Lifehacks and useful tips. Page 34

Sometimes in everyday life, a home craftsman has a temporary or even one-time need for one or another tool. In this case, it is not economically feasible to buy them. And after use, they can lie here and there, causing irritation.

So, let's talk about how to solder aluminum. Those who have faced this task know that aluminum is difficult to solder. This is due to a thin oxide film that quickly forms on the surface of this metal in the open air. Therefore for soldering

A key breaking in the core of a lock is an extremely unpleasant occurrence, especially if you want to keep the lock, and you also have spare keys. A stuck key fragment not only prevents you from opening the lock, but can also render it completely unusable. Fortunately,

The handles on the mosquito net are one of the weakest points of a plastic window. They break very quickly. This happens due to the plastic drying out. From high or low temperatures it crumbles, and the holders break off to the ground.

By accident, I broke off the plastic latch on the lid of the washing machine. In appearance, it looks like a hook that fixed the lid and prevented it from opening. If any of you have encountered similar repairs before, you are well aware that it

To rotate or bend the axis of the pipeline, a certain type of fitting is usually used - angles with a standard rotation angle of 30, 45 and 90 degrees. But they may not always be at hand, and they are quite expensive. Sometimes to ensure

If the retainer on the carburetor throttle control cable comes off, you can quickly restore it yourself, and you will not need to buy a new cable. To do this, it is enough to cast a new boss from tin.

Copy text and paste it into a message - what could be easier? Every smartphone owner knows how to perform this simple operation in a browser or document. Let's make it more difficult. Let's say you need to send an excerpt to another user

Sometimes the socket box, firmly and securely fixed in the socket, turns out to be too spacious. Then it is difficult or even impossible to fix the electrical outlet in it using the retractable legs available in its design. Even theirs doesn't help

A coil of steel tow rope is often found in the trunk of a car. Hooks are usually placed at its ends. Under load when towing, they can break, after which their heavy fragments, accelerated by a spring-loaded cable, fly into the car,

Once I changed the water meters in my apartment, it was time, so to speak. I didn’t change it myself - I called a mechanic from the housing and communal services department. He replaced it, which means everything seems to be as it should be: the water meter is running, there are no questions. A month later it was time to take readings and

All material objects that surround us every day are intended for something. A spoon is needed to eat, a hanger is needed to store clothes in the closet, a book is needed to read... But what if you look at familiar things from a different angle?

The most effective repair of plastic is based on the example of hand scissors, in which one of the handles broke due to excessive force. I will tell you about a method for restoring broken plastic products. This method will allow you to use them as intensively as

This problem often occurs - the boss at the end of the cable, fixing it to the gas handle, has come off. Usually the problem is solved by replacing the cable assembly, but you can try to restore the clamp, which I gladly did.

Typically, the internal mounting hole in the washer for the nut is only slightly larger than the diameter of the bolt, and even if you try, you won’t be able to quickly remove it, because even a slight misalignment leads to it jamming in the bolt thread. Me on my homemade

Sometimes, when making various homemade products, it is necessary to drill a perfectly positioned hole on the side of the tube or rod. This cannot be done without prior preparation and tools. Main difficulty

The edges of the bolts become rounded over time, which especially happens with soured and rusted bolts that cannot be unscrewed. Trying to do this, people often additionally turn the edges themselves, rendering not only the bolt heads unusable, but also

It is more convenient, more productive and safer to use a sharp knife, which can only be achieved by properly sharpening it. When working with a dull tool, you have to put in much more effort than is required for the job being performed.

From time to time, the chainsaw chain becomes dull, especially with serious volumes of cutting old wood. In addition, when the notches on one side become duller than the other, this leads to deviations from the straight line of the cut and can cause

Sometimes the handle linings of knives break off, especially if they are made of plastic. It’s a pity to throw away a knife plate, especially when the blade can still serve for a long time. First, we will discuss two ideas for restoring a knife handle, and then

It can be very difficult to peel eggs boiled for salad without removing half the whites along with the shell. This is unpleasant for several reasons. Firstly, the activity takes a lot of time. And, secondly, half of the product goes into the trash.

The cutting edges of gasoline or electric saw chains become dull over time. A dull saw will lose performance and overload the drive motor. Of course, you can contact a specialized service center that sharpens chains. But,

For sharpening drills, there are special devices that help to correctly maintain all working angles of this tool. But if the necessary device is not at hand, then it is not difficult to learn how to carry out this important operation yourself. Start off

Superglue, which is widely used in everyday life (superglue “Moment”), is made on the basis of cyanoacrylate. If it gets on your fingers, it can instantly stick together the skin and causes certain difficulties when washing off. If this glue gets on clothing,