No matter how much humorists joke about repurposing items that have served their purpose, a DIY enthusiast’s soul won’t allow them to throw away something that could still be useful around the house. I’d like to share such an experience of using an empty aerosol canister. Indeed, it’s a pity and not rational to throw Read more…
Every gardener knows how difficult it is to bring water for watering beds or trees during dry periods. Many use large tanks or bidons with a capacity of 35—40 liters, mounting them on carts. But lifting and removing such a bidon is far beyond everyone’s strength. The design of a cart I made significantly facilitates Read more…
A concrete mixer is not needed by everyone. But it will certainly interest those who are planning to build something on their homestead or are already building. The design of the proposed concrete mixer is simple and accessible for replication. It uses fairly common components and parts. However, it can be assembled from other available Read more…
A dustpan for cleaning up trash—it would seem, what could be simpler. But no, even this elementary product has its problems. Stores sell plastic dustpans (one-piece stamped) and ones with a metal scoop and wooden handle. Neither type is particularly reliable: they break at the bridge where the handle joins the vertical back wall of Read more…
This machine, operating from a single-phase AC network at 220 V, was manufactured in a technical creativity club at a lyceum. It turned out to be compact and convenient, meeting safety requirements. In addition to drilling holes and countersinking, the machine can also perform simple grinding and milling work using various attachments. The machine has Read more…
When executed carefully, such a table, despite its rather simple construction, can decorate not only a country house or dacha, but also a city apartment. Especially since now many home craftsmen, making furniture with their own hands, strive to move away from the monotony of industrial samples, for example, when decorating a dining corner in Read more…
We read in your magazine about how to store vegetables on the balcony and decided to take advantage of the editorial invitation to share our experience. We’re sending a description of a storage unit that’s simpler to build and operate, which has been serving us reliably for seven winters without any special maintenance or repairs. Read more…
It’s hard to imagine urban and rural life without running water nowadays. Well, if there’s no centralized water supply and a well is nearby, the simplest solution is to use an electric pump to lift water. However, that’s only half the job. A home water supply system should include a storage tank, automatic pump control Read more…
Every DIY enthusiast regularly faces cutting sheet metal and non-metallic materials. Using hand shears is inefficient (especially for large sheets): with high labor costs, the cutting quality leaves much to be desired. At one time, I used factory-made lever shears for metal. However, unfortunately, they had a not very reliable design, and when trying to Read more…
To obtain hot water in a bathhouse, a tank-register on the stove pipe (or a boiler in the stove itself) and an external tank in the washroom are often used. Water circulation between them is carried out by natural convection due to the difference in specific weight of hot and cold liquid at temperature differences. Read more…
