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Sun-dried tomatoes are an excellent appetizer on the holiday table, coming to us from Mediterranean cooking. In these countries, tomatoes dried under the warm rays of sunny Italy, Spain and Greece have learned to be added to many dishes. Really,

Anchors and dowels are very durable fasteners, which in theory should also work in wood. However, they are made of steel. Unfortunately, these materials are not the best neighbors in terms of compatibility, because the wood begins to rot at the point of contact with the metal. In addition, the anchor

A screw clamp in a vice is considered a reliable way to fasten workpieces. The design flaw manifests itself in the multiple rotational movements of the clamping handle to change parts that vary greatly in size. The article describes

When assembling solid wood furniture, such as tables, chairs, stools, tongue-and-groove joints are often used. The sawn tenon fits into the prepared socket, where it is securely held with glue. Over the years, furniture dries out and becomes loose, which is why

One of the most convenient and popular ways of preserving many products of plant origin (mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, berries, herbs), perhaps, has always been and remains drying. This is explained not only by simplicity and low costs

Plaster door and window slopes are labor-intensive to manufacture and have low mechanical resistance, and plastic ones often look like lining, which many people don’t like. It’s fresh and original to cover them with laminate scraps. This will allow

To make precise cutting of lumber, it is most convenient to use a circular table. It is not necessary to buy such a machine. If you have a grinder, then it can be made from it, and without spoiling the angle grinder itself.

If you don’t have large-diameter electrodes or filler wire on hand, and you need to weld a large hole, then you can get by with thin electrodes. To do this, it is enough to use two “secrets” that are practically

When you spend a long time in nature, there is nothing to recharge a discharged phone. The power bank may last for several charges, after which it will run out. For such situations, it is a good idea to have a generating charger, the electricity in which

To quickly, reliably and as cheaply as possible connect boards, bars and slats, the “oblique screw” method is used. To do this, the workpieces are drilled using a special jig. But even its use does not guarantee that you will be able to drill

Modern decoration of a bathroom or bathroom does not allow the laying of communications from the outside. All pipes are hidden in the walls, so it is not uncommon for them to be accidentally drilled when installing finishing plumbing fixtures. As a result, the water flows in a thin stream

Our great-grandfathers also carried out caulking of wooden buildings. So, they insulated the cracks in their log houses. Now there are more modern insulation methods, but caulking still remains one of the most relevant ways to seal the gaps between

The simplest factory-made household air conditioner costs several thousand rubles in a store. But this split system can be successfully replaced with a cooling device assembled from old components of a passenger car cooling system. Moreover, for this purpose not

It is not always convenient to drill metal workpieces on a drilling machine, clamping them in a vice. When using them, it is difficult to position the part at a certain point. It is much more convenient if it is held by a powerful electromagnet. Make the last one

The idea for the original device came from neighbors who asked not to cut rolled metal with a grinder during the child’s nap. To implement it, materials were required.

When making coffee tables and chairs on one leg, it becomes difficult to connect that very leg with the crosspiece. It should be very reliable, while looking neat. Even knowing how such a connection should be arranged, make

A jigsaw does not cope well with a clean cut of sheet materials, since cutting it with a nail file has many chips. However, it still cannot be called exclusively a tool for rough cutting. When using some techniques, the incision can be

When buying inexpensive power banks, you probably noticed that its actual volume is absolutely not true. Often the manufacturer claims 10,000 mAh, when in reality the actual capacity is 2-3 times less. At the same time, such a power bank is sufficient

There is always a use for such a tool in the home workshop: it is easy to mark the places for drilling holes, draw a line at 45 degrees, and find the center of the circle.Even a high school student can make it from simple and cheap materials.

For the average summer resident or self-builder, laying paving slabs on his own property is expensive, difficult and time consuming. You need to prepare the site, walk over it with a vibrating rammer, and then lay out the tiles, leveling them. If this is the first time this is done,

A lot can be cast from aluminum, ranging from souvenirs, home decor, and ending with parts of various complex mechanisms. To melt metal, a smelting furnace is required. You can make it yourself.

There are times when you need to make a reliable thread in a hole drilled in wood, concrete, or brick. Naturally, cutting it will not work, since these are not the materials with which this is possible. In such holes you need to place

There are many necessary useful electronic devices and devices that require a voltage of 5, 12, 24, 36 V to power them. A regular power bank is not enough for charging smartphones. If you use different devices with rated

It is very easy to make a small-sized circular saw powered by a battery with your own hands from PVC pipes and a medium-power electric motor of the 775 series. The engine power is quite enough to cut not only plywood, but also boards according to the size of the disc.