Lifehacks and useful tips. Page 16

White plastic casings of refrigerators, washing and sewing machines, indoor units of air conditioners and other household appliances become yellow over the years. This yellowness cannot be removed with ordinary detergents. But not all with yellowed plastic

In the morning rush, do you suddenly find that you are out of tea bags? Don't be upset, there is a way out of any situation. Loose tea can also be brewed in a mug so that there are no tea leaves on the surface. And the brewing process

The plots of many summer residents do not allow planting a lot of potatoes in beds in the traditional way. To harvest large harvests while taking up minimal space, try this growing method. It is painstaking, but the yield per bush

Metal structures from profile pipes can be made without a welding machine. There are various tricks that allow you to reliably fasten elements with metal screws. Let's look at how you can connect 3 pipes at a 90 degree angle.

I once asked myself a question about a TV for the kitchen. Of course, the prices for modern TVs are “luxurious”. I came up with a theme then (I won’t say that I’m a pioneer), first I made it for the dacha, a monitor from a computer plus a tricolor. The input was vga but Ali has adapters for

Self-clamping drill chucks, although very convenient, tend to jam. In this case, it is difficult even for a weightlifter to untwist them with bare hands. Adjustable pliers and vices simply spoil it. Let's look at how to unscrew the cartridge without damaging it, and

Increasingly, expensive moisture- and dirt-resistant epoxy grout is used instead of cheap cement grout to grout tile joints. But even a regular one can be made resistant to dirt and getting wet. It's easy enough to process it this way sometimes.

For a modern person, going to an outdoor toilet is a test of willpower due to the unpleasant odor inside. Often the stench from the septic tank spreads for tens of meters around, making the adjacent part of the site not the most favorite for

Housewives prepare vegetables for the winter in different ways. If we talk about carrots, storing them is not so easy. At first, like potatoes, it can simply lie in a dark place. But it won’t be possible to preserve it for a long time this way. So they lay her down

Wooden dowels are used for assembling furniture, gluing panels and other joinery products. They are usually found on sale in sizes 8x30 mm and 8x35 mm. Sometimes dowels of a different diameter or length are needed. Make yourself such a device, and you

On the back side of most electric motors the shaft is cut off, but there are situations when it is needed. In this case, it can be increased. This is done in an accessible way that does not involve welding or using a lathe. Everything is possible

It is unsafe to use a tool with a slippery handle. This is especially true for axes and hammers. It’s not at all difficult to modify a slippery handle for a secure grip; you just need to wrap electrical tape around it in a clever way.

Based on scrap ABS plastic, you can prepare glue, which, in addition to gluing, can also work as a filler for voids and chips in plastic products, or used as polymer paint. It is also suitable for casting various plastic

Superglue sets very quickly, which is not always an advantage. If a drop of it accidentally falls on the finishing surface, it is very difficult to remove it, even if you try to wipe it off immediately. But there is an inexpensive pharmaceutical solution for washing

Due to constant changes in weather conditions, the plastic handles on the mosquito net become fragile. And as soon as you remove the mesh to wash it, the handle bursts and falls off. Of course this is a small thing, but a very unpleasant one. You can go to the store and look for them

Personally, I don’t know of a faster and better way to repair a mosquito net from one hole or multiple breakdowns. In total, it will take no more than 5 minutes to seal the mesh using this method and begin installing it in its rightful place.

Anchors from burnt-out small electric motors can be used to make grinding drums. Their shaft will serve as a shank for installation in a drill, and the core will serve as a basis for gluing sandpaper. Let's look at how to do this.

Metal structures from profile pipes can be assembled without welding. For this purpose, many methods for connecting them have been developed. Let's consider a method of rigid T-shaped fastening of pipes at right angles.

Oil is used to impregnate wood to reveal its structure. Unfortunately, in its pure form it can excessively darken the wood. In this regard, it is better to make a diluted homemade impregnation based on oil. She only slightly tints

Using this life hack, you can give a polypropylene or PVC pipe almost any shape. Agree that this is not often, but sometimes it is extremely necessary in work. This can also be useful when installing plumbing or water supply systems. Or maybe

With the arrival of warmer weather, the number of cuts, bruises and other injuries on the body increases many times over. Many wounds take a long time to heal if they are not helped with proper care and disinfection. Treating cuts and other injuries with this homemade tincture,

Old toothbrushes are often put aside so that, if necessary, they can be used to clean jewelry, stains on wallpaper, etc. The scope of their use is not limited to this.There are many more options for using old brushes.

Many Swiss folding knives and their copies have a small wide awl with a hole on the side. Most owners of this tool have no idea why they need it. This is not a useless, but a completely working part of the knife, which can be used to stitch leather.

If you do not constantly work with rivets, then there is no point in buying a special riveter. For example, if you suddenly need to rivet 2-3 rivets, but have no one to ask for the tool, then this life hack will come to your aid. Which