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It can be extremely difficult to knock out pressed-in bearings without a special puller. If you do not plan to buy such a tool, then it can be made from scrap materials. With it, the bearings are removed in a matter of minutes.

Soldering iron tip cleaning paste acts in two directions at once. Firstly, it cleans the tip from oxides and carbon deposits. Secondly, he tins it and wets it with solder. Essentially a comprehensive tool to quickly prepare a soldering iron for work. Factory samples

A good vice is 10 times more profitable to make than to buy. If you have an old screw jack and scraps of plywood, it will cost virtually nothing. A homemade vice made from a jack screw will be much more reliable than analogues made from threaded

The slider on worn clothes and shoes wears out considerably from friction, so it stops zipping. To compensate for this, it simply needs to be crimped. However, for everything to work out, you need to do it right.

If the handle mount on a scraper, brush or other equipment is broken, it can be repaired using a regular PET bottle. This is a reliable, free repair method available to everyone. Let's look at how to do this at home.

Thermal paste is used to ensure better heat transfer between the hot surface of the CPU and the heatsink. The operating temperature of the CPU depends on how well it is distributed. Let's check how well the paste spreads in

With the onset of frost, almost every morning before leaving, you have to remove ice from your car windows. The reason lies in the difference in temperature outside and inside the car. If we exclude this factor, then there will be no ice.

This cleaning method is excellent for stale candles, which, in addition to dried soot, have various oxides and rust. Regular soaking in a cleaning solution simply cannot wash them off. The good thing about this method is that it does not require any

Each user daily has to use a telephone keyboard, thanks to which text typing is carried out. Therefore, in order to expand its capabilities and make its use more comfortable and complete, it is recommended

“Preservation” of shoes for the season is a familiar procedure to all housewives. But, often, the boots are simply washed and put in a box until “next winter.” In order to get winter shoes in the new year that are the same as on the store shelf, you need not only

Despite the fact that the neon lamp was invented quite a long time ago, it is still actively used to this day. Its most numerous application is in power indicators. Surely you also have an extension cord or surge protector with a glowing light at home.

If used incorrectly, the non-burnable tip still burns and becomes covered with a black, persistent coating. Naturally, it becomes impossible to continue using the soldering station, since the solder does not stick. To restore such stings they sell

The task is to reliably connect two pieces of steel wire so that in the future it can be stretched like a string. Say, when building a fence for livestock or something like that. A simple twist cannot do this, as it will instantly unscrew. Now you

If you often need to monitor the network voltage, then you will agree that doing this constantly with a multimeter is not very convenient. For these purposes, you can make a voltmeter, which, like a plug, will be inserted into a socket and visually displays the voltage

A lot of practical advice and life hacks can be found on the Internet. Some of them are downright absurd and even funny. And, others may well take their rightful place in your treasury of worldly wisdom. I confess honestly, I always

It's hard to find a person who has never experienced pangs after the holidays. This includes heaviness in the stomach, and migraine, as well as lethargy and apathy. Of course, there is one simple recommendation - you don’t need to drink a lot. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out

Salted lard or meat in a jar is a universal, tasty, nutritious appetizer for the table that can be eaten with borscht, potatoes, porridge, pasta and other side dishes. It keeps for a very long time and is easy to prepare. So if you love

Soldering is a rather painstaking process, all the intricacies of which take months to learn. It's not just the complexity of stripping and tinning, but also a lot of different little things. Let's look at 11 tips that will improve your soldering technique.

Everyone knows that natural, fragrance-free soap is much healthier for body care than gels, which can cause irritation to the skin. But what if we expand our capabilities and use soap, or rather, the remnants that we are used to?

During pregnancy, I couldn’t stand the smell of washing powders to such an extent that I had to give out huge supplies of all the detergents I had to my friends. And, as always, I bought in huge quantities and at discounts. I'm long

Baked stuffed chicken is not only tasty, but also beautiful. In order for this dish to become the main decoration of the table, you need to try hard when preparing it. Let's look at a chicken recipe that simply cannot turn out tasteless.

Unpainted exterior plastic parts of a car become faded over time from exposure to ultraviolet radiation and precipitation. This makes the car, even with relatively fresh paint, not look very good, to put it mildly. Fading of plastic can be done easily and quickly

Devices such as Bluetooth headsets, MP3 players, and similar miniature gadgets use very low-capacity batteries. Maximum 3-4 hours of listening to music, no more. How many times have I repaired and disassembled them, everywhere?

Blueing of steel allows you to create a protective coating that prevents corrosion, which also has good decorative qualities. If it is done correctly, it has greater durability than paints, so it can be used on rubbing surfaces.