Crafts. Page 6

In a padlock, the locking element in the form of a shackle is not protected by anything and can be easily sawed through or simply pulled out of the body with a small crowbar. We will enclose it in a steel box and thereby increase its reliability against hacking by unauthorized persons significantly. For

Sometimes it is necessary to bend a profile pipe into a ring. Considering the rigidity of such rental, it is quite difficult to perform such an operation. But by making a simple device from leftover metal, you can turn a profile pipe into a ring

Depending on the diameter and length, a raw log can weigh from 100 to 1000 kg or more. You should not try to lift it off the ground even on one side. Absolutely nothing will come of this. But if you have a simple but special software

In order not to constantly feed chickens and other poultry, you can install an automatic feeder. In it, grain or mixed feed will be added on its own as it is eaten. We offer a design for an automatic feeder made from plastic bottles, which also has

Expensive equipment that few people can afford unless they plan to use it professionally. For amateur use, it is more profitable to make it yourself. In homemade lathes, saws and similar machines

This simply designed lock is very convenient and reliable in operation. It cannot be opened from the outside without knowing the access code, which can be easily and quickly changed if desired. To make such a lock, all you need is the ability to use a grinder, a drill and welding.

A good way to relax and improve your health is an outdoor hot water bath in the open air. The cold season gives special relaxing emotions to the procedure. It's frosty outside, and you're sitting in warm water under the open sky. Bathing in a vat

Birch bark is a warm, pleasant to the touch material that is resistant to rotting, so a knife handle made from it is comfortable and durable. An important advantage is its appearance. It makes any blade look much better. Make a handle

Sometimes, to brew a mug of tea, you have to fire up a large stove or potbelly stove. This is especially noticeable in a country house where there is no gas. With some old iron and some tools you can make a mini potbelly stove. The design requires

A garage, country house, barn or tool cabinet must be closed so that unauthorized people cannot enter or open it. Of course, door latches can be purchased at the store, but why waste money when you can make them

With the arrival of winter, work in the yard increases, since almost every day we have to clear snow. Doing this with a shovel is long and difficult. If you have very little time for such things, then make yourself a snow rake. They allow you to clean up quickly

After dismantling, heavy, lime-covered cast-iron radiators make you sad and it’s unclear what to do with them. But if you think about it, they can be usefully used in the household, for example, to make a fireplace stove, quite original and

By unraveling a PET bottle with a bottle cutter, you can get a long ribbon. But sometimes its length is enough. In this case, you can connect several short pieces using a soldering iron.

Drivers do not have much confidence in the manually operated diamond screw jack as it is not strong and rigid. But it can be modified, which we will do using leftover metal. Moreover, such work will not require special

It is very convenient when hardware is stored sorted by size in one place, then you don’t have to look for it for a long time. To do this, you can use organizers of various designs. One of the most convenient is the proposed homemade version from

Metal bending is a rather labor-intensive, precise and complex stage in the manufacture of many metal parts. Without special devices, it takes a lot of time, effort and nerves. A simple metal bending tool you can make

Chains are used to tie animals, lift water from a well, hang structures, loads, etc. They are used to make children's swings, decorative fencing, jewelry, etc. Chains are an expensive product, so it makes sense to make them yourself

Some used auto parts almost never lose their dimensional accuracy. We use this factor to make a useful tool for cutting the edges of round pipes and then joining them at various angles.

It is possible to assemble metal structures from profile pipes without using a welding machine. For this purpose, embedded elements and bolts are used, due to which such a connection is dismountable. In terms of reliability, it is not inferior to welding, and at the same time

In bad weather, the wind blows into the chimney, causing reverse draft. As a result, with strong gusts, smoke comes out of the stove or boiler into the room. This problem is solved by installing a weather vane. It turns in the direction of the wind, blocking

The modern market offers a wide variety of devices for wall-mounting a flat-screen TV. Their installation requires a lot of time and effort, and they are not cheap. Let's make it super simple, but

For independent production of screw piles for the foundation of buildings, driven fence posts for fencing a dacha or farmstead, strength and decorative elements of gates, gates and for some other cases, it is necessary to make the correct and complete

To improve the operation of natural exhaust ventilation, a deflector is installed in it. This device increases draft by providing air outflow with the same intensity as a fan. At the same time, it does not consume electricity.Collect similar

It may happen that standard springs are not suitable for a particular craft or for replacing worn-out springs in any mechanism or device. For these cases, a device for winding springs of any length is very suitable, and when