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Sometimes it is necessary for a lamp to smoothly flare up and go out, or for an electric motor to start smoothly and stop smoothly. For DC loads, such a device can be made very simply with just one transistor. This will be a powerful key

A microwave oven, like a stove, constantly requires cleaning from grease and dirty stains. It’s just that you can’t clean a microwave with chemicals, and it’s not always possible to achieve perfect cleanliness with regular water. Useful life hack in

This life hack can help you out in a difficult situation when you don’t have regular electrodes at hand. Thanks to this method, you can quite reliably grab or temporarily weld metal workpieces. A welding electrode is essentially a metal rod.

Sooner or later, every owner of a small apartment has a problem with kitchen renovation.Old kitchen cabinets that have served their purpose are thrown away. The kitchen is being renovated. The Khrushchev era looks ridiculous against the backdrop of the renovated kitchen.

We all use USB charging ports in public places from time to time, for various reasons. On buses, bus stops, hotels, etc. Someone didn’t keep track of the charge level when leaving home, someone forgot an external charger,

A blockage in the drain hole of a sink or bathtub can appear at the most inopportune moment, and no one is immune from this. If you do not have special pipe cleaning products on hand, you will most likely have to disassemble the siphon. But there are others

This is the simplest induction hob design you can imagine. No controllers or microcircuits. The circuit contains only 2 transistors and a few other elements. The circuit is mounted mounted without a board. Great for

A dent on a car body is a fairly common occurrence. If it does not result in deformation in the form of stretching of the metal or damage to the paintwork, then it can be straightened out quite quickly using the means at hand. This

If cockroaches have settled in your house, this is a disaster not only for your family, but also for your neighbors.By treating one apartment with chemicals using a pest control service, you thereby “send” cockroaches to “walk” in other apartments. Not even a week will pass

The time for harvest has come. More or less “live” vegetables still remain in our refrigerators. But most of them fell into disrepair. What can you do with old vegetables so that it tastes good and there is no point in throwing them away? I make two options

Using this electronic regulator, you can smoothly adjust the brightness of an LED strip or incandescent lamp, and regulate the speed of rotation of the electric motor shaft. Buttons are used for control, no variable resistors or microcircuits

To keep your hands warm in winter, you can use a sodium acetate-based pocket heater. This is a very simple, reusable device that can be easily made at home.

In winter, the requirements for vehicle maintenance and operation become more stringent. Due to snow, ice and frost, driving becomes more difficult and other problems arise. The following life hacks will help you avoid many troubles.

To warm up in a tent, or warm your hands while ice fishing, you can make a compact portable heater based on an oil filter.It provides a little warmth, but enough to restore mobility to frozen fingers. His dignity is

The simplest solution for heating a room is to install an electric heater. Moreover, you can do it yourself, using inexpensive available materials.

For shaped cutting of roofing materials made of sheet metal and steel sheets, a cricket drill attachment is used. These nibblers cut perfectly, but they are difficult to hold in your hands, so the cutout turns out to be deviated from the markings.

Growing juicy and fragrant greens throughout the year on your own windowsill is a fascinating and useful hobby. It’s so nice to always have juicy sprigs of dill and parsley or basil and lettuce leaves on hand to decorate cold dishes.

Various traps are used to catch mice on a plot, apiary or in the house. We offer the simplest, but very effective design that can be assembled in 1 minute.

If you have to make a lot of corner parts from pipes, angles and other rolled metal, then it would be a good idea to use this jig. It will not only allow you to maintain 90°, but also eliminate distortion along other planes.

A barbecue using fuel briquettes is more profitable in comparison with a classic coal one. It gives off a lot of heat, is easier to light and burns for a long time, so you can fully warm up next to it. Let's look at how you can make a very convenient compact

Zinc coating is the best solution for protecting steel parts and tools from corrosion, especially if they are subject to friction. You can apply it yourself very cheaply and without difficulty.

Stains on the seats appear in any car, regardless of the level of care of the driver and passengers. Using this cleaning method, they can be removed almost 100%.

WD-40 penetrating fluid is very popular, but it has become very expensive in recent years. If you have to use this lubricant often, then it costs a lot of money. To save money, you can make an analogue of WD-40, and no worse than the original.

Few people know, but spruce trees can be propagated not only by cones, but also by cuttings. The latter method is faster and more reliable. If you want to plant this beautiful tree, do not rush to buy seedlings; over the winter you can grow them yourself from a spruce branch.