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How to make a beautiful frame for window or door openings

From the street, door and window openings can be plastered with cement mortar. This type of finishing is very cheap in terms of material costs, but allows you to simply transform the facade. This kind of work looks complicated at first glance, but it can be done

How to make an adjustable phone stand from PVC pipe

If you like to watch videos and movies on your phone, then you should make an adjustable stand for it. It will allow you not to hold your smartphone in your hands. The advantage of a homemade stand is that it allows you to place your phone vertically and

How to make a high-quality awl from trash

When working in the workshop, and around the house, you often need an awl. This is a useful, indispensable tool that is inexpensive. But in fact, it’s faster and easier to make than going to the store and buying.

Hand drill from the gearbox of an old grinder

The broken grinder has a gearbox that can be used to assemble various crafts. Due to the gear ratio, it makes simple mechanisms more productive.One of the successful ways to use it is to make it manually.

How to reliably and cheaply seal a hole in the roof

Roofing materials, especially slate, often have holes from fallen branches or old nails. Water flows through them into the attic or into the attic insulation. Such holes can be filled very quickly, and as they say, for centuries, and quite

Pressed pig ears - a budget but very tasty snack for any occasion

Rarely does a housewife include in her family's menu such by-products as pig ears, tongue, tail, liver, etc. Some do this out of disgust, while others do it out of ignorance about the positive qualities of these products. Today we want to talk about pig ears.

SMS control unit on AT90S8515 and Siemens C45

Control via GSM channel of four actuators (expandable to 8). The command is sent via SMS from your phone, and after it is triggered, a response SMS is sent to your phone. The block is built on a combination of the AT90S8515 microcontroller and

Breast, potatoes and onions - a quick dinner in one pan

Cooking a delicious dinner for the whole family in 30 minutes is not fantastic. Here's an awesome one-pan recipe for a balanced dinner. Very juicy, chicken and potato cutlets stewed in tomato sauce just melt in your mouth.

Do you want a reliable Wi-Fi signal throughout your entire apartment? Then here are 5 simple tips for you

The WiFi signal has a very short wavelength (about 12 cm), as a result of which it is well absorbed by all visible obstacles such as walls and doors. Reinforced concrete walls are the most difficult to pass. As a result, WiFi cannot overcome large

They look the same, but one is much better. What is the secret of a good gas burner?

Many people use a portable gas burner for lighting coals, heating stuck nuts, soldering, etc. The main criterion for purchasing it is usually only the presence of piezo ignition. But few people know that such burners can also be equipped with

Life hack for gardeners: Plant cucumbers under film and forget about watering for the whole season

Caring for garden beds is not easy work. Therefore, to make growing as easy as possible, you need to use different agricultural techniques. For example, it is possible to plant cucumbers under a film, which will allow you not to water them at all, while still getting healthy large plants,

Gasless semi-automatic 3 in 1 or how to forget about cylinders, electrodes and slag with a Chinese novelty

A welding machine has long ceased to be a transformer weighing 40 kg, which is difficult to move. Progress does not stand still, and on sale you can already find miniature 3-in-1 devices that can work as semi-automatic, regular and

Miracle snack: Pickled carrot sticks in 10 minutes

Carrots are very good for vision, but only if you eat them raw without heat treatment. You can’t eat it in large quantities, as it gets boring. By pickling carrots according to the proposed recipe, you can preserve all the vitamins, and at the same time

How to make a garden flowerpot from motorcycle tires

Old used motorcycle tires are an excellent raw material for recycling. At home, they can be used to make outdoor flower pots. They are made with a minimal set of tools.

Heating candle with a burning period of 13 days for a tent or greenhouse

Candles that work like lamps burn for weeks. Since they emit heat, it is easy to assemble a heater on their base. As a result, it is possible to obtain a source of light and heat in one device.

How to tie a strong towing knot that is easy to untie

It is very desirable for every car enthusiast to know how this towing unit is tied, since it combines 2 main functions: it holds tightly and comes undone instantly. If you have ever had the first experience of transporting a car to a service center, and

7 useful homemade products from the microwave

Finding a broken microwave oven at any landfill or flea market is by no means a problem. For homemade people, this device is simply a godsend, considering how many very useful things can be made from it. Below is a small TOP 7 interesting

How to use a screwdriver with a dead battery

Buy a new one or restore the old one? - This is usually the question asked by craftsmen whose rechargeable battery (battery) of a screwdriver has failed or has significantly lost capacity. If they say that it is better to restore it and use it

How to make a hot air station from an old soldering iron

For soldering SMD components on boards, it is most convenient to use a hot air gun. If you have an old soldering iron, you can make it yourself by slightly modernizing the existing design. Usually this is done very roughly, hooking the mini compressor directly onto

How to get rid of mold in your home and prevent its occurrence forever

If mold has appeared in the house, then even after complete removal it can return, since the conditions for its development remain in the room. Let's look at how you can inexpensively destroy it and prevent relapse. This requires a comprehensive solution

How to make an electric charcoal blower for a barbecue

Spring has already come into its own. A little more and the snow will melt, and barbecue season is just around the corner. Again the endless waving of a piece of cardboard over the coal, red watery eyes, singed beards and mustaches! Some amateurs find a way out of the situation;

Why put tulle on windows instead of blinds? Magic tip for first floors

To cover the windows, tulle is usually hung, but in many cases it gets in the way, especially in the kitchen. It is much more practical to glue it directly onto the glass. This way it won’t hang down and cover the window sill, but will still provide the necessary comfort and block the view into the room.

How to make probes for convenient testing of SMD components

SMD components of boards are so small that it is inconvenient to check them with ordinary multimeter probes. For this, a special tweezer probe is used. You can do it yourself.

How to make a simple charging current indicator for a Li-ion battery

Many radio amateurs use Li-ion batteries from outdated mobile phones, tablets, and MP3 players in their crafts. Such batteries already include a charging controller. Charging them is usually not very convenient, since there is no visual

How to make a silicone gasket for any container

Eliminating condensation in car lights

How to make TIG welding from a regular inverter and use a car camera with your own hands as a cylinder

A way to rid your garden of ants forever

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