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A simple but clever way that will allow you to wipe dust less often

Dust appears every day, every hour, no matter how much you wipe it. But there is a unique remedy that allows less dust to settle. Using this method, you won't have to clean it every day.

Restoring PP fittings using a homemade reamer

Polypropylene fittings are much more expensive than the pipes themselves. Therefore, the ability to reuse them when reworking a pipeline provides significant savings. To do this, you need to make a special reamer in order to drill out the soldered part from the fitting.

How to make an ultra-compact and economical diesel stove

A gas and electric stove can be successfully replaced by a diesel fuel stove made from scrap materials. This does not require special knowledge or skills.

5 ideas for renovation and home use

Tricks and useful ideas have always been valued both in renovation and in everyday life. They make life a lot easier and simpler.Sometimes you won’t even guess what can be done from seemingly simple things. Here is just a small part of 5 useful tips,

Expanding the boundaries of craftsmanship: 7 ideas for non-standard use of pliers

For most people, pliers are a tool for bending wire, straightening nails, and gripping small workpieces. But in reality they are much more universal. You'll be surprised how much you can do with them.

How to make a soldering torch from a regular lighter

For burning wood or fine soldering, you can use a miniature gas torch. Despite its small size, it produces a very high temperature. Of course, you can buy such a burner, but if you have a couple of broken lighters, then nothing

10 short simple life hacks

Many life hacks allow you to get out of the difficult situation associated with the lack of the necessary set of tools or materials. This collection contains just such advice. They are all very simple and easy.

Methods for repairing PP pipes that only a few people know about

Almost everyone who damages a polypropylene pipe solves the problem by replacing it. Usually they simply cut out the area with the hole or crack, and then solder a piece of new tube using couplings. This is a good way, but not always possible in

How to weld metal as thick as a razor blade

Very thin metal, such as is used to make blades, cannot be welded with a welding machine.Even if you adjust the smallest current at which the electrode is able to ignite, you still get burning. With such a task not

10 tricky tips from the experts

You will be surprised how quickly and easily you can sometimes do something that would seem to take hours. This collection contains ideas to make tasks you may be faced with easier. All of them are done in 5 minutes.

Soldering aluminum with rods from Aliexpress. How reliable?

In the vastness of our beloved Chinese marketplace, you can find many amazing innovations. One of which is universal, low-temperature welding rods for soldering various metals: copper, aluminum, steel, etc.

8 ideas for homemade tools for the workshop

You can make many tools yourself instead of buying them. And you don’t need to work hard for this. Dozens of useful devices can be easily assembled on your knees in just 5 minutes, and then serve no worse than factory ones.

6 painting lifehacks to avoid getting paint on everything

When performing repairs, painting work looks easy in comparison with rough dismantling and plastering. But in reality they are not so simple, because extreme care and concentration are required so as not to leave smudges, streaks and paint gaps.

How to remove creaking laminate flooring without disassembling it

The creaking of the laminate occurs due to its subsidence into the recesses of the base.Therefore, if the rough screed or flooring has even the slightest depressions, then over time the floor above them will begin to hold together. In this case, this void must be removed. It's even possible

DIY homemade toilet cleaner

Many commercial toilet cleaners have a strong smell of chlorine or other chemicals that are unpleasant and even unsafe to inhale. If you have allergies, or there are small children in the house, then such fumes are extremely undesirable. In such

Scientific approach to growing potatoes: increasing yield by 2 or more times without additional costs

Everyone, from ancient times, is familiar with the classic method of planting potatoes: we throw the root crop into a hole and bury it. Few people then think about plant nutrition, saturation with sunlight, etc. But it turns out that if you do everything “wisely”, that is, 1

How to make an ax with two blades for quickly chopping wood

An ordinary household ax with one handle and one blade is intended for various tasks, in particular, for chopping firewood. However, the process is slow and labor-intensive. If a second blade is attached transversely to one blade of an ax head, then

Household solutions and ideas for the workshop and home

A lot of useful and necessary things can be done in just a couple of minutes, and then used for decades. Indeed, the simpler something is, the more reliable it is. We offer a selection of affordable ideas for your workshop and home.

How and with what to repair cracks in a plastic window sill

Plastic window sills, despite the plasticity of the material, are still susceptible to cracking. Often they appear during transportation, and the defect is noticed only after installation, when the protective film is torn off. So as not to

Do-it-yourself code latch from a profile and nuts

You can install a latch with a combination lock on the wicket or gate. We make such a deadbolt with our own hands from available materials. It is very convenient because you do not need to carry a key with you to open it.

What is the best way to clean a frying pan from carbon deposits? Chemistry or folk remedy?

Many modern chemicals for cleaning dishes do not cope with their purpose. It’s even worse when chemicals spoil the dishes, scratch the surface and leave an odor. And the folk remedies that our mothers and grandmothers used to clean dishes did not

Innovative replacement for superglue: UV glue for quick repairs at home

For minor repairs, superglue is usually used, but it gives a rigid connection, so it is not always applicable. Few people know that there is a polymer glue that hardens in just a couple of seconds when illuminated with ultraviolet light. It's not just very durable

How to perfectly bend a profile pipe at an angle of 90 degrees

If in a home workshop or even at a workplace there is a need to bend a box-shaped profile at a right angle, in particular, a profile square pipe, then it is possible to use a fairly simple method, mainly

How to cut a thread with a triangular file without a die

Do-it-yourselfers are often faced with the need to cut large threads at the end of a shaft, for which they do not have the appropriate die. If this problem is familiar to you, and turning to a turner is not an option, then you can cut the threads yourself.

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