Do it yourself
Life hacks, master classes, useful tips, recipes.
home » Different » Page 10

Different. Page 10

Master classes:

Reliable do-it-yourself bearing puller

The designs of some bearing pullers are very unreliable. When used, they often slip off, resulting in hand injuries. The proposed puller design completely eliminates this outcome. It has a very simple and yet reliable

A simple vice design that is easy to replicate with your own hands

A vice is an integral attribute of a workshop, be it a metalworking or carpentry shop. Unfortunately, this is not a cheap instrument that may not be practical for an amateur to purchase. In this case, it is better to make a vice yourself. There are many

How to make a brutal door handle

The industrial or industrial style gave birth to techno. All these styles are distinguished by brutality, extensive use of metal, and a sharp transition from one form to another. If you are a follower of this trend, then having the initial skills of a mechanic

DIY garden auger made from trash

To make holes for planting very quickly, you can use a small auger and a cordless screwdriver.With such a device it is easy to plant flowers, seeds, and tree seedlings. You can make such a drill with your own hands.

Do-it-yourself tumbling chamber for a drill

In order to very efficiently clean small metal parts from rust and paint deposits, you can make a small tumbling chamber. A drill is suitable as a drive for it, but any available electric motor can be used. This

How to make a latch on a door with a secret lock

Owners of garages and workshops worry about the safety of their tools and other valuables stored there. Such buildings always attract intruders. We offer the design of a very simple homemade lock, which can be opened

How to make a Van de Graaff Generator from PVC pipe

One of the interesting high-voltage devices is the Van de Graaff generator, a device that creates a high potential difference due to the electrification of a dielectric tape moving along two rollers. Depending on the scale of the device, it varies

How to make a sealant gun for a screwdriver from a PVC pipe

If you use sealants often and a lot, then you are well aware of the fatigue in your hand from constantly squeezing the gun lever. It will be much more convenient if it is not a simple mechanical one, but an electric one driven by a screwdriver. In this case

Do-it-yourself powerful cordless drill made from PVC pipe

An electric drill and drill are available in most home workshops and garages. Both tools have disadvantages.They need 220 V alternating current. Small parts cannot be processed with a drill. The drill has low productivity. On

How to make a belt sander based on a washing machine motor

The motor from a washing machine can be used to make a small, compact belt sander. The power of such a drive is quite enough for the homemade product to turn out no worse than a purchased grinder. This is really a real machine

How to Make a Tool to Remove Large Weeds Easily

To combat large weeds, you can make a specially designed tool. It allows you to grab the trunk of a large weed and pull it out by the roots without damaging the surrounding plants. You can also use it to dig up seedlings for transplanting.

How to install a dowel “tightly”

If you are assembling a wooden assembly on dowels and are sure that you will not disassemble it in the future, then there is a good option to add even more reliability and strength to such a connection by installing the dowels “tightly”. This life hack is also great

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 make a grinding machine from an old stripper engine

The presence of metal-cutting tools in a home workshop requires a sharpening machine at a price of several thousand rubles.With some skills of a metalworker and a novice electrician, you can make such a device yourself with minimal

How to make a smart deadbolt lock from trash

For the doors of outbuildings in a country house or farmstead, it is not necessary to spend money and buy factory-made locking products. If you have basic plumbing skills, you can make them yourself from waste materials and almost without spending money.

How to mark the ends of profile pipes for cutting at different angles and subsequent connection

When making structures from profile pipes, they often have to be connected at different angles. Cutting by eye leads to large errors and the joints turn out flimsy and unsightly. Below is a very simple markup method:

How to make a high-rise pruner from a regular pruner

A pole pruner may be needed to trim top branches or harvest the tops of trees. A tool like this on a long shaft can cost $100 or more. So, to save money, it is better to do it yourself by repurposing an old pruner.

How to make a beautiful knob on a post from a profile pipe

When installing fences, gates or gates, you want to highlight the outer posts by decorating them with a knob. This can be done in different ways. We offer a technology for creating a top on the edge of a pillar from a 100 mm profile pipe by bending it.

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 a device for twisting a strip into a spiral without heating

Elements twisted into a spiral from a steel strip serve both as part of the power structure of window and door grilles and as a decorative decoration. Making them using universal tools requires two people and frequent heating.

DIY device for picking cherries from a bottle in 5 minutes

It’s impossible to pick cherries from the thin upper branches with your hands, but that’s where the berries are the best. You can only reach them with a special device. It won't be difficult to do it.

3 simple useful tools that can be made in 10 minutes

Straight arms and a little intelligence allow you to invent a variety of tools and devices to improve your life. We offer 3 ready-made ideas that are easy to implement. At least one of them may be useful to you in the near future.

What can be made from scraps of PVC pipes? 5 useful ideas

The scraps of plastic pipes remaining after repairs can not be thrown away, but put to good use. It’s easy to make various devices out of them, from a dust collector for drilling to stands for wall-mounted tool storage.

How to make a reliable wood chipper from junk

In garden plots and summer cottages, after pruning trees and thinning bushes, harvesting vegetables, and cleaning the area, a lot of branches, tops and weeds are formed. To dispose of them, there are expensive factory shredders. So as not to waste

Cleaning rust and restoring the properties of files

How to repair a cordless electric razor or clipper if it won't start

12 useful tips for all occasions

Flower from notes | Do it yourself

«Do it yourself - with your own hands» - a site of interesting homemade products made from scrap materials and items at home. Step-by-step master classes with photos and descriptions, technologies, life hacks - everything a real master or just a craftsman needs for needlework. Crafts of any complexity, a large selection of directions and ideas for creativity.

We recommend reading

Washing machine error codes