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Often, in case parts made of aluminum alloys, due to inaccurate alignment of the parts being connected or simply a lack of skill, threaded holes are damaged when screwing in fastening bolts or studs. Restore the damaged

In winter, when hunting or fishing, a compact, reliable energy source with high specific heat transfer is an extremely necessary accessory. With its help you can warm your cold hands, cover yourself with a wide cloak, warm your whole body,

One of the common methods of transmitting force in the form of torque from the drive shaft to the pulley is using a keyed connection. If the pulley is machined, then it is necessary to cut a keyway inside

Sometimes, in the evening after work, sitting in a chair watching TV, after drinking hot tea with herbs, I begin to feel sleepy. A pleasant drowsiness spreads through your body, and you SO don’t want to get up to press the wall light switch. And so at this time

Many lovers of outdoor activities, tourists, fishermen and so on, as a rule, are very picky and meticulous about the equipment of their backpacks. And it is right! If you go far and for a long time, then as they say; “It’s better to have and not to need,

Each garden plot has containers with water. Now gardeners are increasingly buying plastic containers. But metal barrels still serve as faithfully as they did five, ten, or even twenty years ago. It’s just that years of use are taking their toll. Corrosion,

Is it possible to hang a picture on the wall of an apartment without using a drill, hammer drill and screws? There is such a method.

In order to detect voids under the floor tiles formed during the initial installation, we tap them with an ordinary wooden mallet. Those places that are not filled with adhesive mass give themselves away with a louder and longer sound.

As the battery life increases, various contaminants appear in the electrolyte, which partially settle on the lead grids. This reduces the capacity and amperage of the battery.If, before replacing the old electrolyte with a new one,

An old, broken energy-saving CFL light bulb can still be very useful. For example, for making the most interesting homemade product - an induction heater. And first, as always, a little theory.

Are you tired of changing batteries in your gadgets? Then this post is for you. We'll tell you what needs to be done so that electronic devices can be charged from a standard power supply with a microUSB connector. To remake, let’s take the “ubiquitously popular” series multimeter

It's frosty outside, snowing, blizzarding. Most residents of our country know firsthand about the surprises of winter. In such weather, lumps of snow and ice freeze on your car windshield wipers. And the windshield wipers themselves freeze to the windshield after a long period of parking.

From the simplest and most worn-out items and materials, you can make original and useful life hacks for all occasions. How to cut round bars at 45 degrees. Use a grinder to cut the crosspiece crosswise along the mating lines. In the center

In order to clearly verify this, the next time you change the engine oil, we install a neodymium magnet at the bottom of the new oil filter, directly opposite the bypass valve. Why is it necessary to install in this place?

If you have never made kebab kofta, be sure to try it. This is one of the simplest, but truly national recipes. Classic, tasty, light - this is how this dish is prepared in the Middle East. And as a bonus, we hasten to offer

It will be doubly pleasant for a loved one, or even just a good friend, if the gift is made with your own hands, and not blindly bought at the first store you come across with cheap junk, just to get away with it. And for yourself, your beloved, such a thing in the interior

If you install a motor on a bicycle with a pedal drive, its capabilities expand, you don’t have to waste muscular energy, you will be able to cover long distances and save time on moving. To equip a bicycle with a motor

An ordinary nail with a head, marks on the shaft under it and, pointed at one end, is made of almost pure iron and therefore has excellent ductility. It is this property of the nail that can be used and turned into

The biggest myth about this indicator is that it monitors battery charge. However, there is some truth in this, because the charge is directly related to the density of the electrolyte. But if you focus on the need for battery maintenance

Many people love homemade ice cream. But not everyone cooks it. It seems like a lot of work and you have to find good heavy cream. But you can make ice cream very simply, from regular milk, eggs and sugar. Be sure to try the ice cream

How to assemble a simple but very effective antenna for receiving a Wi-Fi signal at a great distance from the source is always a pressing question, especially from what is at hand. This will be a kind of hybrid of two well-known popular designs:

Anyone who works with SMD elements knows that installing them on a board with ordinary tweezers is not always convenient. They are small and your hand gets tired if you work with a large number of components. There are so-called vacuum tweezers with mechanical

When darkness falls, you need to turn on the lights. In order not to do this manually every time, there are various circuits of twilight switches (photo relays). Today we will assemble one of these circuits directly in the housing of the LED lamp.

To attach a trim cut from foil insulation to a car's radiator grille, you will need a smooth middle part of a plastic bottle without corrugations and plastic clips (pistons) for attaching the trim to the car interior.