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How to make a cutter from a drill

If applied to drill make several cuts perpendicular to the groove using a cutting wheel, you will get a cutter.

Of course, it cannot process hard materials. And drywall, thin plywood or plastic are easy.

Screen for the machine from what we have

A protective screen for working on the machine can be made from a transparent food container. To do this, you need to cut out the bottom of the container, screw a small door hinge to it with self-tapping screws and secure the entire structure to the machine.

DIY shoe spoon

A shoe horn (spoon) can be easily made from a piece of plastic pipe. Using a grinder, cut a strip about 5 centimeters wide. The edges of the cut workpiece are rounded using sandpaper. A ring is attached to one side so that the horn can be hung.

Ready.

Tool for removing insulation from a stationery knife

A device for removing insulation from wires can be made from a regular segment knife. The knife will need additional sharpening of the blade end. A wire is inserted into a hole drilled in the plastic case, and the sharpened end of the blade rests against it.

By rotating the wire, we cut the insulation and, pulling it towards ourselves, remove it.

Hot glue gun from a soldering iron

A homemade hot glue gun can be made from an ordinary soldering iron. To do this, you should make a special tip from a piece of metal pipe. On one side, the end of the pipe must be flattened.

Weld a bolt in the middle that will be inserted into the soldering iron instead of the tip.

Let's try. Works.

Device for holding and tightening screws/screws

A device for tightening screws and self-tapping screws is easy to make from an old car spark plug with 4 side electrodes. Use a grinder to saw off the insulator. Remove one of the four side electrodes. Weld the nut inside.

Machine the end of the screw to fit the Phillips slot of the screws.

The result: screws no longer need to be supported by hand.

Wall-mounted tool organizer

How to make a wall tool organizer? Using the pipe as a template, secure a length of two-core electrical wire to the wall.

How to tighten a self-tapping screw into a loose hole

Need to tighten a self-tapping screw, but the hole is too large? Nothing could be simpler. Place a few pieces of soft wire into the hole. The self-tapping screw is securely fastened.

Mini brush for metal

A cap nut and a piece of metal cable will make a wonderful brush for cleaning metal products. In the cap hole is drilled, into which the cable is inserted. The cable is clamped with a pin.

The device is installed in the chuck of a screwdriver or drill. It couldn't be simpler.

How to remove a broken dowel

A broken furniture dowel can be easily removed by screwing a self-tapping screw into it. Grabbing the self-tapping screw with pliers, we remove the fragment.

Screwdriver chisel

A screwdriver with a worn-out tip turns into a small chisel through simple modifications on sandpaper.

Sawdust blower for jigsaw

If you attach a piece of plastic tube to the ventilation hole of a jigsaw, the sawdust will be blown away from the cut site.

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