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Coolbox replacement
April 2024

Coolbox replacement

In this hot summer I had the problem that the refrigerators (50 cents apiece) kept the goods to be chilled (mostly frozen food) not kept frozen for a sufficient amount of time, the so-called tearing...

Piece / extend (glue) films
April 2024

Piece / extend (glue) films

If the film does not have the required length, you have to piece it somehow, i. glue a new piece next to it. Most of them will cut a new piece at a right angle for this purpose and glue next to the...

Build cat flap
April 2024

Build cat flap

Out of necessity, this idea is born. A strong board that the shutter can be placed well on it and get a flap. Ours is a bit big, does not have to be. Saw hole for the flap, fit in and you're done....

Mount tablet to wall with towel hook
April 2024

Mount tablet to wall with towel hook

Quick and easy you have a new holder for tablets: I have some recipes stored on the tablet and there I often need it in the kitchen to read. It always bothered me when I had to put down the tablet...

Build guitar holder for the wall yourself
April 2024

Build guitar holder for the wall yourself

I own several guitars. Of course, I keep the ones I do not use that often in their covers. Of the two I need all the time, one is in a standard guitar stand. However, I wanted to hang a second on the...

Magnetic wall cheap to build from iron plate
April 2024

Magnetic wall cheap to build from iron plate

Anyone who has considered hanging a magnet (pin) wall in their room will surely have been annoyed by the bad prices. Much cheaper and in my opinion even more beautiful is a simple galvanized iron...

Home-made sunscreen for skylights
April 2024

Home-made sunscreen for skylights

I've simply made a "Roman blind" for my skylight window, everyone can actually: a poster or a piece of wallpaper (the imagination knows no bounds) cut. Width inside diameter of the window, length...

A life after the tealight: make oil lamp
April 2024

A life after the tealight: make oil lamp

This is a tip from my daughter: If you use tea lights as we often do, eventually the small pods will be left. Why throw away? From this we make an oil lamp That is how it goes: Two empty pods are...

Instructions professional fastening kitchen back wall
April 2024

Instructions professional fastening kitchen back wall

The design is selected, the execution is perfect and everything is included in the delivery. Only: How do you get your new splash guard on the kitchen wall? And how well does the whole thing last? Do...

Fire basket self-built!
April 2024

Fire basket self-built!

We need an old washing machine drum (recycling yard), 3 threaded rods diameter 10mm à 300 mm long and 9 matching nuts as well as two metal drills 2mm (for pre-drilling) and 10mm (for the threaded...