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After cutting down trees, stumps remain, which can sprout and rot for a long time. If you need to make a flower bed or carry out construction in place of the stump, then it must be removed. In order not to dig a huge pit around the snag, it is better to split it with wedges

A gas burner is usually used for tempering, hardening and casting metals, as well as installing welded roofing. This is quite bulky equipment, and in order to refill its cylinder, you need to go to a gas station. Much easier

One of the options for recycling PET bottles is to make roofing tiles from them. The peculiarity of this roof is its transparency, which makes it a good solution for technical rooms without electric lighting. It can also be used

Hiking, when in your backpack you have not only a sleeping bag and a minimum of the most necessary things, but also a supply of food, is definitely not for me. The most “savagery” I can do is to drive into the forest for a day and barbecue. And I can

If you need to dig or concrete columns, you must first prepare the holes. To do this you need a drill of a certain diameter. If you don’t have such a tool, you can make it yourself. It's much easier than digging holes with a drill

If you need to make a transparent rain canopy, cover an outbuilding or greenhouse, you can use homemade roofing material consisting of PET bottles. Its manufacturing technology is very simple and quite fast, so

A common damage to plastic buckets and pots is a cracked bottom because the plastic is less elastic and breaks when impacted. As a result, water flows out through the crack, although the container itself does not fall apart and may still

Many summer residents with a house in a garden partnership are faced with the fact that tap water is supplied only at certain hours. In this regard, there is a need to collect water with a reserve or collect sediment in a reservoir in order to have

Having little free space in the garage or a cramped workshop, it is very difficult to equip a comfortable workspace there. The workbench has to be placed under the wall, which, when working on it, forces you to turn over heavy workpieces, since you can approach them from the other

Perch is a tasty fish, but difficult to cut. It is usually easier to catch than to clean, unless you know some secrets that allow you to remove the scales quickly, easily and without dirt.

A small pump may be needed when building a small decorative fountain, for pumping water when cleaning a nano aquarium, and for other similar purposes. It’s difficult to find it in a regular store, but when ordering online you have to pay

Pike can rightly be called a royal fish. Its meat is tasty and tender, and practically does not have the specific fishy smell inherent in many species. And to emphasize the natural taste, there is no need to invent complex combinations of spices and other

Sheaths for knives, cases for phones and other equipment can be glued together from denim fabric with special impregnation. After processing, it becomes similar to leather, but is superior in wear resistance. The impregnated fabric retains its shape longer, without

Fans of fishing for pike, pike-perch and perch know how difficult it is to clean them afterwards.This is much more difficult than cleaning carp, crucian carp and other peaceful fish. To avoid pricking your fingers on the fins and spending hours scratching scales off your catch, it’s worth making a special

The topic of converting regular bicycles into electric bicycles is in increasing demand. The cost of parts for this is gradually decreasing in comparison with the prices that they had a few years ago. Therefore, for those who have long thought

When fighting overgrown weeds, an ordinary hoe flies off from their rhizomes with a ringing sound. For such work, it is necessary to use a stronger and wider tool, capable of chopping hard roots in one movement. You can make it from ordinary

After repairs, there are a lot of plastic buckets left from water-soluble paints, ready-made putties and other finishing materials. Usually all this container is safely sent to the trash container, but if you approach the issue of its disposal wisely, you can

During the summer rainy season, you have to mow the growing grass in the area every couple of weeks. To do this quickly and effortlessly, you need a lawn mower. If you have a free electric motor, for example, from a washing machine, you can assemble it yourself.

When cleaning out storage bins in a garage or workshop, you often come across worn out tools that have not been used for a long time.Often, such finds can be put to good use by converting them into the necessary devices. By finding old taps you can use them to make

The steel used to make valves is highly hard but not brittle. Therefore, the old valves remaining after engine repair can be used as blanks for the manufacture of various tools.

Old tools and durable steel products become covered with a layer of rust or simply darken over time. You can renew their appearance and protect them from further destruction by applying a layer of zinc. This can be done at home without

For precise drilling on small parts, it is best to use a small drilling machine. It allows you to correctly position the drill at a right angle, which is extremely important when even a millimeter error can ruin the part. Collect

Using ordinary PET drink bottles, you can make a fairly strong corrugated pipe that can be used for draining liquids, a protective casing for communications and other purposes. The cost of its production is extremely low,

A washbasin is simply necessary in a country house or garden.If you don’t have a house and a stationary washbasin on your property, then it’s very easy to make one from a PET bottle and a disposable syringe. Such a homemade product will serve faithfully for a long, long time. Her