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To bend the strip into rings or arcs, a special bending machine is required. It is simply necessary when making hoops for wooden barrels and various decors for forged products.

Most modern furniture is made from chipboard. The weak part of this material is the poor retention of screws. As a result, door hinges often break out. To install the loop back, you can use several recovery methods

Exactly from the coffee shop: many of us will be surprised to read such a headline. And all because such jars, designed for 3 kilograms of grains and measuring 20 cm in diameter and 35 cm in height, were not available to everyone. But if you try, especially

Colored plastic bottles can be used to make beads for crafts.For this, a very simple technology is used that can be easily recreated at home. The quality and appearance of such beads is no worse than store-bought glass beads.

To water the garden and lawn, it is convenient to use a snail sprinkler, since it scatters small drops and covers a large area. Unfortunately, this device is made of brittle plastic that loses strength under ultraviolet light, causing

Profile pipe is the most popular material for the manufacture of frames of various machines, fixtures and metal structures. When working with it, welding at a right angle is almost always required. This can be done in different ways, in

Every day, tons of plastic waste accumulate in every major city. The majority of it is occupied by PET bottles. They are one of the few waste products that can be recycled into useful items at home, thereby reducing

To make a collapsible connection for gates, balcony railings and fences, you can use a regular square profile pipe. It's simple, but the finished result will amaze with its unusualness and apparent complexity.

After cleaning the garden, a lot of leaves and branches remain, burning of which in the area is undesirable, as it leads to the formation of burnt spots. For these purposes it is better to use a special oven. It does not touch the ground, so there is no flame in it

A belt sander is often easier to use than regular sandpaper. This is quite large equipment, unsuitable for a cramped workshop. If you lack space for storing a belt sanding machine, you can choose

For normal growth of plants, a sufficient amount of water is required, so in the absence of rainfall they need to be watered. If you have a central water supply or well, this process can be mechanized by connecting a homemade garden hose

Forged grille is one of the simple but beautiful products of artistic forging. It looks solid, reliable and tasteful. It can be used on fences, gates, gates, railings, balcony railings. To make a grid from the strip

To decorate interiors and exteriors, you can use a decorative grille glued together from PVC pipe. It is inexpensive to manufacture, and if short sections of pipes are available after repairs, then its assembly will be practically free, for

Many mechanisms can be equipped with a pneumatic cylinder that creates a pushing force when supplying air under pressure. This is a very simple and inexpensive device to manufacture, which can be assembled at home from PVC pipes.

If it is necessary to connect pipes of different diameters, for example, when laying sewers, drains and other systems without pressure, plastic bottles can be used. They are suitable for splicing pipes made of different materials, making this

When producing PET tape from plastic bottles, quite a lot of necks can accumulate. The tape from them is not cut, so they usually go in the trash. Individual necks are quite long, which allows them to be used with

If it is necessary to drill a large diameter hole in wood, a crown is required. Moreover, the larger the hole needed, the more expensive the cost of such a crown. If the need for this tool is one-time, then there is no point in buying it. In this case

A brazier made from a propane cylinder is almost eternal. Due to the quality and thickness of the metal, it does not burn out and lasts for decades. You can cook such a grill in different ways. If you want to get a simple and reliable design without frills, spending on it

Many gardeners have seen or even managed to use the Tornado hand cultivator. This is a rather unusual garden device for loosening the soil and fighting weeds with a deep root system. The device is useful, but not that much

PET bottles are used for cutting tape with heat-shrinkable properties. This tape can be used in many areas. One of the most unusual options for recycling it is the production of a chain-link barrier mesh. For this purpose it is used

Experienced gardeners and gardeners know how beneficial compost worms such as Californian ones are for the soil. They make vermicompost, on which plants grow very well and quickly without the use of commercial fertilizers. Traditionally, compost pits are built for

When connecting two pieces of wood at right angles, a bias screw is often used. It is very reliable and durable, but in addition to having a special conductor, it also requires drilling skills. The point is that you need to get drilled first

If you are passionate about carpentry, you can make quite beautiful and comfortable furniture at home. However, without having a bright talent for this, all projects turn out to be standard ones of the same type. To make something truly original, you can use unusual

For heating garages, workshops or temporarily heating a house under construction, it is convenient to use a potbelly stove. It takes up little space and allows you to quickly reach a comfortable temperature. The factory-made potbelly stoves are very light, so after