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A garden wheelbarrow without a cargo capacity in a country house or farmstead is not suitable for anything. It cannot be purchased separately in the store. But it can be made from 1 square meter sheet metal. m, which can be purchased from a thrifty neighbor or at a recycled metal shop.

When feeding chickens, a lot of grain or feed is trampled into the ground, so to minimize feed loss, various feeders are used. There are many designs, from very simple to complex, expensive to manufacture. We offer a way

Nothing cuts sheet metal as quietly and quickly as a good pair of shears. Neither a jigsaw nor a grinder can compare with them. High-quality table scissors are too expensive. Therefore, if they are not used for professional activities, then they are better

To connect picture frames with staples, or to glue them together more conveniently, you can use a special clamp. It evenly crimps baguettes cut at an angle of 45 degrees. As a result, they fit together smoothly and without gaps in a couple of seconds. So if you

If, when joining round pipes, the saddle is precisely cut, the welding seam will lie flat and the connection will be strong. Not everyone can make a cutout with a handy tool, and the factory model is expensive. But you can assemble such a cutter yourself.

In garden ponds with insufficient circulation, fish die due to a lack of oxygen dissolved in the water. This problem can be solved with an aerator, but, as a rule, such a device is excessively productive for small bodies of water, and besides,

To join two pieces of angle at right angles, almost all welders cut the workpieces at 45 degrees. The result is excellent, but only if the trimming is done with a miter saw. When you have to cut with a grinder, then

In the manufacture of parapets, stair railings, fences and other metal structures, various decorative strength elements are used. The use of such artistic forging products is very expensive. However, you can do

Often, when repairing a car in a garage or disassembling household appliances, it is necessary to remove the bearing from the shaft or remove it from the seat. This can be done with an expensive factory puller or using a homemade analogue assembled from hardware.

When doing carpentry you need a lot of clamps, especially when gluing. A good tool is expensive, so you can’t buy it in the required quantity. However, you can make a high-quality clamp with your own hands, and for a symbolic price

There is always a job for a benchtop drill press in the home workshop. The problem is that the factory model costs from 15 thousand rubles. But you can get by at much lower costs and make your own version of the machine, which in its own way

A folding beach chair is usually either bulky when folded or very flimsy and uncomfortable. If you want it not to take up much space during transportation and at the same time not to tend to break during use, it is better to make it your own

There is no more convenient machine for grinding and sharpening than a belt grinder. They can bring planes to perfection. Such machines are not the cheapest, so not everyone has them in their workshop. If you are not ready to buy a grinder, then make it your own

Full-fledged good bench vices are expensive, and cheap ones are extremely unreliable. If your budget is limited and you don’t want to buy a useless vice, then you can weld them from scrap metal. This requires a minimum of materials and time.

Store-bought quick-release or wing nuts usually have only 2 hooking bits, but in many cases it is better if they are equipped with a round handle. In the latest version they are not found on sale so often. If you need exactly this

Many people cannot imagine outdoor recreation without barbecue or barbecue. When preparing them, purchased compact barbecues are very helpful. Unfortunately, they are made of very thin sheet steel, so they burn out quickly, and in a couple of seasons they become worn out.

When assembling structures from profile pipes, it is most convenient to use welding, but not everyone has it. In its absence, you can use various techniques to bend pipes and twist them with self-tapping screws. Such methods provide no less accurate and

If you don't have a waterjet or erosion machine that can quickly cut any hole in thick steel workpieces, then don't worry. This master class will discuss how to make a hexagonal

In various situations, it becomes necessary to withdraw large amounts of water from reservoirs. This can be done very quickly if you use a battery-powered submersible pump. It is not difficult to assemble such a pump with your own hands. With its help you can download

The vast majority of car enthusiasts use bottle hydraulic jacks. They are reliable, compact, have a large load capacity, but are slow. To lift the car, you have to swing the lever dozens, or even a hundred times.

To glue furniture panels you need a lot of powerful large clamps. They are expensive in the factory version, so even professional carpenters have to make do with homemade devices. We offer designs that are reliable and cheap in

There is always a job for a drilling machine in a home workshop, but it costs from 20,000 rubles. With some skill and perseverance, you can assemble it yourself, and it will be no worse than the factory one.

For precise cutting of sheet material, it is most convenient to use a jigsaw rather than a manual jigsaw. Such a device can be assembled with your own hands based on the engine from a washing machine. The result will be a trouble-free machine, much

Installing a drainage system for a roof is quite an expensive undertaking, since special plastic gutters, brackets, funnels, corners and other elements are not cheap. If you have a limited budget, it can be assembled from more affordable ones