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PET bottles or beer kegs can be used to make transparent tiles. This free roofing material will be very useful when building a greenhouse. They can also cover any outbuildings.

In hard-to-reach places, where you can’t even turn around on your own, working with a large tool is extremely inconvenient and unsafe. For example, working with a hacksaw. There will always be a place where you can’t get to with a regular hacksaw. It won't work even if it's small

An excellent lightweight and convenient hatchet can be made from ordinary rebar lying around the corner. This item is perfect for fishing, hunting or tourism. It's very simple, so even a novice DIYer should be able to do the project.

When using profile pipes as a guide for any machine, you have to spend a lot of time trying to remove the internal protruding seam. If the profile is short, then it can be knocked down with a sharp chisel or sanded with a file; on long ones

Good afternoon. Everyone's favorite holiday, New Year, is just around the corner. Of course, all people decorate their home for the holiday and approach it with imagination. The stores are full of various New Year's decorations. As they say, for every taste and color. But I want

When using welded pipes as a guide, you have to spend a lot of time trying to remove the seam that sticks out inside them. If the tube is short, then it can be knocked down with a chisel or polished, but this is impossible on long workpieces. They need

If you don’t have enough space to store a large purchased garden wheelbarrow, you can make it foldable with your own hands. So it will turn out even cheaper. Of course, you can’t use it for concrete, but it’s suitable for soil, leaves and sand.

For quick, comfortable drilling at right angles, you can make a drill stand for a drill. Many parts for this are easy to find at a metal receiving station, so the cost of a homemade product is several times lower than its factory counterpart.

When assembling various frames from a profile pipe, it is most convenient to use a welding machine, but in its absence it is quite possible to make do with ordinary rivets. They will even help in the corners of the connection of three pipes, the main thing is to do the correct trimming.

If there is no pulley of the required diameter for a belt drive, it can be turned at home, even without a lathe. At the same time, its quality and balance will be almost perfect.

If you have a T-track embedded in your workbench, it can be used to install sliding clamps. They are much more convenient than clamps, since they are placed not only on the edge, but also in any part of the tabletop. You can make them yourself.

If an old hacksaw has become dull, you need to update its tooth alignment and sharpening. After this it will cut like new. Sharpening a hacksaw is much more profitable than changing it, so this skill will definitely come in handy.

When assembling an electric heating system with a small volume of coolant, you can get by with a budget solution by replacing a purchased electric boiler with a homemade one. This will not affect the ease of use of the heating in any way, but will allow you to save a lot.

Many boys dreamed of a real bow, just like the Indians.Today I will show you how to make this dream come true using affordable materials.

If you want to assemble a band saw with your own hands, use this design. It provides all the necessary adjustments, and most importantly has reliable components.

When making a belt sander, the main difficulty is the rollers. Many people simply buy them or cast them from aluminum and then turn them on a lathe. We offer a cheaper and easier way to make MDF rollers.

To sharpen drills on an emery machine while maintaining a consistent angle, you can make a special attachment template for this. With it, sharpening will take 1-2 minutes, and after that the drill will be able to cut into the steel like butter.

If a larger wrench is needed to perform complex dismantling, it can be literally made “on the knee” from scrap metal. To do this you will need a basic set of tools and electric welding.

When assembling furniture and various wood products, you sometimes have to tighten parts with bolts. In this case, you need to cut out a hexagonal pocket to prepare them. Usually this is done with a chisel in 10-15 minutes, but having made this tool, you can

To make cheap animal feed pellets, you need a pellet mill. This is quite expensive equipment, with a long payback period, so if you do not plan to sell granules, then purchasing a unit is not practical. However, you can buy

Owners of large lawn and garden areas spend hours almost every weekend cleaning up fallen leaves or grass clippings. This takes a long time to do with a rake, so to speed up the process, you can make a mechanical brush with a large hopper. With her

If your old tin snips don't work well, they can be converted into a more productive device. Improved shears allow you to cut thick sheet steel faster and with minimal effort.

It's hard to imagine a more brutal ax than one made from chain. If the ax is not used for chopping wood, then this is a very interesting idea that can be easily implemented if you have a welding machine.

It is very convenient to equip various frequently disassembled threaded connections with wing bolts and nuts, since they can be rotated without a wrench. Since they are not sold in every store, it is sometimes easier and faster to make them yourself than