Crazy hands

I don’t know how much a smartphone docking station costs in communication shops, I have never been interested, but making such a device myself, in my opinion, is as simple as that! Indeed, in fact, this is an ordinary stand so that the phone does not lie anywhere, and does not scratch the table, or other surfaces, its case and screen.

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How to adjust the headlights on the car yourself

In the independent adjustment of car headlights, in principle, there is nothing complicated, if everything is done wisely. Therefore, even at home, you can make the adjustment as close as possible to a professional one. In this review, we consider the adjustment of lensed and halogen headlights. Before proceeding with this procedure, it is necessary to check the pressure in all tires.

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How to make a simple straightening hammer out of trash

A good straightening metal hammer to buy is not a problem. But, firstly, it still needs to be found in a store or in the market (so that it really is good). Secondly, straightening hammers are not the cheapest tool, and for excellent quality they will have to fork out. However, as always, there is an alternative option - for example, to make a simple straightening hammer with your own hands from rubbish, which in any workshop or garage is "even a dime a dozen."

Needlework techniques

Memory album

With the advent of social networks and electronic file sharing, the need to print photos has almost disappeared. They don’t share their impressions of a trip or event, photos of relatives and friends at home on the couch with heavy family albums on their lap, but via the Internet, because it’s so simple: I posted pictures on the network and in a second all your “friends and subscribers” can already see them.

Thread Repair Tool

Hello! I am a senior citizen and love to mess around in my home workshop. I assemble different devices with my own hands, implement life hacks, and sometimes experiment. Like any home craftsman, I never throw away used hardware - screws, bolts and nuts. My experience suggests that they will always find application over time.

Needlework techniques

Bead Cherries

Everyone loves to receive gifts. In the market you can choose whatever you like, but you will not find such a gift anywhere. To make such a souvenir is not at all difficult, a little patience and effort - and you're done! Take beads of red color, green, light green, fishing line for beads, a needle, a wire of different diameters and two beads.

Bouquet of flowers from napkins

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How to cast an aluminum handle onto a knife or cleaver

Denim flower

If you have old ripped jeans lying around at home, do not rush to throw them away! Today they will come in handy. Old jeans can give life to new and useful things. In this article, it is recommended to make a decoration - a denim flower. For its manufacture will need such materials: 1. Denim; 2.

Homemade sawing machine from an old hacksaw

From the old manual hacksaw, as well as improvised materials, the author decided to assemble a home-made sawing machine for the home workshop. The design itself turned out to be bulky, and therefore it will require free space on the table. Of the basic materials for the manufacture of this machine, you will need: a piece of a channel for the bed, and round pipes and steel plate cuts will also be needed.

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How to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew

It often happens that there is a bottle of wine, and it is not possible to find a corkscrew to open it. For example, we came to nature to relax on barbecue. Naturally for several kilometers nearby no one. But there is a simple method how to open a bottle with a knife. Remove the plastic ring from the neck.

How to make a chamfer on drywall for joining sheets

If it is necessary to make a quality chamfer on drywall, which is needed for further joining sheets with a sickle or paper, it is more convenient not to cut it with a knife manually, but using a special device. You can make it from an old little grinder. It should be noted that the factory tool designed to perform this work is expensive.

Needlework techniques

Raspberry Silk Pillow

Once upon a time I wanted to create luxurious raspberry or burgundy satin pillows-little pillows with ruffles from ribbons. Moreover, the interior of the bedroom somehow picked up the desired colors of burgundy, gold, orange shades, which were in harmony with the style of burgundy and raspberry pillows. So, to create a pillow measuring 30 * 30 cm, a piece of artificial silk 42 * 42 cm in size and a piece of smaller fabric 32 * 32 cm in size were needed.

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How to make a chandelier from a polypropylene pipe

An unusual chandelier can be made of polypropylene pipes and iron pins. An original designer item can complement the interior. To make a similar design, the author of the video needed more than a dozen meters of threaded pipe and studs, as well as a couple of kilograms of nuts. If you are not afraid of the mass of the resulting chandelier, then you can make it yourself, supplementing the author’s idea with your own modifications, emphasizing the interior.

Christmas snake

At one fine moment, humanity became aware that some of the seemingly unsuitable things can make amazing creations. Quite often there are original products from plastic bottles, disposable tableware, newspapers or magazines. Take at least chocolate boxes.

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Simple garden bench from a profile pipe

If you are arranging the territory of a summer cottage or garden, then this idea for homemade products will definitely come in handy. In this article, we will tell you how to make a convenient bench out of a bent shaped pipe with your own hands, which remained after the construction of the gazebo. From the main tool for work, you need a grinder.

Cotton wool snowman

We all look forward to the New Year. It is this holiday that gives adults and children real magic. When a forest beauty is brought to our house, the whole family has a festive mood. Today it has become popular to bring back old traditions. In the old days, the whole family made Christmas toys from cotton and paste, and today we will try to repeat the same.

Drill head for drilling in uncomfortable places

In this review, the master shows the process of making a homemade electric drill nozzle. This nozzle is needed for drilling holes in uncomfortable or inaccessible places. In fact, it is a flexible shaft, but in a rigid "frame", making it convenient to position. We recommend reading: a homemade drill nozzle for making wooden spoons.

DIY drawing tool

To draw parallel lines on flat surfaces, you can make a special device. It is useful for working with metal, plywood and fiberboard. The main condition for using this drawing tool is the even edge of the material along which the ruler is drawn. Two strips of metal are fastened together by welding in the shape of the letter "T".