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How and with what to easily drill a knife blade made of hardened steel

Hardened steel is characterized by great strength and hardness, so its machining will require tools that are noticeably superior to this metal in terms of the specified characteristics. Only drills made of hard alloys are suitable,

How to clean a window sill from dirt, glue, yellowness and other contaminants

White window sills look very beautiful and add more light to the room. But everyone knows how difficult it is to wash them, especially if there are potted flowers on the surface. How to easily clean a white window sill from dirt, dust, smudges, yellow spots, marks

How to sharpen meat grinder knives to razor sharp condition

If the knives of a manual meat grinder become dull, then obtaining minced meat turns into hard and lengthy physical labor, because instead of cutting the meat, the tool crushes and crushes it. At the same time, it is necessary to constantly and quite often clean the knives of veins and films.

How to restore plastic products using cable ties

If the plastic is cracked, then there is no need to immediately run to the store and buy a new part. Firstly, it can be very expensive (for example, a car bumper), and secondly, it cannot be found if it is a product from previous years of production. But it can be restored using available

How to prepare 3 types of thermally stable coatings from liquid glass

Liquid glass produces high-temperature paint for coating metal and other surfaces, using only improvised means. This paint is used to decorate metal products at home, restore old chimneys,

How to make liquid plastic for gluing or protecting wood and metal

Place crushed brittle plastic in a glass jar and fill it with xylene-based solvent No. 2K so that it completely covers the crushed plastic. Close the jar with a lid and leave for a day. Within 24 hours, the plastic fragments are completely

12 crafts and tips from masters on how to get out of a difficult situation

If you drill a through hole in the center of the pliers in front of the hinge, then with its help it will be easy and convenient to cut rod parts such as nails, rods, knitting needles, etc., the diameter of which does not exceed the diameter of the hole drilled in the pliers

Cleaning the oven easily, an effective way

If you often use an oven, then you are familiar with the problem of scale and grease that forms not only on the bottom, but also on the walls. If you also don’t like to scrub your oven for a long time until it shines and want to find the easiest and most affordable way, be sure to

How to make a duplicate key by casting at home

It will be possible to cast a second copy of the door lock key using modeling clay as a mold if you take some low-melting metal - tin, lead or, perhaps, an aluminum alloy.

How to repair a broken watch strap

When you buy a wristwatch, it always comes with a strap, with which the watch is attached to your hand. Previously, watches were sold with leather straps or a stainless steel bracelet. As a last resort, from high-quality

Compact folding chair (table) made of square profile

This folding chair is convenient in the home, in the country or in the garden. To make it you will need the simplest materials. It is better, of course, to work with a mechanized tool, but you can get by with a hand tool. Anyone can do this job

3 tricks for tightening a wire clamp

In the household or workplace, sometimes there is no standard clamp at hand to securely secure the hose to the pipe for supplying water for certain needs. In this case, you can use simple and inexpensive materials and

6 plumbing tricks

Using a machine for welding plastic pipes, we connect a plastic pipe with a coupling, the outer diameter of which is obviously larger than the diameter of the pipe. Taking into account the height of the union nut, we cut off most of the coupling with a hacksaw, and the remainder will serve as a collar,

How to Make Extremely Handy Chain Pliers from Easy to Find Materials

Some round threaded connections (pipes and fittings, oil filters, large lids on containers, etc.) are difficult to unscrew and tighten securely due to the lack of suitable tools. In such situations, a universal

How to clear snow from a high roof with an ordinary rope alone

A large amount of snow mass on the roof of a house, domestic premises or carport increases the load on the roof structure and can lead to its deformation or even partial or complete collapse. To prevent such

Homemade hand wash solution

When you do a little laundry, you don’t want to force the washing machine to work almost idle. But I’m not eager to work with my hands either. I prefer a simpler recipe, which will play the role of a lifesaver in such cases.

How to hang a picture without drilling, nails or screws

Is it possible to hang a picture on the wall of an apartment without using a drill, hammer drill and screws? There is such a method.

A necessary selection of useful tips for everyday life and the workshop

From the simplest and most worn-out items and materials, you can make original and useful life hacks for all occasions. How to cut round bars at 45 degrees. Use a grinder to cut the crosspiece crosswise along the mating lines. In the center

How to make an awesome “Radioactive Barrel” lamp

It will be doubly pleasant for a loved one, or even just a good friend, if the gift is made with your own hands, and not blindly bought at the first store you come across with cheap junk, just to get away with it. And for yourself, your beloved, such a thing in the interior

3 Ways to Open a Disposable Spice Grinder

It is organizationally and economically advantageous for manufacturers of spice mills to produce them in a disposable version. The contents of the mill have run out and thousands of families have to buy new products. Therefore, they use all sorts of constructive tricks

How to make a reusable wine bottle stopper

To properly implement our idea, we will need a standard sealed glass bottle of wine and a regular PET bottle with a thin neck. As a result, we will be able to store the wine much longer than the time indicated on the label after its

How to Upgrade a Snow Shovel

If you live in some northern region, where winter lasts six months, where daylight in winter is 4-5 hours, and snow falls with rare breaks, then this useful advice is for you! In the morning, before leaving for work, remove snow from the sidewalk on your

How to make a practical and convenient snow scraper from available materials

It is absolutely not difficult to make a scraper for removing freshly fallen snow with your own hands from available and even waste materials, which will last at least 10 years. Its snow removal capabilities are an order of magnitude superior to both impractical and inconvenient

How to defrost an underground pipe without unnecessary hassle

We will demonstrate the proposed defrosting process on a pipe with a total length of 4-5 meters, bent at 90 degrees, specially filled with water, and frozen. To implement this process, we need a pump to pump washer fluid into

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