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Many people have heard about welding with a graphite electrode, which can be removed from a regular AA battery. Usually they perform spot welding of thin sheet metal, up to a tin can. But a graphite electrode can also weld straight seams,

It is no secret that dried grease on the hood grate is extremely difficult to clean without purchasing active chemicals. Some of them are not only expensive, but can also be dangerous to the aluminum grille. To safely and quickly remove fat deposits

Just 20-30 years ago, growing watermelons in central Russia and the Far East was considered possible only in a greenhouse. However, today, with the advent of new covering materials and super early varieties, obtaining their harvest in unfavorable areas

If suddenly you need a powerful turbofan with speed control for your projects, you can make it yourself from a computer cooler. Considering that the speed of a computer fan rarely exceeds 1000 rpm, after our modification

When hiking or fishing, a tent will protect you from precipitation, wind and midges, but not from the cold, and this is not only uncomfortable, but also unsafe for health. If you take with you a very compact heater based on an old oil filter, then in a tent

If you are in the next room from a Wi-Fi router, and the Internet speed on your smartphone is not so great, then the setting described below will help in at least 90 percent of cases. Thanks to it, the ping time and connection with remote

Over the years, unused metal products rust and become covered with organic and inorganic contaminants. But they can be brought back to life using some life hacks, and this does not require special knowledge or high qualifications. WITH

Everyone who is interested in electronics is accustomed to the classic type of increasing voltage to the required value: in the form of a single converter with or without a transformer. But there is another alternative way to get any constant voltage with

The main properties of every thing around us are its relevance, functionality, safety and appearance. By creating or already having a ready-made board (for example, from Aliexpress) of a power supply, you can improve it and match it to it

Laying paving slabs is an expensive and labor-intensive task that requires the performer to have considerable experience and high qualifications. But it is possible to decorate a freshly laid concrete screed using relief embossing and imitate any shape

During operation, one laminate or vinyl board may be damaged due to the fall of a heavy object, thermal effects, etc. This will spoil the appearance of the entire floor and the mood of the owners. But a damaged board can be replaced with

With the help of a simple attachment, a belt sander turns into a grinder. This kind of equipment is very easy to make in just a couple of hours. The beauty of the attachment is that you don’t need to damage the tool, and the machine can always be removed,

For outdoor cooking, you can make a small wood-burning oven out of concrete. It is compact, economical and very convenient. At the same time, it can be easily carried around the site by hand without a cart.

In order not to spend money on buying a factory puller in a store, you can make it yourself from waste materials and this does not require any special knowledge or professional experience. It is enough to have basic skills in handling

It’s worth making a reservation right away and saying that if the Internet on your smartphone initially works stably and well, then it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to make it much better, but you can try. This life hack is more suitable for those who have really bad speed and

After pruning rose bushes, there are many branches left from which new plants can be made. There are a lot of secrets for processing such cuttings to increase their rooting, but their use requires additional time. Available

To keep your shoes clean and fresh for as long as possible, you should definitely know some secrets of caring for them. This collection of lifehacks contains cleaning techniques that will allow you to save even very worn sneakers or shoes by returning them

Many people, after building a bathhouse, are faced with the fact that when the stove is lit, the floor remains cold. The result is an unpleasant contrast with the hot air above. This problem can be solved by simply modifying the stove.

Over time, any toilet begins to leak. This can be determined by the characteristic ripples of the water mirror in the bowl, or by the sound of gurgling. This continuous leakage results in tens of cubic meters of water being drained into the sewer system, for which you have to pay.

Using this thermal generator, you can charge your cell phone in places where there is no electricity. The device produces 5 V DC voltage at a load of up to 1 A. The device is based on a Peltier thermoelectric module, which is used in

For any jack in a store you will have to pay from several thousand rubles. A significant loss for the family budget. A screw jack with a chain drive will help you save money, which any adult with the skills of a mechanic can assemble.

To give an ordinary Chinese multimeter a new function, you need to assemble a simple attachment that will turn the measuring device into a metal detector. This is a very useful modification, with which you can not only search for metals in the ground,

To close the door in the workshop, you can make a homemade combination lock with a latch. It can be either primary or secondary constipation. This is an interesting project that anyone can do.

Many people already have a fairly large apple tree in their garden, which turned out to be barren or its fruits are tasteless. But don't rush to uproot it. You can graft branches from good varieties onto it. The grafted tree will begin to produce crops very quickly, so