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Working design of a homemade lathe

Even a well-used lathe is unaffordable for most hobbyists who only need it for processing small workpieces. If you need to perform small amounts of work, you can make the machine yourself from

Homemade flange for electric motor shaft

If it is necessary to attach a grindstone, brush, pulley, blades or other equipment to the motor shaft, a flange is required, which can be difficult to select. If you have the desire and free time, such an adapter can be made

How to make a sheet bender from a corner and door hinges

Often you have to bend sheet metal, which is not so easy to do without a sheet bending machine, especially when the bending line is long. But such a device is not difficult to make with your own hands using simple tools and is quite

How to make a simple and unusual box from alder and burl

I propose to create such an unusual box from a tree that is completely familiar to all of us - alder, and burl - a growth that is quite often found in the forest. In this box you can store absolutely any things, various small items, jewelry. The main thing when

Children's soup with octopus

In essence, this is an ordinary soup with meatballs, but instead of boring meat balls, funny octopuses have settled here, spreading their legs out of long noodles or spaghetti. Children are simply delighted with this interpretation!

Home technology for making plastic handles from recycled materials

Sometimes an old tool loses its original handles, without which its use becomes significantly more difficult. If desired, they can be restored in various ways, including by molding them from plastic. It is especially good to do this from HDPE

How to turn a round PVC pipe into a square one

Sometimes there is a need for a short square PVC pipe. You could buy it in a store, but they won’t sell a small piece there, and buying a pipe with a cross-section of 150x150 mm and a length of at least two meters is a bit expensive. Compared to round

How to reduce the diameter of a steel pipe by friction

Today's review will focus on reducing the diameter of a pipe by friction. A threaded pipe will be made in 5 minutes! This is not a joke, and video evidence is attached to the material. For example, we take the housing from an engine pneumatic starter. Need to see him

Metal cutter made from old hacksaws

Old hacksaws, which are a type of hand saw for sawing wood, have served their purpose and are not suitable for resharpening. They are a valuable material for use for some other useful purpose or application.

What can be made from a broken hacksaw

Any tool fails sooner or later. If an electric tool can still be somehow repaired and used for some time, then a thing like a hacksaw, hammer, chisel and other primitive tools,

Drill extension using friction welding

A lathe is a multifunctional piece of equipment that can be used to perform a variety of tasks, including precision friction welding of parts. This can be useful if you need to extend a drill or other tool.

Making a new hammer handle

If the wooden handle of your hammer or ax is broken or you decide to simply update it, then this master class is for you. I found an old broken hammer and decided to restore it. It all came down to replacing his pen with a new one. The process is not complicated and

Two ideas for a drilling machine

See how you can make two very useful devices for a vertical drilling machine, which will definitely be useful not only for any master, but also for an ordinary amateur.

How to grow porcini mushrooms on a windowsill

Picking mushrooms in the forest is not only purely utilitarian in nature, but also emotional.That's why so many people go mushroom hunting, or at least dream about it. But it is no less interesting and useful to grow these plants that are either half-dead or half-dead.

We cast a homemade gear from aluminum instead of plastic

This master class will teach you how to make copies of simple aluminum parts. In our case, the drive gear for the sliding gate broke. In the factory version it is made of plastic. That's what we'll do.

Motor pump from a chainsaw engine

Summer time is approaching and many are asking questions: is it possible to make a budget motor pump for watering the garden that could pump water from the nearest reservoir? This topic excites fans of country life and owners of homesteads from year to year.

Production of fuel briquettes from sawdust and paper

An excellent use for wood waste is the production of fuel briquettes. They allow you to cope with the ever-increasing amount of shavings, sawdust from work in carpentry workshops and garbage on the farm. Things that are usually thrown away or burned

Free trimmer line

It is not at all necessary to buy a rope for a trimmer; you can make it yourself from a PVC bottle. The finished rope is strong and can withstand significant loads. To make fishing line we use a bottle cutter, a screwdriver, and a hair dryer.

How to make a complex sharpener for simple knife sharpening

Like all tools, knives require proper care, in particular, high-quality sharpening, in which it is very important to maintain a constant sharpening angle along the entire length of the blade.Of course, this is not difficult for an experienced sharpener to achieve even with manual

DIY template for furniture dowels

Furniture makers and carpenters know the value of this tool very well. When you have to drill many identical holes, you cannot do without a template or jig. Therefore, in a good workshop there are not many of them. Let's try to do it with you too

How to Make a Portable Battery-Powered Compressor

In this master class we will look at creating an electric pump for inflating the wheels of motorcycles and bicycles. The main advantages are that the pump is powered by a built-in battery and is small in size. Its design is such that it

How to make an eternal log and how much wood you can save with it

The controlled supply of water vapor into the firebox helps to prolong the burning of wood and increase the heat transfer from the flame to the brickwork or metal parts of the boiler. To achieve this effect, the “eternal log” device is used. In the presence of

Homemade muffler for brush cutters

Everyone is familiar with this terrible sound of a trimmer working; it irritates not only the mower himself, but also everyone around him. It’s worth working with a lawn mower even for a short time and this ringing just stays in your ears. This deficiency resulted from

A simple greenhouse made of PVC pipes with your own hands

Previously, frame greenhouses in the country or near the house were made of wooden beams or rolled metal (corners, round or profile pipes) and glazed frames.The design turned out to be bulky, heavy and expensive, and for its construction

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How to make a hot air gun for soldering with your own hands from a regular soldering iron

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How to make a lamp in the form of a radioactive barrel

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