Crafts. Page 31

Even experienced welders take into account the fact that when welding thin metal, it can burn out. Therefore, they recommend carefully preparing workpieces for welding, using suitable electrodes, choosing the optimal current strength and using special

A situation cannot be ruled out when it is urgently necessary to cut a thread in a propylene pipe or coupling, but there are no special devices for this. You can get out of this difficult situation by having at hand a minimum of non-scarce materials and some

Great item to keep guests busy. You give them a puzzle and ask them things like, “how did they put the nail in there?” Naturally there will be a heated debate, which will be very interesting to watch, knowing the secret of this puzzle. In principle, you can practically guess

Dowels are often used to connect various wooden structures; this is a universal and effective carpentry technique. But it is not always possible to buy them, and to make them yourself you need to have a lathe - an expensive special one.

Rear brake pads that have served their purpose are usually thrown away, although the metal from which they are made has good technical and operational characteristics. They can be successfully used for making various crafts, including

Profile pipes, which are not inferior in strength to round ones, have a number of significant advantages when creating metal structures and constructing load-bearing frames for various products or buildings. However, the smooth bending of such rolled products without special

It is very difficult to drill a large number of holes in metal parts without punching the center; the drill constantly moves off the usual mark. We recommend a simple punch made from a car valve and a bicycle hub that will save your hands

A machine or drilling vice is indispensable for working with small parts in any workshop or garage. In this master class I will tell you how I made a vice for a drilling machine with my own hands. Considering that it is often necessary to clamp parts

Plastic and rubber watering hoses, especially long ones, are not easy to unwind and rewind every time. Leaving them on the beds or lawn for the whole season is also not a good idea: you will constantly cling to them with your feet, and you can accidentally damage them.

One of the common and very reliable carpentry connections is the tongue and groove. However, in the absence of a router, it is often ignored, since manual cutting of grooves requires real fiddling. Let's look at how to make grooves a little faster.

Semi-automatic welding (MIG/MAG) includes a welding arc power source, a reel and wire feeder, gas equipment with a gas cylinder, wires, a torch, hoses, etc. If welding work is to be done outside

During the manufacture of various wood products by inexperienced craftsmen, unpleasant situations often arise. Professionals prevent the occurrence of most problems, and eliminate the rest quickly and without any additional effort. Here are a few

Today I want to tell and show you one wonderful homemade product made from plastic pipes and sewer plugs. I decided to clean up my balcony and create a small workspace. It was necessary to somehow organize the numerous screws and screws.

This ordinary piece of furniture, made of unusual materials, can not only fulfill its direct functions, but also become a real decoration of the interior of any room, especially one designed as a loft. It doesn't require much to make it.

Using this universal carriage, it is convenient to trim wooden workpieces and saw them exactly to size using stops. And with the help of simple additions you can make a tongue-and-groove box connection or make decorative grilles.

Frequently used working tools are subject to severe mechanical wear. That is why it is desirable that all its elements are made of wear-resistant materials. If the wooden handle of an old knife or cleaver is worn out, you can

This stove can be used to heat a garage, a new building in cold weather, or be used in the yard for cooking. Its manufacture does not require high qualifications, scarce materials or special tools.

Typically, plastic containers have a threaded neck and a screw-on lid. Moreover, this unit is quite durable and retains its tightness even after repeated use. How not to take advantage of such properties!

Most households have pieces of plastic pipes that remain after various repairs. It’s a shame to throw it away, but I’m tired of moving it from place to place. There is a way out - to make three very necessary crafts from them.

To make holes in the center of the workpiece using a drill, you must first, using a ruler and pencil, mark the center line and drill along it. But you can forget about markings forever if you make a simple device,

It is difficult to imagine what motivates people who dig up tables with benches in cemeteries and sell them for scrap metal. But now it’s not about them, but about the consequences of their immoral and frankly stupid activities. It was decided to make another new shop

To bend metal workpieces evenly and accurately, a bending press is required. This is expensive equipment, the purchase of which is advisable only for professional activities. To solve amateur problems, you can make the press your own

When working with wood, having a basic set of tools is not enough to perform the full range of possible tasks. Many things can be done only by using ingenuity, tricks and homemade devices. Let's look at 6 useful

Like any professional equipment, a router costs a lot of money. It is mainly used in the manufacture of furniture. For use at home, it can be made on the basis of an angle grinder (angle grinder).