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How to make a regular meat grinder electric

To twist minced meat, it is most convenient and quick to use an electric meat grinder. If you only have a regular one, then install an electric drive on it. It's not as difficult as it seems.

How to escape from the scorching sun and heat on the sunny side of the apartment

Even if you have at least one window on the sunny side of your house or apartment, it becomes simply impossible to be in such a room on a hot day. The temperature in the room is rising quickly and there is no comfortable stay to speak of

5 tablets of activated carbon and your kettle will shine clean

Set aside baking soda, vinegar, and ineffective cleaning products. Remember the old cheap remedy that will make your kettle or pan shine in 10-15 minutes. So, I buy activated carbon at the pharmacy and start cleaning the kettle, which is already

11 really useful tips for your home and workshop

From time to time you have to use your mind to come up with simplified solutions to certain problems. Some of them are easier, while others require you to rack your brains. We offer a selection of 11 ready-made solutions that will make your work easier.

13 carpentry lifehacks from the pros

Each master has his own secrets and life hacks, which he uses periodically. A novice carpenter learns this only with experience, irreversibly damaging cubic meters of good lumber. In order for everything to work out the first time, it is important to comprehend hundreds

6 useful workshop ideas

The professionalism of a master depends not only on the level of skills when performing certain actions, but also on the ability to creatively resolve situations when there is no suitable tool or equipment. Such tricks and secrets have to be used

Useful tricks: ways to beautifully weld three or four metal profiles

When laying metal pipelines and welding metal structures, complex connections must be made. Situations of welding three profiles in different planes are common, for example, when creating shelving. When installing heating systems

10 Working Carpentry Tricks and Tips

Not every carpenter has all the necessary tools. So many problems have to be solved by cunning, adapting other machines for this. Let's look at a couple of carpentry hacks that work great.

How to make a removable attachment that will turn your drill into a router

To process the edges of wooden blanks or insert various furniture fittings, you need a router. There is no point in buying it for those who use this tool occasionally. For amateurs, a homemade router is better suited. It's easy to

A simple mousetrap for mass catching of rodents from a bucket and glass bottle

In the event of a rodent infestation, conventional spring mousetraps cannot cope, since they need to be recharged after each operation. Few people will wake up every couple of hours to do this. In such cases, a homemade trap will be more effective.

An almost free way to get rid of weeds in the seams of paving slabs without chemicals

Dust accumulates in the seams of paving slabs, from which weeds then grow. They not only spoil the appearance of the paths, but also destroy them. Plant roots undermine the tiles, sometimes even causing them to crack. To avoid this, with

How to make a berry harvester

Blueberries and lingonberries can be collected very quickly if you tear them not with your hands, but using a special food processor and comb. Similar devices are sold, but they are made of hard steel, so they crush the berries. The proposed homemade device

How to make penny paths between beds without grass

Every summer, summer residents have to spend energy not only on caring for the beds, but also the paths between them. They are overgrown with grass and weeds, which, if not removed in time, will simply sow the entire area with their seeds. Once you know this secret, you can

How to make an almost free air conditioner in your home with minimal energy consumption

With the onset of summer, I really want to turn on the air conditioner, but few people buy it, since it is quite expensive and also consumes a lot of electricity. If you have a well on your property, you can use cold water from it,

DIY chain bearing puller

If you don’t have a puller for bearings, then dismantling them usually turns into long tricks trying to make do with improvised means. Take 1 hour and make a roller chain puller. With it you can remove bearings in 10 seconds.

Tip: how to quickly and easily clean an electric grill

An electric grill helps you prepare delicious, nutritious and low-calorie dishes in a matter of minutes. One problem is that burnt juice, fat and sometimes pieces of food remain on the frying plates. To facilitate the process of cleaning housewife equipment

3 useful life hacks that are worth mastering

Every day, when working around the house or in the workshop, there are hitches due to the lack of various little things that you need to run to the store for. Most of them do not have to be purchased, but can be made with your own hands in 5 minutes. Let's see how

5 useful ideas for your home workshop

Most life hacks are not applicable in real life, as they simply do not work effectively. But among all the variety of such ideas, you can find really useful ones. Let's look at 5 life hacks that really work well.

Simple drip watering for plants during the holidays

When you go on vacation for a week or more, you may find your indoor plants completely wilted when you return. This can be avoided by making a drip irrigation system. It will slowly moisten the soil in the pot so that the plant will tolerate

Device for autonomous welding of profile pipe joints

Novice welders have little experience, so the seams on the structures being welded are unreliable and unsightly. At first, while the required level of skill has not yet been achieved, you can use special conductors. Let's consider

How to make a threaded dismountable connection of plastic pipes without soldering

PVC or PP pipes are among the best in terms of the balance between cost and reliability, so it makes sense to use them for assembling irrigation systems or animal watering. The only problem is that connecting them involves soldering. Collected

How to remove any dirt from surfaces without using alcohol and other aggressive solvents

To keep the surface of your appliances or furniture sparkling like new and smelling clean, you no longer need to look for a detergent. It is enough to take micellar water of any brand. The cost of water is no different from a good detergent,

Automatic waterer for poultry from sewer tees and elbows

Chickens, geese, ducks and other poultry need constant watering.If you simply use bowls or troughs as drinking bowls, you will have to top them up daily. Freeing yourself from these worries is very simple - you just need to spend half an hour and do

How to make an anchor from plastic pipes

To securely attach to a concrete floor or wall, anchors are needed. If you have scraps of polyethylene water pipes, you can quickly and easily make them yourself. The result is a very reliable fastening, which can be pulled out only with a part

How to make a soldering iron for soldering PP pipes from an old iron with your own hands

A reliable method for triple corner jointing of wooden parts

How to sharpen and clean coffee grinder knives without removing them with your own hands

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