it is very difficult to weld thin metal yourself. But the body can be repaired

Every summer, summer residents have to spend energy not only on caring for the beds, but also the paths between them. They are overgrown with grass and weeds, which, if not removed in time, will simply sow the entire area with their seeds. Once you know this secret, you can

With the onset of summer, I really want to turn on the air conditioner, but few people buy it, since it is quite expensive and also consumes a lot of electricity. If you have a well on your property, you can use cold water from it,

For quick, precise assembly of frames, special clamps are used. They allow you to compress parts sawn at 45 degrees at a strictly right angle. It is very rare to find such a clamp in an ordinary construction or hardware store, so it

Like all gardening, growing vegetables requires experience. And although many vegetable crops are not too demanding, plants can sometimes be very unpredictable. So to help all the new gardeners out there, here are the top 10

Using simple devices, you can easily transform a steel strip into a ring along the wide side. Bending on edge is much more difficult, and not everyone can do it. Having made another simple device, the transformation process

For a small workshop, a full-size bench vise is an unacceptable luxury. They are expensive, and there is nowhere to put them. For the average user, small removable vises are sufficient, which can be removed from the table when not needed. Trial

When remaking computer power supplies, you need to make a resistor up to one ohm. I managed to buy Manganin. Some people use stainless steel. To select the desired segment, you need to know its resistance. I make resistors of the order of 0.01-0.05 Ohm.

To cut perfectly even circles from sheet material of various diameters, you can make a milling compass. It allows you to do this as quickly and efficiently as possible at home using ordinary

If you don’t have a puller for bearings, then dismantling them usually turns into long tricks trying to make do with improvised means. Take 1 hour and make a roller chain puller. With it you can remove bearings in 10 seconds.

In order not to be left without electricity during network outages, as well as to use electrical appliances where there is no electrification at all, you need an electric generator. This does not have to be a purchased device, for unpretentious consumers

To organize a path in the garden, it is optimal to lay it out with tiles or stones so that you can walk on a clean, hard surface in any weather. If you want to save a lot, then it is better to cast such tiles yourself. We offer a way to

An electric grill helps you prepare delicious, nutritious and low-calorie dishes in a matter of minutes. One problem is that burnt juice, fat and sometimes pieces of food remain on the frying plates. To facilitate the process of cleaning housewife equipment

The DC circuit protection circuit is easy to assemble and does not require configuration. It is capable of not only monitoring a short circuit in the circuit, but also monitoring the voltage drop across the load. The device has an operation indication and a start button.

Many attributes of sport fishing have migrated into the lives of amateur anglers. Groundbait mixtures produced by different companies are gradually replacing traditional “porridges”, which fishermen selflessly cooked in their kitchens, carefully keeping secret

Every day, when working around the house or in the workshop, there are hitches due to the lack of various little things that you need to run to the store for. Most of them do not have to be purchased, but can be made with your own hands in 5 minutes. Let's see how