Crafts from plastic bottles
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How to make a reusable wine bottle stopper
To properly implement our idea, we will need a standard sealed glass bottle of wine and a regular PET bottle with a thin neck. As a result, we will be able to store the wine much longer than the time indicated on the label after its
How to make a container for bulk products from a PET bottle
Crafts made from plastic bottles occupy a special place in Handmade. Why special? There are just so many options for using them that you could write a book comparable in volume to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia. And you can also remember
An easy-to-replicate design of a “long-lasting” auto-feeder and auto-drinker for poultry
The design of this automatic feeder and automatic drinker is very easy and can be repeated, due to the fact that materials available to everyone are used. Agree, it’s not possible to find a plastic bucket on the farm, say for whitewash, and a 5-liter PET bottle
How to make an original lamp from PET bottles and veneer strips
A lamp bought in a store is a mass-produced product. This is found in many homes. Yes, and the price is steep. With some DIY experience, as well as simple, costless materials, you can make an original
Automatic feeder with automatic drinker made of PET bottles for poultry
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
How to connect PET tape with a soldering iron
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.
How to unravel a PET bottle onto a ribbon without a bottle cutter
Many people make special bottle cutters that are used to cut PET bottles into ribbons. The latter are then used as rope, for weaving cords and various crafts. This tape is durable and also has heat-shrink properties.
How to make beautiful blocks from plastic bottles
When arranging a landscape, there is often a lack of beautiful large stones, near which shrubs or flower bushes look great. Such blocks weigh hundreds of kilograms, so there is no way to deliver them to the site on your own. IN
High-quality do-it-yourself respirator made from PET bottles
The respirator provides reliable protection of the respiratory system from the penetration of pathogens, dust and pollen that cause allergies. At first glance, this is a complex device that you can only buy. In fact, it’s easy to make it yourself
How to make plastic (filament) from a PET bottle for a 3D printer
Those who are interested in 3D printing are sometimes simply shocked by their costs for plastic printing thread (filament). Although she is not very expensive, she is consumed in large volumes, so the sums for her ass are considerable. To save money, filament can be made
DIY device for picking cherries from a bottle in 5 minutes
It’s impossible to pick cherries from the thin upper branches with your hands, but that’s where the berries are the best. You can only reach them with a special device. It won't be difficult to do it.
How to make a simple fruit picker from high branches from a PET bottle
If you want your fruits to be stored for as long as possible, then you need to pick them especially carefully so as not to damage the skin or drop the fruit. This simple picker made from a plastic bottle will help you carefully collect fruits from the upper branches.
How to make a threaded dismountable connection of plastic pipes without soldering
PVC or PP pipes are among the best in terms of the balance between cost and reliability, so it makes sense to use them for assembling irrigation systems or animal watering. The only problem is that connecting them involves soldering. Collected
Do-it-yourself cheap watering system from PET bottles
Watering garden beds with a hose and sprayer takes a lot of time, which can be freed up by assembling a cheap, practical irrigation system. If it is available, all watering will be reduced to opening the tap and turning it off after a while. System requires
3 ideas for using PET bottle necks
Many people underestimate the reuse of PET bottles in everyday life, and as it turns out, it is in vain. After all, the ideas for using them seem limitless. Here are just three ways to use a bottle at home or in the workshop.
How to make a simple chicken feeder from a PET bottle
When feeding chickens, a lot of grain or feed is trampled into the ground, so to minimize feed loss, various feeders are used. There are many designs, from very simple to complex, expensive to manufacture. We offer a way
Are the handles on your mosquito net broken? Let's make new PET bottles in a couple of minutes
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
How to Make an Adjustable Jig for Perfect Trimming of Pipe Welds
In order to weld pipes evenly at different angles, it is necessary to make precise trimming, which is impossible without a prepared template. Usually it is adjusted strictly to one docking parameter. The proposed template allows you to mark the end of the pipe for welding
How to quickly and easily root garlic using a PET bottle
If you missed the moment of planting garlic in the fall, then in the spring, in order to get the same powerful plants as those that overwintered, you can root them in one simple way. The cloves sprouted by it will eventually yield a rich harvest, no worse than winter garlic.
How to make a machine for making slate from PET bottles
Instead of throwing away plastic bottles, you can use them to make transparent wave slate. It is perfect for roofing outbuildings, greenhouses, enclosures and animal cages. This slate is made with your own hands using
How to repair a plastic handle mount using a PET bottle
If the handle mount on a scraper, brush or other equipment is broken, it can be repaired using a regular PET bottle. This is a reliable, free repair method available to everyone. Let's look at how to do this at home.
How to make an original handle from PET bottle caps
By melting waste from HDPE plastic you can make various crafts.By mixing raw materials of different colors, products from them are obtained with beautiful stains. To understand the basics of plastic processing, try your hand at making plastic
How to melt PET bottle caps into a useful tool
An ordinary round wooden mallet is prone to cracking along the grain if it is not used exactly as intended. Using plastic waste, you can make a very beautiful, more durable tool.
5 useful crafts from the necks and handles of plastic bottles
Plastic bottles can be used to make crafts of varying degrees of usefulness and functionality. We propose to consider 5 devices that definitely work.