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2 in 1 oven from an old gas cylinder with oven and stove for cooking

Residents of private houses and summer residents often cook in the summer on an outdoor wood-burning stove, which allows them to recycle branches from garden pruning. It is convenient to cook jam and other winter preparations. If you don't already have a stove like this, then make one from

How to make a smokeless scout fire

There are many ways to build a fire, achieving a long burn, minimal smoke emission or maximum glow. There is also the so-called scout's bonfire. It is very good for cooking in a pot. Except

Expanding the boundaries of craftsmanship: 7 ideas for non-standard use of pliers

For most people, pliers are a tool for bending wire, straightening nails, and gripping small workpieces. But in reality they are much more universal. You'll be surprised how much you can do with them.

Why boil oranges? Or how to make amazingly delicious jam

You can preserve the freshness and taste of oranges by preparing thick jam. The dessert prepared according to this recipe has a bright and rich taste. And the consistency allows you to add jam to any baked goods or porridge. The simplicity lies in the fact that for cooking

No site needed. How to grow strawberries in PET bottles

If you do not have a free plot of land to plant a strawberry plantation, you can grow it in pots. To do this, you just need to find a well-lit place, even a balcony will do. Modern remontant strawberry varieties grow well in

How to make a soldering torch from a regular lighter

For burning wood or fine soldering, you can use a miniature gas torch. Despite its small size, it produces a very high temperature. Of course, you can buy such a burner, but if you have a couple of broken lighters, then nothing

10 short simple life hacks

Many life hacks allow you to get out of the difficult situation associated with the lack of the necessary set of tools or materials. This collection contains just such advice. They are all very simple and easy.

Methods for repairing PP pipes that only a few people know about

Almost everyone who damages a polypropylene pipe solves the problem by replacing it. Usually they simply cut out the area with the hole or crack, and then solder a piece of new tube using couplings. This is a good way, but not always possible in

A selection of 12 useful ideas for the DIYer

Almost everything can be done with your own hands, even without having a specialized tool for this, but with only minimal equipment. If you often encounter a lack of necessary devices, then this selection will help you. It contains

A very simple multimeter attachment for checking LEDs and more

I needed to test a large number of LED products. Almost everything used separate LEDs. Some can be checked with a multimeter. But lately, more and more, there are several LEDs in one. IN

How to weld metal as thick as a razor blade

Very thin metal, such as is used to make blades, cannot be welded with a welding machine. Even if you adjust the smallest current at which the electrode is able to ignite, you still get burning. With such a task not

5 advantages of sowing carrots in paste will help you forget about the dry method

Every gardener knows about the labor-intensive process of thinning carrot seedlings. Sowing seeds using paste or thin jelly helps to reduce this work to a minimum. The method is simple: dry or swollen seeds are poured into a cooled paste,

10 tricky tips from the experts

You will be surprised how quickly and easily you can sometimes do something that would seem to take hours. This collection contains ideas to make tasks you may be faced with easier. All of them are done in 5 minutes.

Bread in the microwave in 7 minutes

This recipe for PP bread will not hurt anyone who, for various reasons, denies themselves the pleasure of eating baked goods made from wheat or rye flour. Rice flour will be involved here, which, by the way, is not

Two in one: how to make a belt grinder and polishing machine from a washing machine motor and an old shock absorber

Purchasing these factory-made machines will be very expensive. Working with hand tools of this type is characterized by low productivity, requires a lot of time and is associated with a large expenditure of physical effort. If collected

How to make an off-road electric scooter based on a children's bicycle

With the advent of lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles have become very popular. It is quiet, lightweight and very cheap to maintain. The only problem is that the price for such a scooter or bicycle is not at all small. However, if you purchase the necessary

How to make a budget vibration rule for easy leveling of concrete floor screed

Traditional manual means for leveling concrete mortar to obtain a screed are ineffective, require a lot of time and require a lot of physical effort. Purchasing appropriate factory-made equipment involves significant

How to make and use a convenient and effective potato planter from metal waste

Traditional planting of potatoes using a classic bayonet shovel is characterized by low productivity, high physical effort and uneven depth of embedding tubers into the ground. If you make enough from leftover metal

A simple way to prevent seedlings from being pulled

In the process of cultivating any culture, various problems occur. One of them is pulling out seedlings. Seedlings can stretch immediately after the first sprout appears from the ground. What to do to prevent this from happening? There is a very simple way.

From rags and cement: a lightweight planter to repeat

In garden centers you can find flowerpots decorated to look like animals, the cost of which is very high. Considering that you need at least several of them to decorate a garden, the final amount for decorations turns out to be very significant. Actually

Soldering aluminum with rods from Aliexpress. How reliable?

In the vastness of our beloved Chinese marketplace, you can find many amazing innovations. One of which is universal, low-temperature welding rods for soldering various metals: copper, aluminum, steel, etc.

Famous shashlik recipe from the USSR

There are different options for marinating meat for barbecue. There is a lover for everyone. But there is a marinade, originally from the USSR, that everyone likes. It is quite simple to prepare; it does not require exotic ingredients or a lot of time.

The secret to making homemade yogurt without a yogurt maker. The spoon is worth

Making delicious and thick yogurt is very easy. You only need three components and a few hours of time. The result will definitely please you, because the fermented milk product prepared according to this recipe can be served immediately. And if you put

5 100% ways to propagate plants by layering

Usually, for plant propagation, the method of germinating seedlings from cuttings or grafting onto a rootstock is used. But these methods do not always end in success. The plant can only be propagated by layering. It allows you to get

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