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Device for sharpening meat grinder knives

With this simple device you can sharpen your meat grinder knives quickly and correctly. Fast, because a drill, machine or screwdriver is used to rotate the knife, and correctly, because the device provides optimal force

A simple way to solder aluminum

This is the incredibly simple way to solder aluminum that you can imagine. With its help, anyone, at home or in the garage, can easily repair and restore any aluminum products, without any argon welding. You will easily

Repair of plastic screw fastenings

It is a very common occurrence for threaded bushings in plastic products to break. This can happen either from excessive twisting force, frequent disassembly of the unit, or from the aging of the material itself. After all, products made of plastic or plastic

How to restore a plastic gear

Nowadays, there are a lot of mechanisms around us that use plastic gears. Moreover, these can be both toy cars and quite serious things, for example, an antenna lift in a car, a spinning rod gearbox,

How to quickly close balcony windows with tulle

Is your apartment's balcony glazed, facing south and suffering from the hot sun in summer? Is it inadvisable to install blinds or glue protective film? There are several practical and simple ways to resolve the issue.

How to connect aluminum and copper wire

Older houses use aluminum wire wiring. Often, when carrying out renovations in your apartment, it becomes necessary to lengthen the wires. If you use copper wires or alloys, then simply connect them to

How to quickly clean a circular saw

Often, those craftsmen who use various circular and circular saws are very familiar with the problem of saw blade contamination. This happens for several reasons, such as the presence of resin in the wood, the presence of glue in the material

A quick way to sharpen a hand saw with a grinder

A very quick way to sharpen an old or new hand saw with a tool such as an angle grinder. It will only take you 5-10 minutes for all the teeth of your hacksaw to reach their original sharpness. This sharpening technique is intended exclusively for

How to cut a hole in a tile with a grinder

To cut a hole in large-diameter ceramic tiles, a ballerina drill is very often used, and even less often a diamond crown and similar methods are used. I want to tell you how to get out of a situation when you have nothing like this at hand except

How to easily sharpen a saw

A simple and accessible way for everyone to sharpen a saw or hacksaw for wood with your own hands. There is no need to explain how important a good tool is for a true master. And in order for the saw to be constantly in the worker’s possession, the master must not only be able to use it

Cutting attachment for a drill from a grinder disc

A very useful attachment for a drill or screwdriver, made from a used grinder disc. With the help of such a device you can cut metal or process its surface. This cutting tool can be very useful for those who do not have

How to unclog a clogged toilet without a plunger

This is a very simple and effective way to unclog a clogged toilet. The method is almost contactless and does not require the use of a plunger, brush or special cables and devices.

How to easily sharpen meat grinder knives

This method of sharpening meat grinder knives is available to everyone. It will not require specialized tools or devices from you; because of this, it will take a minimum of preparation and you can start sharpening almost immediately. This is the simplest and

Seven ways to unscrew a broken bolt or stud

Personally, I have repeatedly encountered the problem when a bolt or stud breaks at the root.Moreover, I am not some kind of auto mechanic or mechanic. I say all this to mean that this quite happens to an ordinary person who periodically has

How to unscrew a licked screw

This is a very common problem when the slots for a screwdriver grind off on a screw, screw or self-tapping screw. This can happen for various reasons: the screwdriver was chosen incorrectly, the force was applied incorrectly, etc. As a result, it would seem that the situation

Adapter for batteries from pinky to finger batteries

Sometimes such a nuisance happens as unexpectedly dead batteries (for example, in a watch or alarm clock!) of the type, in common parlance, “finger” ones, but you only have pinky ones (type “AAA”). Of course you can go and buy it at the store.

Survival on metered Internet with new features of Windows 10

Since the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft has received a lot of complaints from users of expensive metered Internet connections. The system already had some solutions to survive in terms of tariff plans with per-megabyte payment. Another

An easy way to unscrew the nut of an angle grinder

A fairly common problem for those who use an angle grinder is that the cutting disc breaks and the clamping nut is tightly clamped. And the most interesting thing is that it is sometimes almost impossible to unscrew the nut, either with a special angle grinder, or a gas wrench, or anything else. A

A quick way to solder large diameter conductors

I will show you an easy and quick way to solder two different conductors using the example of a copper wire with a diameter of 2 mm, a copper plate, or an ordinary metal nail. The problem with soldering such conductors is the difficulty of uniformly heating the contact point. At

How to increase sound volume with weak computer speakers

The volume of laptop speakers and budget audio speakers is usually set to the bare minimum - playing soft music in the background or watching a video in a subdued environment. But often laptop speakers and cheap speakers, even with minimal

How to make a simple cut into a steel pipe

In plumbing, and even in household practice, there are often cases when it is necessary to connect to a pipe and drain water. Let's say, to connect a washing machine. To do this, usually pull a water pipe or hose to the distribution manifold, or

Quick desoldering of SMD components using an iron

SMD parts are increasingly used in production, as well as among radio amateurs. It is more convenient to work with them, since there is no need to drill holes for leads, and the devices turn out to be very miniature. SMD components can also be used

Water-repellent coating for shoes

This simple water-repellent coating is wildly popular in the autumn-spring period, when it is impossible to walk hundreds of meters without accidentally falling into a puddle. So, to make your shoes waterproof you only need

How to remove blood from clothes

I won’t tell you now about the reasons why blood can get on your clothes; this can happen for various reasons. I want to tell you about a simple and cheap way to remove blood stains from the fabric of your clothes. This cleaning method

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