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15 smart DIY tips

  1. 1. Saw plywood without splinters
  2. Splinters often form on the underside when sawing sheet materials such as plywood. Here are two tips to avoid this:

    • Using a Stanley knife, make an indentation along a ruler along the length of the cut before you start to cut.
    • Tape the top and bottom of the sheet material with masking tape and mark the cutting line on it.

  3. Mix with your drill
  4. You can mix paint, small amounts of cement and even concrete with your drill. Various mixing paddles and mixing rods are available for this purpose. Mixing with your drill is best-done at the highest speed.

  5. Mark right angles with a handsaw
  6. If you don’t have a square to hand, a handsaw can help. The angle between the handle and the top of the saw blade is usually square. Press the handle against the plank and mark the cutting line along the saw blade.

  7. A large garden on a small balcony
  8. vertical pallet garden

    The solution is: go up high. With old pallets, you can transform a balcony or roof terrace into a vertical garden.

  9. Cutting down a tree
  10. First, make a horizontal notch on the side to which the tree should fall. Next, saw an oblique notch above so that a wedge-shaped opening is created. Now, you can cut the trunk from the other side, slightly above the bottom cut of the keep. Here are some tips for working with a chainsaw.

  11. Sanding a wooden floor
  12. Always sand along the length of the wood and keep the sander moving. Usually, it will be necessary to sand the floor twice. For the first time, use coarse-grit sandpaper (40 grit) to remove paint residue and dirt. Then, sand the floor nice and smooth with finer sandpaper (grit 60 – 100).

  13. Get plugs out of the wall
  14. Do you find it hard to get plugs out of the wall? Try using a corkscrew.

  15. Choosing the right nail
  16. A nail should be two to three times the thickness of the material you want to secure. And always nail the thinner material to the thicker one instead of the other way around.

  17. Storing batteries
  18. A Li-ion battery is best-stored with a charge of 50 to a maximum of 70%. Storing a full battery will cause it to oxidize inside quickly.

  19. Save filler
  20. Are you planning to repair cracks and other faults in a wall? First, spray the areas that need to be repaired beforehand with a plant sprayer. As a result, the old plaster absorbs less, and you end up needing less filler.

  21. Keep chisels sharp
  22. Chisels become blunt quickly. Even if you are not using them, contact with other tools in the toolbox can also cause bluntness. Thus, store your chisels separately or protect the cutting surface with a protective cap.

  23. Sanding with your drill
  24. drill with sanding attachment

    You can also sand with a drill when you attach a special attachment. This is a handy solution, especially for round shapes, which are difficult to reach with a traditional sander.

  25. Drilling at the correct speed
  26. A rule of thumb that always applies is: the harder the material you drill in, the lower you have to set the speed, and therefore the rpm – at which you have to set the drill. In Drilling at the right speed, we delve deeper into correct drilling techniques for different materials.

  27. Remove masking tape
  28. Do not leave the painter’s tape on for too long, because there is a chance that the adhesive will leave traces. Three days is pretty much the maximum.

  29. Cola for oil stains
  30. oil slick under car

    You can remove oil stains on the driveway with cola. Pour a good splash of cola over the stain and, let it work overnight. Next, rinse with water in which you have mixed some detergent and spray clean with the garden hose.

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