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How to unscrew the eccentric of a mixer

Anyone who has ever changed a bathroom faucet from an old one to a new one has probably encountered a problem: how to unscrew the faucet eccentric and replace it with another one. The matter is certainly not tricky, take it and twist it, but with the wrong approach, especially

Belt grinder from angle grinder

You can make a very convenient manual belt sander from an angle grinder with your own hands. With the help of such a tool it is good to sharpen an ax, knives, etc. Treat the surface at any angle, giving it a flat plane. In general, the one who

Kitchen faucet repair

Nowadays it is difficult to imagine a kitchen sink without a convenient, modern faucet. This device allows you to adjust the temperature of the water in the tap to the desired value. Although lever-type faucets are becoming popular, many people use

Second life of a microbattery

A Bluetooth headset, wireless headphones, MP3 player and many other miniature gadgets with micro-batteries can be useful even after they have expired.Some people, without bothering too much, simply send the output from

Add stripper to pliers

It’s very simple to make a convenient device for stripping wire insulation (a stripper) from pliers. The pliers will not lose their function, but rather gain new ones and become more useful. The stripper will be universal, that is, it will strip

DIY berry harvester

At the end of August it will be time to harvest lingonberries. Both berry lovers and collectors for sale will come to the forests. In order not to stay in the taiga longer than necessary and not to feed mosquitoes, a berry harvester will help you. Make one yourself

Quick potatoes in the microwave

Everyone knows that there are a huge number of recipes for potato dishes. There are not hundreds, but thousands! But every cook is in a hurry to acquire at least a couple of proven, reliable recipes that can help out in various situations.

How to repair a hole in slate

Where the holes in the slate come from, when there are no trees or tall buildings nearby from which something could fall, remains a mystery to me personally. And yet it is a fact. Nowadays there are many varieties of different adhesives for sale.

Restoring a completely rusty kitchen cleaver

I am sure that many of you have found antique knives, forks, dishes, etc. in your life. So I, sorting through the rubble in an old barn, found a kitchen cleaver, or rather its blade, since the handle had long rotted. It was in a terrible and almost unusable condition.

Sharpening a kitchen knife on a homemade machine

A friend asked me to sharpen a knife that had been used in the kitchen for 3 years for a variety of tasks: chopping frozen meat and poultry bones. The blade made of steel 95X18 did not withstand the tests, and several chips appeared on the cutting edge, and the first 50 mm from

Flower pot with automatic watering

In the summer, on good, sunny weekends, many people go to their dachas or just to relax in nature. It happens that for the whole weekend, with an overnight stay. Many people probably have indoor plants that need daily watering. Such as,

How to drill a bearing

Hi all! I decided to show a test of a carbide drill, which can be purchased for about $1. It is popularly known as a “feather” (feather drill) and was originally intended for drilling tiles and tiles. In practice already

Salted mackerel at home

Nutritionists advise including fish dishes in the menu at least 1-2 times a week, and it is advisable to choose fish with a fairly high percentage of fat. Together with it, valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) of the family enter the human body.

How to get rid of house aphids

Aphids are a headache for many summer residents. And not only summer residents, our indoor “green pets” can suffer the same misfortune: just open a window or window in the summer. In most cases, the root cause of aphids is domestic

How to repair a hole in an interior door

Hollow interior doors require more careful handling, due to their lightweight design, compared to solid ones. Well, if you didn’t protect such a door from impact, say, when moving furniture, then a good one will certainly appear in it.

DIY computer microphone

It’s very difficult to get by without a computer microphone these days; without it you can’t use voice search, and you won’t be able to chat with a friend via video call. However, not all computers have built-in microphones; moreover, they are often

How to fry pollock correctly

A wonderful fish is pollock. Having an amazing neutral taste, the product goes well with many ingredients and dishes. The most important thing is that this fish has almost no bones, so you can eat it with great pleasure. Most popular

Thin soldering iron tip

If you decide to repair broken headphones, a Bluetooth headset, or any other device that has a thin and small microcircuit, you will need a soldering iron with a thin tip. But sometimes it happens that it is this very sting, due to

How to drill a file

How to drill a hardened file into a light one? A very simple method that will be useful to you in life. A little trick of using a tool for other purposes or not quite for its intended purpose. A short master class on drilling hardened steel.

Dry method of pickling cucumbers

Everyone in our country loves cucumbers. They are salted, pickled, made into salads and snacks.The variety of options is so great that your eyes can run wide! But the most delicious and desirable recipe is the recipe for dry pickling of cucumbers in a bag. Incredibly juicy and

To prevent meat grinder knives from becoming dull

An incredibly simple tip, thanks to which your meat grinder will serve for a very long time without sharpening the knives. It is enough to follow the simplest rule when reassembling the meat grinder, which will save the cutting edges of the knives from becoming dull.

Mini septic tank for a summer residence

Not every building in a dacha village can be accessed by a sewer truck, due to very dense buildings and the presence of an area cultivated for crops, and waste always needs to be drained somewhere. Everything is clear with the toilet: wooden

Infrared barrier

As is known, in addition to the visible light spectrum, there is also infrared radiation, which is not perceived by the human eye. It is often used in remote controls to transmit various commands. Interesting fact - to

How to Install a Fence Post to Last

Hi all! I want to show you how to properly install fence posts, since there is not a lot of information on the Internet. If you install posts using this technology, your fence will be strong, even, and most importantly, will last a very long time. The method provides

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