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How to soften butter in just a couple of minutes

Before making a sandwich, we usually take the butter out of the refrigerator (sometimes from the freezer). Cutting such butter is not easy and sometimes even impossible, and spreading it on soft, fresh bread is almost impossible. You can try to put it in

How to easily remove limescale from a watering can in just a few minutes

To remove limescale from your shower head, you don’t need to buy expensive chemicals and spend a huge amount of time on the removal process. All you need is 100-200 grams of vinegar, which any housewife has, and

How to make a snow shovel from a putty bucket

Clearing the area of ​​snow throughout the winter using a shovel requires a lot of effort and time. Using expensive motorized equipment for this will hit the family budget hard. To avoid these two extremes,

Solving the problem of fogging of plastic windows

If there is insufficient air flow in the house, exhaust ventilation does not work well, so the humidity in the rooms increases. This manifests itself in fogging of glass on windows, the appearance of fungus and mold on slopes. Initially, most of the houses are old

How to make a snow blower from a plastic barrel

Removing snow by hand is not easy and takes a long time. Buying a mechanical cleaner is expensive because of its high cost. But you can make a snow blower on wheels that you just need to push, which is easier than swinging a shovel. And it will cost two orders of magnitude cheaper than

8 interesting ways to open a bottle without a corkscrew

8 extremely interesting ways to open a bottle without using a corkscrew. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with all of them, since I am sure that you did not know at least half of them, and, perhaps, did not even know about their existence.

We easily remove many years of carbon deposits from a frying pan.

Any utensils can be cleaned of carbon deposits and other contaminants manually, using various tools, using household chemicals, heating over a fire, etc. Some of them require a lot of physical effort, others require money, others require

Do-it-yourself cheap reusable rodent trap

In case of rodent infestations, mousetraps and spring-type rat traps are usually used, which require recharging after operation. Without the ability or desire to check the trap every few hours, you can make an automatic trap, and

10 useful vinegar-based life hacks

Vinegar is available in every home.It is used as a seasoning, pickling agent, etc. But without exaggeration, this cheap and widely available liquid can be called universal. It can be successfully used for cleaning, healing, care

3 ways to cut a profile pipe straight

Most amateur craftsmen do not have a miter saw, so they cut the profile pipe using a grinder. This is an imprecise tool and often produces uneven cuts, especially if there is no angle available to mark the cut line.

Does the jigsaw cut crookedly? There is a simple solution

If an electric jigsaw moves to the side when cutting and the cut is made at an angle, then it is not necessary to return it to the store or start disassembling it to find out and eliminate the cause. This may take a long time, lead to new defects or

Homemade mini gasoline generator 12 V from a trimmer

This is the smallest generator that can be made from a trimmer (mower) engine. Extremely small dimensions are achieved through the use of a permanent magnet generator without field windings. This installation can power

How to use silicone sealant from a tube without a gun

Typically, the sealants that we use in everyday life are packaged in hard plastic or metal containers and inserted into a special gun, which, when the trigger is pulled, is squeezed out of the tube. But how to use the remedy if under

How to remove dried cap from a tube nozzle and reuse the nozzle

If the silicone or liquid nails remaining in the can are not reliably isolated from contact with air, then they dry out in the cone of the plastic nozzle and form a very strong plug that cannot be squeezed out with any gun. Reuse them

Lifehack for quickly removing any traces of stickers

I suggest you get acquainted with a quick and easy way to remove any marks from any stickers. This life hack can be called safe, since chemistry is not involved in this method at all, which is sometimes extremely important.

An easy way to repair a cracked shovel handle

The very first thought when a shovel handle cracks is to replace it. This is the ideal solution, but due to laziness or attachment to the old cutting, it can be reliably repaired in 5 minutes. If there are remains of water plastic pipes, do not even

How to open a bottle with a lighter, the most elegant way

This interesting method can be used not only when you don’t have a corkscrew at hand, but also to surprise your friends and acquaintances. All you need to have to open a bottle is a simple pocket gas lighter. And if

How to make a snow shovel from PVC pipe that will be stronger than a store-bought one

It is very convenient to use a plastic shovel to remove snow because it is lightweight and the snow does not stick to it. However, it is almost impossible to find a high-quality tool in a store that would serve well for at least a couple of seasons. But there is a way out, having

Do-it-yourself snow blower from a brush cutter

With the onset of winter, an irresistible desire arises to mechanize the snow removal process, since you can’t shovel much with a shovel. Having enough free time and desire, you can temporarily upgrade the motor mower engine for snow removal, and

How to make a gasoline engine from a refrigerator compressor

An extremely interesting and useful video that has already received more than 8 million views on YouTube. In it, the author makes a working version of an internal combustion engine from a conventional refrigerator compressor. Moreover, the top cover

A useful device! Chuck-socket adapter

Have you ever had a situation when you need an outlet, but nearby, from a source of electricity, there is only a light bulb. So this situation happened to me. One of the fastenings on the trash can broke off. I took the tools and realized that the length of my

Detector of hidden wiring from a smartphone

If you are going to fulfill your manly duties: “drive in a nail,” then first you need to drill a hole in the wall for it. To avoid getting caught in the wiring and receiving a fatal electric shock, you need to make sure that this

How to solder aluminum for centuries without a special flux

The surface of aluminum is covered with an oxide film, which interferes with soldering. Even if the solder sticks, under load everything falls off. The problem is partially solved by the use of specialized fluxes and solders, but there is also a simpler one

How to refill a disposable mill in 2 minutes

A disposable grinder for pepper or other spices has a non-removable lid, so after using all the spices it is simply thrown away, since it cannot be refilled. At the same time, its millstones have an untapped resource; they may well

How to repair cracks and holes in plastic parts with your own hands

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How to make a transistor switch to control a powerful load with a button without fixing it yourself

How to plant an ax tightly

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