A practical homemade product from an old vacuum cleaner: the universal extension cord

Sooner or later, all equipment fails. Eternal mechanisms have not yet been invented, so the landfills are replenished, and you part with your money again and again. Meanwhile, it is quite possible to reuse many parts from failed devices. Washing machine motors, drill parts, and other parts can come in handy in creating useful home appliances. What can you use from a vacuum cleaner? If the motor burns out, then the unit will have to be thrown away, because the motor makes up the bulk of its cost. But there is one more useful thing in the vacuum cleaner that may be useful to you. How to use it, told the author of the YouTube channel Mazay DIY, and you can easily repeat his experience.

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1 What useful things can remain in a burnt out vacuum cleaner
2 How to make a carry from a wire from a vacuum cleaner
3 A grass chopper from a vacuum cleaner to help the summer resident

What useful things can remain in a burnt out vacuum cleaner

So, with a burned out motor, the vacuum cleaner will no longer work, so you can safely disassemble its body and see what valuable things may be inside.

A practical homemade product from an old vacuum cleaner — Inside the device, you will find a motor and a coil with a long wire, which is the main value.

Separate the coil contacts from the motor and remove it from the housing

The vacuum cleaner wire has a length of 5 meters or more, is covered with reliable protection and has an almost trouble-free compact twisting mechanism. On its basis, you can make a convenient carrying, which is useful for connecting any, including very powerful electrical appliances.

How to make a carry from a wire from a vacuum cleaner

To make the carrier, you will need an engine oil canister and the same coil of wire that you removed from the body of the vacuum cleaner.

First, the coil must be separated from the spring mechanism, which is responsible for folding the wire. To do this, you need to remove the contact group

You will need a small plywood strip to secure the spring mechanism to it. The width of the strap should be a couple of centimeters less than the width of the canister you will be using to carry

To secure the plastic part, you will need to drill it in several places. The plastic on such parts is very durable, so you need to drill carefully so that the material does not burst.

For fastening, use short self-tapping screws, the plastic surface needs to be flared a little so that the caps do not stick out and do not cling to the coil

After this procedure, the coil can be assembled and the contact group with wires for connection can be returned to its place.

For carrying, it is better to take a small canister with a comfortable handle and a wide neck. The width and height of the canister should be such that the coil can be placed in it, and nothing would interfere with its rotation.

On the outside of the canister, you need to install a regular outlet - you will connect your power tools to it.

To fix the socket in the canister wall, you need to make through holes, you will also need to prepare a couple of holes for the contacts

On the opposite wall of the canister, a U-shaped door should be cut in order to place a coil of wire inside

The coil must be installed in the canister, the plug of the wire must be pulled out through the neck, and the contacts of the coil must be removed to the side where you will put the socket

Now you can connect the contacts of the coil to the socket

To make the socket firmly fixed on the thin wall of the canister, place a piece of plywood on the back side and screw the socket to it through the plastic wall

Now you can close the socket with the standard cover

In order for the coil of wire to be firmly fixed in the canister, the plywood strip on which it is held must be screwed to the wall

At the top of the canister, you will need to make a hole so that you can control the button for twisting the wire. Make sure the hole is large enough for your finger to pass through.

At this, the carrier - compact, with a comfortable handle - is ready to go. It will come in handy in the workshop or in the garden.

To connect the instrument, simply plug the plug into the socket on the canister. Even if your instrument has a short cord, it doesn't matter - the carrier can be placed on the table

A grass chopper from a vacuum cleaner to help the summer resident

So it turns out that even a broken vacuum cleaner can still be useful for something. In addition to this material, we offer you this small educational video on how to make a grass chopper out of a vacuum cleaner. This device is useful for those who keep poultry and rabbits in their household.

We are waiting for your comments on how, in your opinion, such a homemade vacuum cleaner will be effective in practical use. If you have already done something similar - send us your photos and a description of the process.

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A practical homemade product from an old vacuum cleaner: the universal extension cord

What useful things can remain in a burnt out vacuum cleaner

How to make a carry from a wire from a vacuum cleaner

A grass chopper from a vacuum cleaner to help the summer resident

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