Do it yourself - with your own hands. Page 9

Before protecting the copper soldering iron tip, it must be tidied up and tinned. As you know, the purer the metal, the slower it oxidizes. The manufacturer decides for himself what purity of copper he used, and we cannot influence this.

In cold weather, heating a garage with uninsulated gates is completely useless: all the heat will escape through them. It is not at all difficult to insulate garage doors using penoplex insulation and sheets of OSB-3 boards in just a few hours. WITH

Situations when a plastic bag cannot be untied occur quite often. This is especially unpleasant when it contains bulk products that need to be poured out a little. And when you tear the package, there is a chance that everything will end up on the

Digging a trench for laying pipes in the ground with an ordinary bayonet shovel is not very rational.The trench turns out to be too wide, the volume of excavation work increases, unnecessary physical effort is wasted, etc. If you make a special shovel, which

There are a huge number of recipes for making lard. It is salted, smoked, boiled, pickled. We offer you an unusual recipe for very tasty lard cooked in a jar. If you like a meatier option, choose brisket for salting.

Sometimes the union nut connecting the hose to the watering can breaks. The inner tube also breaks due to high pressure or high water temperature, systematic twisting or inevitable aging of the material. If the rupture site is located

One of the simplest forms for making a New Year's toy from papier-mâché is a bell. The base can be the top of a half-liter plastic bottle, the neck of which is carefully cut off to make it easier to remove the paper blank from

How to start a car far from civilization, while, for example, fishing or hunting, if the battery is discharged due to the car radio, side lights, etc. being left on, or when the electric starter fails? The situation on

The technical equipment of modern homes and especially kitchens is increasing every year. Often, kitchen appliances and mechanisms operate under high or, conversely, low pressure (under vacuum).The gaskets used in them wear out over time.

It is known that electric machines have the principle of reversibility. It is quite possible to make a generator from an old electric motor and use it for your household needs. This article talks about how an old induction motor and

To replace clutch discs worn to the limit, this bulky and heavy unit must be removed from underneath the car, and after the repair is completed, reinstalled on the car. This type of work is quite labor intensive and time consuming.

CDs or cassette car radios can last for a very long time, despite the fact that music media are already outdated. To breathe life into an old radio, just install a Bluetooth module in it. And give the device a new

Chickens sometimes peck at the eggs they lay and contaminate them with excrement. Various devices have been invented to preserve eggs. One of them in the form of nests for chickens with egg receptacles is discussed below.

It may happen that a standard electric or mechanical winch installed on a vehicle will fail or break down at the most inopportune moment. The proposed hand winch, which is called a helicopter due to the principle of its operation, is assembled from

It’s a shame when an onion crop that you put a lot of effort into growing ends up rotting. This happens when it is not properly prepared for storage and then stored in a room with unsuitable conditions. Let's look at how to store onions so that

In winter, for various reasons (poor quality of windows, unprofessional installation, poor ventilation in the room, insufficient heating, etc.), fogging of the glass of the window opening may occur. There is no possibility to replace windows,

It is rare that the harvested garlic crop can last until next year. Usually it rots or dries out before the end of winter. If you prepare and store it correctly, it will not spoil until the next harvest.

Such an unpleasant defect worsens the appearance of the car, leads to uneven wear of the sealing elements and creates problems when selling the car. The service station will ask for a tidy sum to eliminate door sagging. At the same time, with this

In winter, the thermal output of a car heater or stove is of no small importance. Especially so that it quickly warms up the interior in the morning after a frosty night and maintains the optimal temperature throughout the trip. One of

Everyone is used to standard dishwashing detergents. Soda and liquid are unlikely to cope with burnt spots after boiling potatoes in their jackets. In addition, soda dries the skin of your hands; it is better not to do this procedure without gloves. Today I will tell you

To prevent the contents of a glass bottle from being affected by the environment, you need a reliable and airtight stopper made of materials that do not interact with the contents of the bottle and do not impart specific odors to them. Make a plug like this

The bushing in the angle grinder, which we are going to press out of its seat, performs the function of a bearing, that is, in fact, it is a sliding bearing. It takes heavy loads and wears out over time. To install a new one

Not everyone has private houses and summer cottages. And I really want to see fresh, healthy greens on the table both in winter and in summer. Growing it is not so difficult, you just need to know the basic rules of care. I offer you three simple options for growing onions

How to straighten a spring using a vice and a welding machine. We connect the mass and the electrode holder to the ends of the spring, heat it until red and pull it out into a slightly wavy wire. First, clamp one end of the spring in a vice.