One of the typical breakdowns of the grinder is the failure of the gearbox - sometimes it simply falls apart. If the power tool is "with experience" (that is, it has been used for a long time), then it is not always advisable to restore it. What to do in this case? Alternatively, if the engine is working, then angle grinder can be used as an electric drive for other machines.

Hypothetically, imagine a situation in which you immediately need 3D glasses, and there is no opportunity to buy them in the next few hours. The easiest way to make 3D glasses: a regular box for music discs + two alcohol-based markers (red and blue). The front cover for the disc should be enough for one pair of glasses.

A working gear from an old grinder can serve as a good basis for the manufacture of a home-made grinding machine for a home workshop. Only in this case will an additional electric motor be required. However, as an option, a drilling machine can also be used as a drive. First of all, it is necessary to disassemble the old non-working grinder into components, and then remove the gear mechanism from the housing.

Children's massage foot mat We will need: fabric or non-slip rubberized material; hook 4.0 mm; acrylic melange thread for tying; multi-colored threads for pompons; needle with thick cotton thread. Step one. We take the basis for our future rug. It can be fabric or rubberized.

In this review, the author shows the process of making a homemade hydraulic vise using a car jack. The first step is to cut off a piece of the channel and two metal strips. Strips must be welded on both sides of the channel. Then it will be necessary to clean the welds with a grinder or, for example, with a manual grinder (electric file).

Brass is widely used in plumbing and finding components for crafts is not a problem, but it will not be bad to use older elements if they get caught. The idea is quite simple and at the same time original, well suited as a gift. For crafts, you need a tee, a pair of nuts and two plugs, thanks to the material from which they are made, you can qualitatively transform their appearance.

To make a DIY mini manual bending machine for metal for a home workshop or garage, you will need a minimum of materials and affordable tools. For this homemade work, it is necessary to prepare pieces of sheet metal of a suitable size, bearings and fasteners. On a home-made bending machine for metal, you can bend steel strips at different angles, as well as round and square bars.

In this review, the wizard shows the process of making a hatchet from an old circular saw. The first step is to draw a sketch of the future hatchet on a circular saw. Then we cut the workpiece using angle grinder. After that, the author processes the workpiece on a grinding machine (grinder). We recommend reading: a compact grinder for a garage from improvised materials.

To make a homemade hearth you will need an old (possibly broken) infrared heater, or rather a quartz tube from it, as well as additional ceramic elements. The result is a compact hearth for a home workshop in which lead and aluminum can be melted. First of all, it is necessary to cut off two pieces of the same length from the quartz tube of the infrared heater.

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.

If your car’s old steering rack is lying around in your garage, cottage or workshop, use it to make homemade tools. For example, it will make a good nail gun, which is definitely useful on the farm, even though the nails are used less and less today.

Here's a great way to surprise a girl while sitting in a cafe ... Fine, isn't it?