Lifehacks and useful tips. Page 11

Bent steel and especially hot-rolled angles have great rigidity and mechanical strength when exposed to bending forces. Therefore, it is quite difficult to bend it manually along a circular arc. But by doing something extremely simple, you can

Many types of welding work are best done using TIG welding. But this is too expensive equipment for an amateur who can usually only afford an inverter. If you have one, it can be easily converted to TIG if necessary.

When caring for a gas stove, we often ignore the handles and the surface underneath them, since they do not get dirty as intensely as the upper part near the burners. As a result, after a while they become very dirty. Even if you’ve already gathered for them

The surface of the white plastic window sills is gradually turning yellow. As a result, after a couple of years they don’t look presentable at all, especially if there were pots of flowers on them that left white, non-yellowed circles. Bleach plastic on

If you have old frying pans, do not rush to replace them with new ones with a non-stick coating. By treating them correctly, you can make sure that nothing sticks or burns to them. As a result, you can even fry pancakes in such a frying pan.

Sometimes laundry can have a musty smell after washing, even if expensive detergent and fabric softener are used. In this case, the reason is in the machine itself. But you shouldn’t call a technician right away, as the problem may simply be an incorrect connection

It is incredibly difficult to bring a brush that has not been cleared of paint back to life in time. But with some tools and time at hand, this process can be simplified and ultimately achieve an excellent result. In principle, even a senior student can cope with such work

Old laminate, engineered plank, or interlocking vinyl tile may show gaps between the slats that weren't there originally.This is a consequence of the linear expansion of the floor covering. Such gaps can be removed without disassembling the floor.

There are many ways to join wooden pieces at right angles. Some of them are simple but unreliable, others are difficult to manufacture, and others require additional fasteners. Our connection is different relative

There are times when it is necessary to remove a double-glazed window from a plastic window, for example, to wash it on the back side, or to gain access to the slopes, ebb, or air conditioning unit on the facade. Removing the glass itself is not a problem, remove all the complexity

When laying tiles, it is impossible to make all the cuts using only a tile cutter. It cuts straight, but often L-shaped or U-shaped cuts are needed, which can only be done with a grinder. The problem is that its disc leaves chips along the edge of the cut, which

Old rusty cast iron frying pans with a thick layer of carbon deposits can be restored, making them usable again. Moreover, there is a method that allows you to make their surface non-stick, so that the convenience of cooking on them will be comparable to

Grandma's old frying pans have one inexplicable advantage: food cooked in them tastes better than in modern ones with their abstruse coatings and shapes. Therefore, you can spend some time and effort to clean it from

Furniture assembled without dowels will be fragile and shaky, since dowels are designed to withstand shear forces, and if they are attached to glue, then also tear-off forces. This fastening element, and even the required size, is not always available

When sawing laminated chipboard or other wood with a jigsaw, chips and torn edges inevitably form on the edge of the saw. To avoid this, carpenters usually use various life hacks, which are usually associated with modifying the cut location, but in this

This method of removing stickers from dishes is truly the fastest. There is practically no need to soak anything and wait. You can immediately begin peeling off the label. It will take no more than 2 minutes to remove the sticker. This method is not suitable

Anchors and dowels are very durable fasteners, which in theory should also work in wood. However, they are made of steel. Unfortunately, these materials are not the best neighbors in terms of compatibility, because the wood begins to rot at the point of contact with the metal. In addition, the anchor

If you don’t have large-diameter electrodes or filler wire on hand, and you need to weld a large hole, then you can get by with thin electrodes. To do this, it is enough to use two “secrets” that are practically

A jigsaw does not cope well with a clean cut of sheet materials, since cutting it with a nail file has many chips. However, it still cannot be called exclusively a tool for rough cutting. When using some techniques, the incision can be

There are times when you need to make a reliable thread in a hole drilled in wood, concrete, or brick. Naturally, cutting it will not work, since these are not the materials with which this is possible. In such holes you need to place

Everyone thinks cable ties are disposable. This was originally intended, but they can be easily unzipped without cutting and then reused many times. To do this, you just need a regular safety pin (or any sewing

It is quite difficult for a novice welder to simultaneously monitor the correct fixation of the parts to be joined and the start of the welding process.Usually, when the electrode touches the welding site, the fixation is broken. To make the welding process easier, you can do

Typically, sealed bearings are simply replaced with new ones, without lubrication or repair. But why buy a new bearing if the old one is fully functional: it has no obvious rolling motion, but simply began to creak or whistle due to the drying out of the lubricant inside the cage.

Woodworking is a great activity that can be just a hobby for a pleasant pastime or a craft that brings not only positive emotions, but also income. In any case, a true master must have