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To motorize a small boat, you can assemble a motor driven by a cordless screwdriver. It is lightweight, inexpensive to manufacture, and can be removed from the stern in one motion.

I suggest sewing a simple reusable mask. We will need: thick cotton fabric (calico, poplin, satin, etc.) 30*19 cm in size. And an elastic band 40 cm long.

To practice kicking and punching techniques, it is convenient to use a floor dummy. It will be useful for both athletes involved in combat disciplines and amateurs. Unlike a punching bag, it can be placed outside in any place for training on

Many people still plant potatoes with a shovel. This is extremely difficult and time-consuming. It is much faster and easier to plant potatoes in rows.If you make a hiller plow for this, the whole process will be simplified and accelerated as much as possible.

PET bottle caps are made from virgin polyethylene. This is food grade plastic with a melting point of no more than 135 degrees Celsius. It is an excellent raw material for processing at home. Lids can be melted into

In the absence of a pipe bender, attempts to bend pipes manually usually end in the appearance of creases. As a result, the damaged workpiece is sent to scrap metal. To avoid creases, you need to use several techniques.

When working in a workshop, it is important to have not only a good tool, but also non-standard skills that will allow you to perform familiar tasks faster and better. You can guess many of them yourself, but some can only be learned from old people.

Nail clippers, also known as nippers and tweezers, can be used in non-standard ways to solve a variety of problems. Considering that it is often used as a key fob, knowing about its multitasking can come in handy when under

With the advent of almost every drill, screwdriver or drilling machine, making holes is done exclusively by drilling. The presence of such a tool made it possible to abandon the old techniques that were used before its distribution.

To avoid getting your hands dirty when doing dirty work, you need waterproof gloves. Without the desire or opportunity to go to the store for them, you can make a pair of gloves of the appropriate size at home in a couple of minutes. As

Having accumulated 15-20 plastic bottles, you can make a homemade, convenient broom for cleaning your workshop or yard. Due to the rigidity of the raw materials used, it is practically eternal, does not break off like analogues made from branches, and is not afraid of water.

Plastic containers, for example from washing powder, can become the basis for making various crafts. The upcoming work can be done by anyone who can hold the simplest cutting tools in their hands.

Winter is receding, and it's time to put in order everything we used when clearing snow. Shovels, scrapers, ice axes, etc. So that everything is ready for the next season, and there is no need to repair or buy anything. Should be carefully inspected

For hygienic reasons, dentists recommend changing your toothbrush at least once every 3 months. The actual resource of the brush is several times higher, so you don’t have to throw it away, but keep it and use it for other purposes.

Quite often you can find a gluing option using super glue and baking soda. This combination really works if you need to increase the contact area of ​​the parts being connected. You need to apply glue at their junction, and then

Soda and beer bottles are made from craft-friendly thermoplastic that can be used to make dozens of useful things. This is the most suitable material for recycling at home. Usually bottles

Even old jigsaw files that are unsuitable for regrinding practically do not lose their original physical and mechanical characteristics. They are still hard and durable, quite elastic and resistant to external influences. Therefore they are still suitable for

When repairing various connections, it may be necessary to replace a gasket of a non-standard size, which is difficult to find in a regular store. Faced with such a difficulty, you can simply buy silicone sealant and make a gasket out of it

You can sew reusable masks yourself, even without special skills. In life safety lessons we were taught that gauze masks are the best option. Yes, the gauze was dense, withstood washing, did not deform, and did not turn into a mesh. Now gauze

If there is no constant heating in the workshop, the welding electrodes may become damp. As a result, until they dry out, they practically do not cook. To prevent the electrodes from absorbing moisture, you can make a tube for them with a quick removal system.

In our difficult times, when there is a need to wear a protective face mask, but it is not possible to buy one due to a shortage, you can make a mask with your own hands. On the Internet you can find a lot

To protect the respiratory system from dust and other particles hazardous to humans, a respirator with valves is used. It allows you to separate the flows of inhaled and exhaled air, which is its main difference from bandages. This is a simple device

A common situation is that the blender is working, but its attachments are broken, and it is impossible to find and buy replacements for them. In this case, it can be converted into an engraver, which is done simply and quickly.

Has it become difficult to turn the handle of this tool? Has your working hours increased? Has the quality of the finished minced meat decreased? After disassembling, are there any meat fibers stuck between the knives? All these are signs of dull knives. To give them back their old