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How to clean a camping pot from soot and deposits the old-fashioned way

Cleaning an aluminum pot from soot after cooking over a fire is a very tedious task, and not always successful. After one use, you can still try to restore the original shine and cleanliness of the pot, but if it has been used more than twice, then

How to melt aluminum without a forge in a roll of plain paper

If you are interested in the idea of ​​casting aluminum at home, but don’t want to bother with building a furnace or forge, then this idea is for you. Since non-ferrous metal melts at relatively low temperatures, to get the first casting experience you can

Life hack: how to reduce jeans by 1-2 sizes

Everyone loves wearing jeans because they are comfortable and versatile. But sometimes everyday incidents happen. For example, you have lost weight and your jeans are too big for you. Or you ordered the jeans you liked from an online store, but they sent you the wrong size. Do not hurry

What to do if the antifreeze freezes

This life hack is for those who by mistake or accident bought a low-quality anti-freeze product. If you happen to be one of this number, then when frost sets in, you notice that the windshield washer fluid does not spray from the windshield washer nozzles. The whole point is that

Lifehack to avoid raising the wipers. Anti-ice for 20 rubles for the whole winter

Many motorists raise their car wipers at night. This is, of course, convenient, as it solves the issue of freezing, but in turn this risks stretching the clamping spring of the leash. And over time, the pressing force of the wiper drops, which

How to use a glue gun to turn plastic bags into plastic for DIY projects

The topic of recycling plastic bags at home has recently become increasingly popular. For this purpose, extruders of various capacities are manufactured. In the same case, if you plan to make small parts and crafts from HDPE, then

How to make an electric motor from PVC pipe

To equip various homemade products, a small DC electric motor may be required. It can be purchased or dismantled from broken equipment, but it is also possible to make it yourself. It's not as difficult as it might seem

Life hack: breaking in shoes the traditional way

Now the stores have everything we need for a comfortable life. Therefore, if we buy new shoes and realize that they are too narrow for us, we will certainly go to the store again for a shoe stretcher. Should I return the shoes back to the store? But very

How to remove scratches from furniture using walnuts

Furniture and decor made of wood always look expensive and elegant. But, such material is very capricious in operation, because if you are careless, scratches and chips appear very quickly. Fortunately, this is not a death sentence for wooden products, and they

Life hack: how to remove a greasy stain on clothes the traditional way

Don’t rush to pour salt on a greasy stain that you haven’t carefully placed on your favorite blouse. And, especially, do not rub it with a colored napkin. This way you will only end up with an additional problem. You will have to remove not only grease, but also dirt.

Why is a resistor connected parallel to the LED in circuits?

Very often in electronic circuits, in addition to a series (limiting) resistor in the LED circuit, a parallel (shunt) resistor is also added. A similar shunt resistor can also be seen in switching power supplies,

Is there a draft from the balcony door? How to fix

Over time, the mechanisms installed in plastic windows wear out or fail altogether. The door may stop latching or sag, catching the threshold. Do I need to call a technician to fix the problems? Perhaps after

How to make a convenient and simple organizer for drills

Almost everyone keeps their drill bits in a drawer. As a result, to find one thing you need, you have to sort through the whole heap. By making this organizer, you can store drill bits in a visible place.

Why do you need a capacitor on an electric motor? And what happens if you remove it?

If you have ever disassembled a children's car and taken out small motors from it, you may have noticed that each of them has a small capacitor soldered to the power terminals. If you unsolder it and check the operation of the motor, then practically nothing

How to make a flexible grip for the hardest to reach places

A flexible grip is an extremely useful device that almost everyone has needed at least once in their life. And most masters need it every day. Did your keys fall into the sewer grate, did a bolt fall to the bottom of the engine, did it become clogged?

Classic life hack: how to remove all odors and clean the microwave

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

How to weld with a regular nail

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.

2 Soviet ways to unclog a sink or bathtub

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

Life hack: how to drive cockroaches out of your home with affordable food products

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

How to make an economical 120 W/hour heater from tiles

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

How to grow dill at home

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.

The simplest mousetrap made from a PET bottle in 1 minute

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.

How to galvanize tools in the garage without electrolysis

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.

Life hack: I remove tea and coffee stains in the microwave

Put clothes in the microwave.Sounds a little strange, don't you agree? However, the method that I will tell you about works 100%. And it takes only a few minutes of your precious time, excluding drying the item from which you are removing the stain.

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