Whether it’s sawing, drilling or painting, as a true DIY fan, you don’t need to complicate your life unnecessarily. With a few helpful tips and ideas, many jobs are much easier. The PARKSIDE brand advises how to achieve great results even with the simplest means.
Like a pro: cutting and drilling without tearing
Every DIYer is probably familiar with frayed, uneven edges from sawing with a jigsaw. A clean result is essential, especially for cuts that are visible. In order to avoid unpleasant tear-offs, the pendulum movement of the jigsaw must first be switched off. This promotes fraying of the edge due to its back and forth movement. S PARKSIDE PERFORMANCE® Cordless reciprocating saw PSSPA 20-Li D3 you can simply select the fine cut setting without the pendulum action for this purpose. For an even cleaner cut, you can mask the edge with wide adhesive tape before cutting. When a jigsaw or circular saw is passed through the glued area, the tension of the adhesive tape prevents the wood from tearing.
Even when drilling, there is a risk that the wood around the hole will split. To be safe here, attach some scrap wood to the underside of the workpiece with two before drilling clamps. This creates a clean hole free of debris and fraying.
What doesn’t fit fits – the coin trick
Who doesn’t know it – the screw needs to be loosened quickly, but the key is too big. If you don’t have it on hand right now multifunctional ratchet socket wrench from PARKSIDEyou can help yourself with a small change. With the help of a few pennies, the gap between the wrench and the screw nut can be quickly closed. If change is too valuable for this purpose, you can use pads as an alternative.
Painting without spills: how to keep paint cans and hands clean
With a few simple tricks, they can be painting works a pure matter. In order not to spoil anything when wiping the brush, paints and varnishes should not be rubbed on the edges. Instead, simply place a thick rubber band or masking tape over the paint can or bucket and line it up in the middle. This way, the excess paint can be easily wiped off and it will flow back into the paint container. The edges and outer walls will remain clean.
If you are using a paint tray to paint larger areas, you should line it with foil or a garbage bag before adding paint. Advantage: after painting, the remaining paint can be easily disposed of and the tub is completely clean for the next application or shade.
It doesn’t get any faster: transferring distances without a scale
If you don’t have a gauge handy, you can use a drill template to transfer distances with millimeter accuracy. This is useful if, for example, it is necessary to mount pictures on the wall with several drilling points. Simply stick tape to the drill points on the back of the image and mark them in the appropriate places. Remove the adhesive tape and attach to the desired location on the wall. Drill the appropriate holes using PARKSIDE® Cordless Drill Driver 12 V PBSA 12 E4. Done.
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About PARKSIDE badges:
The PARKSIDE brand – available in Lidl and Kaufland stores – offers products for DIYers, with which anyone can quickly, efficiently and with their own skills carry out work in the garden, around the house and in the workshop. In addition, products with the PARKSIDE Performance label will also appeal to very ambitious and demanding do-it-yourselfers. Within the range of X 20 V accumulators, customers can choose from more than 100 devices for use in the workshop and garden, which can only be used with a compatible accumulator. However, it does not matter whether you are a professional or a novice: the PARKSIDE brand has already convinced many with its high quality, unrivaled price-performance ratio, wide assortment and, of course, attractive design. You can find more information about PARKSIDE at www.parkside-diy.com/de.
Source: www.nextech.sk
