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When making various homemade products, sometimes it becomes necessary to drill round pipes. It is quite difficult to perform such an operation using conventional twist drills, since this will require painstaking preliminary

Using different accessories, a drill and a screwdriver can be turned into a universal tool that can be used to perform very unusual tasks. Let's look at 6 attachments that few people use yet.

Do you have a couple of old telephones lying around in your closet? - There is no need to throw them away - make a very simple intercom out of them - an intercom. With it you can establish wired communications over hundreds and even thousands of meters. Everything is free and

How to properly lubricate the gearbox of a brush cutter? Many trimmer users do not pay attention to overheating of the mowing head gearbox. And, naturally, when something breaks, they immediately run to a repair shop. To save time and money on repairs, it is enough

Chopping firewood manually with an ax or cleaver takes a lot of physical strength, so folk craftsmen have created many designs of mechanized wood splitters with a working body in the form of a carrot - a cone with a slight slope on which is applied

There are quite a few examples on the Internet of how you can restore a dead screwdriver battery without even opening it. I just have two batteries lying around that cannot be charged, even if they charge all night. The recovery method I

The chemical power source that will be made in this master class has quite a significant power to obtain with it a voltage capable of powering 220 V network devices. Surely you have seen articles on the Internet where

Even a well-used lathe is unaffordable for most hobbyists who only need it for processing small workpieces. If you need to perform small amounts of work, you can make the machine yourself from

As experience in operating gas trimmers, in particular those made in China, shows, they often have problems with the starting system, so they are often difficult to start. Problems are usually related to the magneto flywheel.

During general cleaning, cosmetic repairs or simply rearranging the apartment, you are often faced with the need to move heavy cabinet furniture: a closet, a sideboard, a sofa... And not only to move it, but also to avoid scratching the floor, which

One day I saw how the sun's rays, refracted in a glass bottle of water, create the impression of a magical light source. It seemed like there was a little sun in my bottle. I was so fascinated by this spectacle that I began to wonder how

One of the problems when cleaning the kitchen is traces of oil. Some surfaces are covered with a dense layer of fat. And it is impossible to clean such dirt with water. But there is a way to effortlessly clean a stove, hood or table from traces of oil in just a couple of minutes.

Anyone who regularly uses this chopping tool will notice over time that the fit of the head with the cutting edge (blade) begins to gradually weaken and dangle on the handle (axe handle). Working with an ax with such a defect becomes inconvenient and,

When doing blacksmithing, the big difficulty is the initial rough forging of the workpiece.This work can be greatly facilitated by a homemade mechanical drive by striking the anvil with a hammer. He hits with a heavy sledgehammer with high frequency and

Relaxing outdoors in tents or using a cramped motorhome, you can only dream of a hot shower. Usually tourists use a suspended container of water, which is heated by the sun, but it is warm only in the afternoon and until the evening.

Anyone who has an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a computer at home knows its one significant drawback, which costs its owner a pretty penny. This is, of course, the fragility of its batteries. Usually, if you're lucky, they live 3

When going fishing or hiking, there is a need to cook hot food outdoors. Typically, a large pot suspended over a fire or a camp gas burner is used for this. In the first case, you need to collect a lot of firewood, and in

The kitchen apron is a real fighter of the invisible front, imperceptibly but thoroughly contributing to the overall pollution of the kitchen. Splashes of hot fat, steam from pans, dust and smoke settle on the apron, freeze, and then stick layer by layer. Eventually

Indoor, garden and garden plants need regular watering.Ideally, the applied water during irrigation does not erode the soil, so for irrigation it is better to use a specialized watering can that divides the flow into several thin streams. Although

If it is necessary to attach a grindstone, brush, pulley, blades or other equipment to the motor shaft, a flange is required, which can be difficult to select. If you have the desire and free time, such an adapter can be made

Sink and bathtub drains often become clogged with hair, causing water to flow down the drain very slowly. Usually, to solve the problem, you need to disassemble the siphon and clean it manually, which is accompanied by a pungent odor entering the room

Often you have to bend sheet metal, which is not so easy to do without a sheet bending machine, especially when the bending line is long. But such a device is not difficult to make with your own hands using simple tools and is quite

A clean mattress is simply a necessary condition for every person, because a person spends a third of his life sleeping. This simple four-step guide to cleaning your mattress will help you achieve a cozy, clean sleeping area.

Anyone can add such a shelf to their car and significantly expand the capacity of their trunk.This thing will definitely be useful for owners of station wagon and hatchback cars. As you know, the total volume of the rear trunk is measured in