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Old holes in the clinker wall
April 2024

Old holes in the clinker wall

An old wall lamp in the backyard at the clinker house wall is to be moved, the old holes are then seen and should disappear. Here is my tip: It does not matter what color the clinker have, it is...

Drill holes accurately and without fraying
April 2024

Drill holes accurately and without fraying

Again and again it happens when drilling in wall or ceiling: The drill slips a little sideways, the hole is not formed exactly at the mark, and the hole often frits ugly and must be refinished. My...

Dowels with lightning cement
April 2024

Dowels with lightning cement

Aid: 2 injection syringes from the pharmacy Rinse out the drilled holes with a syringe (keep the cloth under it). Fill sawn end of another syringe with flash cement (note consistency). Put on...

Drilling without drilling
April 2024

Drilling without drilling

If I want to put small furniture on the wall that needs to be doweled in order to remain stable, I do not take a drill, but take a big nail (it can also be a thick screw) roughly the diameter of the...

Drilling in hard natural stone or hard tiles
April 2024

Drilling in hard natural stone or hard tiles

The harder the material, the lower the speed! Hard natural stone or tiles with high pressure, but drill as slowly as possible. Since the size and sharpness of the transverse cutting edge - which is...

Furniture knobs as a towel hook
April 2024

Furniture knobs as a towel hook

The range of hooks for the bathroom is not exactly great, especially when screwed. Ever looked at furniture buttons? Large selection, mostly with M4 thread for screwing on from behind. For this...

Install the blind without drilling
April 2024

Install the blind without drilling

In order to leave light but no glimpses in my ground floor apartment, I wanted to put a blind in the window niche, but how? The building substance is reluctant to drill and I did not want to...

Woodworking - first push, glue, then screw
April 2024

Woodworking - first push, glue, then screw

There are a myriad of applications for this simple rule, e.g. in the construction of simple wooden things (boxes, shelves, frames). Anyone who wants / can save dowels or cones, glues the butt of the...

Double-sided tape as a helper for accurate work
April 2024

Double-sided tape as a helper for accurate work

Normal wood glue does not work on plastic coated boards, of course everyone knows that. Who still needs to attach something made of wood? usually by screws, not infrequently experienced that the part...

Quick remedy if the dowel hole is too large
April 2024

Quick remedy if the dowel hole is too large

Sometimes it happens when drilling the dowel hole, despite correct Steinbohrergröße that the dowel hole has become a little too big and the dowel can not hold. I help myself by inserting two or three...