Lifehacks and useful tips. Page 38

WD-40 is a solvent with added mineral oil. The product has a low viscosity, which allows it to be used as an aerosol and penetrate into any, even the smallest holes, cavities or cracks. Popularity of WD-40

Surely, many owners of houses with stove heating are faced with such a problem as rainwater leaking along the outer walls of a brick pipe, through the roof and attic, to the ceiling of the house. Especially in heavy rain. No matter how tightly you fit the sheets

Slate - the material for covering roofs is quite good and practical. And it is relatively inexpensive in comparison with other, more modern and stylish coatings. But it has one good disadvantage; He's too fragile. Especially after some time

Drains in sinks and bathtubs become clogged even with careful use. Garbage accumulates gradually, starting with regular deposits and ending with lumps. In this case, the rate of water removal is significantly reduced. If urgent measures are not taken, then

It is quite possible to save time and effort when installing wooden poles if you resort to this simple and simple technique. So, straight to the point, what is the trick. The usual, classic method involves digging a well, installing

Many industrial products use rivets as a way to securely and quickly fasten an assembly that will not be disassembled in the future. Rivets are often used to join thin sheet metals. If you need to remove a rivet and not

The owner of a garage with concrete surfaces is familiar with one tricky nuance of inspecting or cleaning the garage space. This is an unpleasant moment. Few people want to talk about him. We are talking about a concrete field. More precisely, about its properties. No matter how you sweep away the dirt and

Sometimes there is a problem with the chuck beating in a screwdriver or drill. The tool was given as a gift or it was purchased a long time ago, the defect was not noticed in time, there is no receipt and it is impossible to make a claim. But working with such a screwdriver is very difficult or impossible. I

A self-locking nut is a very useful thing, especially when you need to fix a component or assembly that is subject to dynamic loads. A simple connection under the influence of vibration will quickly weaken and begin to unscrew, which can lead to

Sometimes something as bad as breaking a light bulb happens. For many people, removing the base from the socket is a real headache.

Aluminum is a very attractive metal for constructing your own homemade structures: it is lightweight, perfectly processed, drilled, sawed, does not rust, etc. But here’s the problem: welding two pieces of aluminum without a special argon

I'll try to remove the magnet from the speaker. Speaker with a diameter of 350 mm, released in 1980 in Novosibirsk. The magnet must be powerful enough. I need magnets to place small tools on it. The magnet is attached to the wall and the tool will always be

You bought a monitor, TV or laptop and one or more dead pixels appeared on the screen, then before the warranty expires, you can try contacting a service center to have your device repaired. If enough time has passed since the purchase,

Despite the large and varied number of names and models, hair clippers, for the most part, have the same basic parts and details.They (the machines) may differ in shape, color, weight, but the working part is assembled and

In the eyes of a zealous owner, plastic bottles are an invaluable material that can be used infinitely in the garden or at the dacha. They will save the family budget and add aesthetic appeal to the site. Enough to attach

Each of us, at least once in our lives, has encountered the problem of a blockage in a sewer pipe. Untimely preventive measures and human inattention lead to unpleasant consequences, the elimination of which may require

Hello ladies and gentlemen, today we’ll talk about making charcoal at a minimum cost. You will need: firewood, a small plot of land, a shovel, a metal lid with a diameter of about 50 cm.

At home, not only walls help, but also a washing machine, soap, brushes, sponges, powders, and chemical degreasers. However, sometimes troubles with clothes happen when a person is separated from the usual household goods by many kilometers. For example, being on

Sometimes it is simply catastrophically necessary to make a spare key just in case of a fire.It is not possible to simply make a copy of the original; this will require specialized equipment. But what if you need a copy for a one-time use?

It's no secret that instant glue + soda is a reliable and durable bonding of surfaces. It doesn’t matter which ones, not necessarily even homogeneous ones. Plastics + iron, plastics + glass, iron + glass... I can go on and on!

To answer the question of how to choose a capacitor for asynchronous motors and how capacitors differ from each other, we will assemble a stand from a conventional three-phase motor with a power of 250 W. As a load we use a standard generator from

While fishing, hiking or outdoor recreation, it may happen that drinking water becomes unusable. Either it’s over or it’s spilled – it doesn’t matter. In general, you can get water from the nearest body of water, boil it, wait until it cools down and calmly

There are cases when the battery terminals become covered with a white or greenish coating. This is the oxidation of metals, it is also called electrochemical corrosion. At first it does not manifest itself in any way, except for its unaesthetic appearance, but in the end

A regular tape measure can do much more than taking measurements using a retractable tape.The hidden abilities of the well-known instrument will be discussed in this article. Let's start with the simplest things.