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Simple alarm from mobile phone
If your old mobile phone with buttons is lying around at home, then do not rush to throw it away. In this article I will describe how to make a mobile alarm from an old push-button mobile phone.
Bedside "wireless" bedside table for charging gadgets
Bedside "wireless" bedside table for charging gadgets: neat and functional! This project is very simple, and it is within the power of any person who has basic skills in the field of woodworking. As for consumables, for the most part -
Swivel knife stand
We will not talk about rotating knives and jugglers in this instruction, but one way or another it will seem interesting to you. Here I will describe the process of creating a rotating knife stand with a homemade bearing. The stand has the shape of a cylinder, diameter
Universal IR remote control from a smartphone
The smartphone has long migrated from the category of ordinary phones, which are used purely for calls. Hundreds of different applications allow you to turn your smartphone into various digital devices, thereby greatly simplifying our lives. So today, I
Lighter knife sharpener
A simple sharpener for kitchen knives, which you can do if you want to do it yourself in 5 minutes. For this, you will not need scarce parts and tools. This will be a very useful thing for your kitchen.
Air cleaner
It is a powerful air purifier that uses G4 and H7 filters. The HEPA H7 filter can effectively collect plant pollen. This air purifier is designed to clean indoor air during allergy seasons.
Simple third soldering arm
Today I will tell you about a wonderful idea how to make a third hand for soldering with your own hands. This device will greatly facilitate the soldering process. The soldering holder will ensure the fixation of objects when working on precise projects. It's soldering
Universal key
Hello everyone dear friends! Today we will make a very simple and effective device, which is likely to be useful to people who are engaged in car repair, plumbing, carpentry, etc. Such a thing may well be useful in ordinary
Getting distilled water at home
Distilled water has a fairly large use in everyday life, which I personally did not know about. I just used distilled water only for refueling. Although this is not limited to its use.
Characterization of power transformer without marking
To use the power transformer available in stocks, it is necessary to find out its key characteristics as accurately as possible. There is almost never any difficulty in solving this problem if the product has been marked. Required
PVC pipe screwdriver holder
In this workshop I will tell you how to make a holder for a cordless screwdriver out of PVC pipes. For this project you will need the following. Materials: PVC pipe with a diameter of 75 mm.
Inserting a washing machine into a PVC riser
Connecting a washing machine to the sewer, in our time, is quite simple and inexpensive. Any more or less home craftsman will cope with connecting the machine to the hydraulic lock under the sink, but it happens that the drain must be connected to the riser.
Cable antenna for digital TV in 5 minutes
You can make a super simple and super fast antenna from a coaxial cable for receiving digital television channels in your hands for about 5 minutes. For this, you will not need absolutely anything except the cable itself. And this is the main plus
DIY solder paste
Radio amateurs have long chosen such an innovation as solder paste. Initially, it was invented for soldering SMD components during machine assembly of boards. But now many people use this paste for ordinary manual soldering of parts, wires, metals, etc.
Do not tear the wire? Super flux from the grocery store
I would say that quite often such wires and parts come across that practically do not flatter with ordinary rosin, even in an alcohol solution. And the point is not in the oxide film that formed during the long storage period, but rather in
Redundant power supply
I have long had an idea to make a backup power source for myself on a battery, such a peculiar “Power Bank” of high capacity with a voltage of 12 V. You can take it with you on a camping trip or go fishing and charge your phone, laptop, flashlight or whatever
PVC pipe stand
Typically, a garbage bag is placed in a bin and spread out to the sides. This is a familiar way for all of us to collect household waste. There is one significant drawback - the package is usually larger than a bucket, as a result, part of the net volume
Mini lighter soldering iron
To assemble a mini soldering iron from a regular lighter, you need about 15 minutes of your time. With the help of this soldering iron you can solder at least radio elements, at least wires. Such homemade work will surely help you out in an emergency.
Simple tv antenna
This is a very simple and effective antenna for receiving digital and analog television. Suitable for use both at home and outdoors. The antenna is a bi-square (double square) - this is the simplest and most popular design for
When there is no hot air gun or infrared soldering iron
It happens that you need to solder a microcircuit with a large number of legs. To make such an ordinary soldering iron is practically not possible without ruining the track or microcircuit. This operation is usually done using a special hot air gun for soldering or infrared
Magnetic knife holder
I recently learned a very simple way to make a magnetic knife holder with my own hands. This convenient device has long been lacking in my kitchen, which my wife often reminded me of.
Organizer for spools of thread
In the photo a perfectionist’s nightmare. But the needlewoman can hardly be intimidated by the chaos around her: stacks of fabrics, pads with needles and boxes with threads, an abundance of patterns and other ways - a mandatory entourage of the craftswoman’s workspace.
How to recover a bat
Very often, the cross-shaped bits for a screwdriver, or for a screwdriver with interchangeable nozzles, fail. Namely, that part of the bit that contacts the screws and screws is characteristically ground. This characteristic wear is familiar to anyone who has ever
How to quickly grow pepper
A good harvest of pepper is necessary for any gardener, and the maximum harvest can be obtained thanks to early seedlings. Pepper is a heat-loving crop, so the growth rate is mainly determined by the climatic characteristics of the region. However