Humane homemade mousetraps

There are many ways to deal with mice. But today I want to offer those methods that will suit “lovers of our smaller brothers”. These methods are for those who want to catch a mouse and take it somewhere far, far away, where it will be as good as in a human dwelling ... - in a dense forest, i.e. into the natural habitat. Let him create his own habitat there, communicate with nature :)

How to make a homemade electrode for welding

Agree, there are times when, in the midst of work, the electrodes suddenly run out.
Unpleasant. I didn’t think, I didn’t calculate, I didn’t stock up. It’s good if the neighbor is also a welder and helps out with a dozen other electrodes. And if there is no place to take it? And the work must be finished!

Anti-Vandal Bolt with a secret.

Everyone knows the simplest lock on the door in the form of ... a deadbolt.
It was invented several thousand years ago and little has changed in its design over the years. Nevertheless, I want to suggest that you slightly improve this mechanism, increasing its resistance to hacking.
A little about the design...

How to increase chimney draft. An unusual invention.

The effect of increasing the draft of the chimney was achieved by changing the direction of the wind from horizontal to vertical. The story ended with someone being awarded something for this “ratsuha” (who doesn’t know, that’s what life hacks were called in the USSR :).

How to unscrew a stuck self-tapping screw or screw

Probably, each of us had to unscrew a screw that does not get out. As a rule, the cause of this phenomenon is rust that has eaten the slot on the head. Our unsuccessful attempts to unscrew such a screw lead to the complete eating of the slot.

How to cut glass without a glass cutter.

If you need to cut glass, and there was no factory glass cutter at hand, or the quality of a modern tool made in one large eastern country does not suit you, you can adopt one of the glass cutting technologies without a glass cutter.
I will immediately announce all the methods under consideration ...