Advice

A nail and a screwdriver located as shown, will help you out, if in the bustle of work had disappeared the key from the Chuck of the drill and the drill bit must be urgently replaced.

If, during the filling of high capacity water (e.g. drums) intended for watering the garden, throwing a rubber ball of small size, its appearance over the edge of prompts to close the valve. Thereby eliminating the need for constant monitoring of the level of a cursory glance.   N. SVIRIDENKO, p. Pervomayskiy, Kazakhstan

In many cases, it is convenient to mount the TV on the swivel stand. This device is easy to do on the basis of gymnastics “plate” — sports a rotating disk simulator. To turn it into a stand under the TV, “plate” it is necessary to disassemble the top half to drill three holes through Read more…

For those who often have to go up and down with the bike on the stairs, might want a special handle for carrying. It is made of metal tube 18…25 mm and is fixed by welding or clamps to the fork frame 30…50 mm above the drive sprocket.   Yu PUDOVKIN, p. Maikop, Krasnodar region

When a bike will travel thousands of kilometers and the spokes on the wheels spabot, tighten them — not an easy task: rust and dirt do the job just unbearable. Offer a simple way to without any problems to adjust the tension of the spokes. This will require a transformer (250 watts, 220/12), the wire Read more…

Lids from pots, and other small kitchen utensils should be stored so that it does not interfere and at the same time was always at hand. Convenient storage can be arranged in the dining table. To do this, the countertop needs to do the flip, and the bottom to nail a sheet of plywood or Read more…

In stores are not always available in the sale of special roofing nails. Therefore, in order not to waste time looking for, use the usual stationery buttons, nails on nails.   S. KARPOV, G. eagle

Many home masters are experiencing difficulties in the replacement of old fabric on the new furniture. For sewing the covers, making upholstery convenient to use the needle, which is easy to fabricate from steel wire Ø 2-3 mm. Cut the length of 40-100 mm with a slightly curved, one end sharpened and the other to Read more…

The disease can be caught anyone by surprise, and here the important is not to become a burden to others. Will ease the situation some not very sophisticated devices that may be able to make your loved ones. Well, for example, that a ladder, which will help to sit in bed, stand up or turn Read more…

The owners of the garages know how difficult it is to make a good pit for inspection and repair of the vehicle. Of course, to dig it special is not working, but then it is necessary to strengthen bricks or cast concrete, to take care of waterproofing, and it is desirable to coat tiles. However, Read more…