Washing machines wear out and fail over time. Most of the time they just end up in the landfill. However, in many cases details from washing machine may come in handy. There are many options for the second life of an electric motor. It all depends on the skills, capabilities and imagination of the home master. In this article, you will learn where you can use the engine from the washing machine, if it is in working order. Consider what homemade products from the engine from the washing machine can be made.
Electric motor for grinder or emery
Buying a ready-made grinder is not always possible, primarily because of the high price, and in this case, the electric motor from the washing machine or other equipment becomes literally indispensable.
A lot of effort requires the correct layout of the future unit, as well as the solution of such a technical problem as setting a grindstone on the motor shaft. In many cases, there is no thread on it, and the diameters of the shaft and the hole in the stone do not match. The usual way out is to use a special part, which must be ordered separately from the turner's workshop. This part may be called a flange, adapter, hub, etc.
The flange to be turned must fit on the shaft and be fixed with a bolt. In addition, you will need a washer and nut with a thread directed in the direction opposite to the rotation of the motor shaft. Due to this, spontaneous tightening of the nut will occur during operation. Otherwise, the nut will quickly unwind and the stone will fly off.
If necessary, you can change the direction of rotation of the rotor. In washing machines, they are installed, therefore, it is enough to switch the corresponding windings, and the direction of rotation will change. A starter coil is required to start the engine. If it is absent, then there is nothing to worry about: when you push the stone in the right direction, the device will work on its own.
For the manufacture of a grinding machine, it is not at all necessary to use high-power engines. 400 W is quite enough, and even 100-200 W. Pay attention to the number of revolutions per minute, which should not exceed 3000. Otherwise, the motor with too high a speed may lead to the destruction of the grindstone. Most the best option an electric motor with 1000 rpm is considered.
The operation of a homemade grinder requires strict adherence to safety regulations. First of all, it is necessary to provide a protective cover to protect the worker from abrasive dust and small debris. For this, metal is suitable, 2.0-2.5 mm thick in the form of a strip folded into a half ring. In addition, it will be necessary to manufacture a handpiece to ensure the emphasis of the workpieces.
Turning an electric motor from a washing machine into a generator
Many home craftsmen are engaged in the manufacture of home-made generators using electric motors from household appliances, including washing machines. This task is associated with certain difficulties, primarily of a technical nature. Without fail, you will need the services of a qualified turner already at the first stage of work.
First of all, it is necessary to disassemble the asynchronous motor removed from the faulty washing machine. Then the core falls into the hands of a turner, who removes a layer of the element on the machine, 2 mm deep. Then, grooves are cut in the core to a depth of 5 mm, into which neodymium magnets will be inserted. Grooves are recommended to be made after the acquisition of magnets, when their dimensions become known.
After completing all the work, it is necessary to fix neodymium magnets on the core. For this purpose, a template is made of tin or other thin metal. Its dimensions must match the dimensions of the core and the width of the grooves, and it must exactly fit into the place where the magnets are installed. The magnets are located on the core at the same distance between themselves and are fixed with glue. In addition to distance, the angle of inclination of each element is of great importance. Deviations from the standard dimensions can cause sticking, as a result of which the generator power is noticeably reduced.
Cold welding is used to fill the gaps between the magnets. Finally, the surface of the rotor is polished with sandpaper, after which the complete assembly of the device is performed.
The assembled generator must be tested. For this purpose, you will need a small battery, a rectifier, a multimeter and a charge controller. Connection occurs according to a certain scheme. The charge controller is connected to the two windings of the generator through a rectifier. Then the controller and the multimeter must be connected to the battery.
For a normal check, it is necessary to ensure the rotation of the rotor of the electric motor. This operation cannot be performed manually, so you should use a drill or screwdriver. The tool is connected to the motor rotor, after which rotation begins at a speed of approximately 800-1000 rpm. With a high-quality assembly of the generator, the output voltage is 220-300 V. A lower voltage indicates a poor-quality assembly of the rotor.
After assembly and testing, the generator can be used. This will require the expenditure of energy required to rotate the rotor. Can be connected to a small motor internal combustion, for example, from a chainsaw or a motorcycle. However, this method requires the purchase of an energy carrier. Therefore, other options are recommended, relatively inexpensive and environmentally friendly, associated with the use of wind or water energy.
All home craftsmen must remember that the electric motor is from washing machine can be converted into a generator, with a capacity of not more than 5 kW. Typically, such devices give out an average of 2 kW, sufficient for 1-2 rooms or baths. So completely replacing the electrical network with a homemade generator will not work.
Lathe from the engine from the washing machine
The engine from the washing machine is ideal for making a small wood lathe. The basis of the design is a frame, which can be made of a corner, shaped pipes and other improvised materials. Frame dimensions are within 100 x 20 cm, with possible deviations in one direction or another.
The electric motor is quite suitable from an old washing machine, perhaps even from Soviet times. For example, the Vyatka machine was equipped with an asynchronous motor with two speeds of 400 and 3000 rpm. The connection can be made according to all known schemes, including using a capacitor.
The system of fastening the engine to the frame is carried out individually. Most importantly, the motor axis should be aligned parallel to the supporting structure. This can be done using washers, which, if necessary, are placed at the fulcrum. The headstock is fixed on the motor pulley. The tailstock and guides are also made from improvised means. The axis of the tailstock must be parallel to the frame and the headstock, that is, it must be centered.
An important detail is the hand rest, which acts as a support for the cutting tool. It is necessary to ensure its movement along and across the frame, as well as reliable fixation during operation.
Wood splitter motor
The basis of the design, as in the lathe, is the bed. It is made of a metal profile or a square. The resulting site will consist of two zones - power and working. The power side is designed to install an electric motor. It must be securely fastened, since the main load falls on it.
The engine control unit is located in the same area. A dielectric plate is provided for the placement of electrical components, and they themselves should, if possible, be placed in a plastic case. The working area is made in the form of a table. The material used is steel sheet, 2-3 mm thick. On the border, conditionally dividing both zones, a pedestal is mounted, on which the shaft of the cleaver-cone is fixed. This part must not be mounted directly on the motor shaft.
The cone shaft is equipped with its own bearing support. In order to compensate for jerks and create torque, it is recommended to install a flywheel on the shaft.
After assembling the entire structure, you can start connecting the electric motor. The most commonly used are asynchronous motors. In older units of this type, a separate winding is provided for starting. To determine it on the engine, you need to use a tester to measure the resistance on each winding in turn. The desired winding will have a higher resistance. It is directly involved in the creation of the primary torque in the right direction. If it is necessary to change the direction of rotation of the shaft, the connection points of the starting winding are reversed.
Modern electric motors start much easier. You can use a regular household machine to turn it on and off.
Washing machine concrete mixer
A concrete mixer is necessary on the farm, especially in private and country houses. However, concrete mixers are quite expensive, so one of the solutions to the problem would be to make a concrete mixer from improvised means. A washing machine is best suited, and not only the electric motor, but also the body itself.
The base must be reliable so that the container does not wobble during rotation. The duration of the operation of the unit depends entirely on this. An unstable base can lead to a drop in capacity and failure of other elements. The most suitable is a metal structure. If desired, it can be equipped with wheels. All parts and details are interconnected by means of bolts or welding. To install the electric motor, it is necessary to provide special shelves with holes for mounting. A gearbox is also mounted on the same shelf, the pulley of which must be in the same plane with the engine pulley. Otherwise, the motor will experience overload.
Turning the homemade concrete mixer on and off is done using a batch switch. In most cases, a capacitor is present in the switching circuit. Thus, thinking about what kind of homemade products from the engine from the washing machine can be made, any home craftsman in practice will make the device that is most needed in household.
A skilled owner has no such thing as trash. Any failed unit or equipment is at least a deferred benefit. Today, the editors of the site will talk about how to use some of the units of old washing machines wisely. Lawn mower, concrete mixer - this is an incomplete list of useful homemade products from the engine and drum from, which we will discuss in detail in this review. Offers step by step photos and video tutorials with the easiest to implement, but useful ideas on how to make homemade products from a washing machine motor.
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Types of washing machine motors
How to make a grinder or sharpener from a washing machine engine
If you don't know where to use the motor from, make a grinder. This is one of the simplest "alterations" of the washer engine. The biggest problem in assembling a grinder is to ensure a good, stable attachment of the grindstone to the motor shaft, most often a special flange is used.
Consider in detail all the stages of work:
| Illustration | Action Description |
 | For work, we need an engine from a 180 V washing machine, at 1400 rpm. Too much powerful engine not worth choosing. The first stage is the insulation of the wires. |
 | We mark the grinding wheel under the adapter. Moreover, to fasten the hub, it is necessary to use a washer and a nut with a thread directed in the direction opposite to the rotation of the shaft. Otherwise, it will spin up and the whetstone will fly off at the first start. |
 | We cut metal corners, they can be cut from sheets of 8 mm. We fasten the motor to the frame with the help of bolts. |
 | We assemble all the elements of the grinding disc and test run. |
 | The next stage is painting and welding to the base |
 | At the end of the work, surface decoration with abrasive material. The easiest way is to use double-sided tape for this purpose. By the same principle, you can make a sharpener from a washing machine with your own hands. |
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Ask a Question"If you need to change the direction of rotation of the grinder rotor from the washing machine, for induction motors it is enough to switch the corresponding windings. If you do not have a starting coil, then when you push the stone in the right direction, the device will work on its own.
"Wood lathe
In this homemade product, the most difficult thing is to weld the correct frame for the base. The lathe must necessarily have a stable base. The frame can be made from corners and profiles, and other improvised materials. Most importantly, the motor axis should be aligned parallel to the supporting structure.
The motor in such models is asynchronous, usually with two speeds, from 400 to 3000 rpm.
For more information on how you can use the motor from the washing machine and assemble a lathe with it, see this video:
Do-it-yourself do-it-yourself removable machine from a washing machine
Such a machine will easily do all the dirty work for you. She will perfectly cope with the time-consuming and physically difficult task of plucking chickens.
| Illustration | Action Description |
 | We take the shaft from the old washing machine, work on the thread. On the emery we make neat cuts under the pulley. |
 | In our case, a vertically loaded pulley is suitable. |
 | We cut the adapter from the old steering finger from the UAZ. The thread fit just right. |
 | For clamping, we use a cap from a centrifuge from an old Siberia semi-automatic washing machine. |
 | To mount our motor, we assemble the frame. We paint, weld the "ears". |
 | We “plant” the pump on the sealant. |
 | FROM reverse side install the pulley. |
 | We check the belt drive of our unit. |
 | We connect the board with the tachometer. We connect the windings in series from the collector to the armature. If you connect it wrong, it will turn your motor the other way. We fix the control unit under the countertop. |
 | We fix it on a bowl for loading carcasses, equipped with rubber pins. |
 | From above we lay the bottom of the removable machine and fix it with a cap on the screw. |
Such a machine will cope with plucking boiler chickens, as well as quails. About 120 rubber "fingers" with a diameter of 8 mm were used for the manufacture.
lawn mower
It is another great way where you can use the engine from the washing machine and give it a second life. By analogy with any device, the most difficult thing here is to make a comfortable frame to which the motor could be stably screwed. The second most important task is to come up with a casing to protect the motor from dust and, and a person from cuts.
Sometimes a frame from a stroller or is taken as a basis. Next, a metal sheet is welded onto the frame. A casing is attached to the platform from above, a special bumper is fitted in front and behind. It can be either plastic or rubber, or metal.
Knife options can be different - from rotary to cylindrical. 
feed cutter
But for the manufacture of a feed cutter, not only the motor from the washer, but also the drum will go into business. True, it is worth choosing initially. However, if you haven’t found one, a regular drum will do.
Important! If you are using a tank from a top-loading washing machine, make sure that the blades do not touch the bottom and sides of the tank during operation!
How to turn the engine from an old washing machine into a generator
To make a homemade generator, you will have to seek help from a professional turner. After purchase, it will be necessary to machine grooves of a certain depth on the engine core.
To fix the magnetic "amplifiers", it is necessary to prepare tin templates in advance, the dimensions of which must match the dimensions of the core and the width of the grooves. It is important to distribute the magnets on the core at the same distance. You can fix them with glue.
At the flea market, engines from Soviet-era washing machines or even from modern products often come across. Such an engine is usually not expensive, but there can be a lot of benefits from it.
The idea is to make a grinder out of it, the performance of which can be even better than that of the Chinese counterpart. However, before buying, it is advisable to check the performance.
First, we measure the resistance of the working and starting windings. The starting winding is of the greatest importance. We begin the production of a frame for our future machine. It must be stable and durable.
To form the frame, a metal corner and a profile pipe are used. Pieces are cut. The engine is installed on a part of the frame, and then the body is assembled around it completely by welding. Next, we make a table to the frame from the same profile pipe, cutting it in half.
Main stages of work
We weld a pair of pieces of round timber, forming a uniform gap between them and the nuts along the edges. Under the table you need to make an emphasis. Then we make an additional part to fix the required angle, which can be adjusted.
We take a disc from an old pneumatic grinder with a diameter of 150 mm. We cut the threads on the motor shaft and on the disk itself under the adapter from the elongated nut. If the motor is capacitor, and its power is 180-200 W, we connect a starting capacitor of 12 microfarads (at the rate of 7 microfarads per 100 W).
We fasten one end to the motor wire, the other to one of the wires of the network cable. We place the capacitor near the engine with the help of screeds. Soundly isolate all contacts and fix the network cable to avoid displacement.
For the convenience of moving the machine, you can make a handle from a polypropylene pipe, inside of which there is a metal rod. It is attached to the engine itself. We assemble the entire structure, install the disk and start our machine into operation.
There are many models of electric emery on the market, but it is so simple that you don’t want to spend even minimal money, especially since it’s easy to make it yourself. You will only have to buy an abrasive wheel, and the old washing machine will become the “donor” of the engine, which will probably gather dust in the garage and, most likely, will never be needed again. Read on to learn how to make emery from a washing machine engine.
What determines the choice of motor
First of all, it should be explained why, in most cases, in the manufacture of a sharpener, an engine from a washing machine is used. The fact is that old models, such as the Volga, Chaika, Ural and many others, had ideal revolutions for emery, 1000 - 1500 per minute. It was this frequency that allowed their activator to spin at the optimum speed. At the same time, washing machines differed quite a lot in maximum load, and hence in engine power. In most cases, it ranged from 200 to 400 watts. This is quite enough so that even axes can be sharpened with emery.
However, before proceeding with the manufacture, it is necessary to study the "nameplate" on the engine housing. This is such a tin plate on which the main parameters of the motor are indicated. It is important that the shaft speed does not exceed 3000 rpm. This is due to the fact that the grinding wheel is not designed for high angular speed and, if the maximum value is exceeded, it can collapse. This is very dangerous, especially when you consider that most homemade emery lacks protection. Moreover, a high rotation speed will lead to overheating of the tool being sharpened, and hence to a loss of cutting qualities.
In addition to optimal frequency and power, the washing machine engine has a number of significant advantages:
- Connection to the electrical network without additional alteration.
- Existing mounts make it easy to install the engine on the base of the emery.
- The length of the motor shaft allows you to place a grindstone on it, though with the help of an adapter.
Now that the choice of engine for emery is justified, you can proceed to the process of manufacturing it.
This is the only detail that cannot be done by hand. Would need lathe and, accordingly, a person who knows how to work on it. What is an adapter for? The fact is that the size of the motor shaft is about 14mm, while the mounting hole
The emery wheel usually has a diameter of 32 mm. This means that their "direct" connection is absolutely excluded. The adapter, as it were, increases the motor shaft of the washing machine to the required size.
For manufacturing, you need a piece of steel "round timber", approximately 65 mm long. and 60 mm in diameter. The last figure is due to the need for the so-called flange - a fixed washer on the body of the part, against which the emery circle rests on one side. Its thickness must be at least 4 mm. A seat is machined in front of the flange, with a diameter of 32mm. Next comes the “M20” thread, on which the nut will be screwed, fixing the circle.
For mounting on the engine, a hole is made in the adapter body, with a diameter equal to that of the shaft. Further, it all depends on how the pulley was fixed on the washing machine. There were two main options:
- By means of a thread on the motor shaft and a large nut.
- Bolt 4, screwed into the adapter body, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the motor.
The manufactured part must have one of the above methods of fastening, depending on the type of engine.
Sometimes, home craftsmen try to minimize costs and make an adapter with a flange on their own. Most often, a pipe with suitable inner and outer diameters is used as the basis. Without proper experience, this is not worth it. The fact is that it is very difficult to find a suitable workpiece, so “beats” and distortions are inevitable. It will be unsafe to work with such emery. You should not save on health, especially since the cost of the work of the master will not exceed 500 rubles, and if the part is made from its own material, it will cost even less.
Another adapter scheme for making emery from a washing machine engine
The frame on which the engine will be mounted does not require special material costs, but this is no less significant. The foundation should be well thought out, since making emery is not an end in itself, you still have to work on it. At the same time, all attention should be focused on sharpening the tool, and not on holding the motor by hand, jumping around the workbench. It is at least inconvenient to work this way, and in this case, we are not talking about compliance with safety regulations at all.
Therefore, the base of the emery should be heavy enough, and most importantly, allow you to fix the engine in the same way as it was fixed on the washing machine. It is best, of course, to make the frame metal. True, for this you will have to use welding. If this is not possible, then you should take a suitable piece of chipboard, and bolt metal corners on it to mount the engine. Even better, remove the engine from the washing machine along with the standard bracket and screw it to the base. The main thing is to use bolts with nuts for this, self-tapping screws can loosen and unscrew from vibration.
There is another key point. The height of the motor mount should not only allow the emery circle to rotate freely, but also provide a gap of 4–5 cm between it and the base. After the motor is securely fixed to the frame, you need to think about the support table. It must be metal, welding can be replaced with a bolted connection. If on the washing machine the starting capacitor was taken out of the motor housing, on the basis of the emery, a place must be provided for it.
After the motor is securely fixed to the frame and all auxiliary elements are installed, you can proceed to electrical connections. But first you need to make sure that the grinding wheel is securely fixed to the motor shaft, as well as that there are no various beats.
Motor connection
First of all, it is necessary to recall the safety rules. Alternating voltage of 220 volts is life-threatening. Therefore, before connecting the wires and motor leads, you must make sure that they are disconnected from the mains.
An electric motor from a Soviet washing machine cannot simply be plugged into a power outlet. Rather, it is possible, but first its windings must be connected in an appropriate way. The engine from the washing machine is easier to connect, as it is asynchronous. It is enough to connect the rotor and stator windings in series. In the Soviet washing machine, the motor had a synchronous circuit. Two of its windings, starting and working, are brought out through the body with four wires.
In the manufacture of emery, the simplest and most correct thing is to transfer the entire wiring diagram of the washing machine to the frame, with the exception, of course, of the timer. If this is not possible, then you will have to remember the school physics course and connect the windings yourself. The hardest part is identifying them correctly. The fact is that the wires usually do not have any markings. I'll have to take a multimeter and measure the resistance. A value of the order of 30 ohms will correspond to the starting winding, and 20 ohms to the working winding. Now it is enough to “twist” them in parallel and connect them to the mains connection cord, but there is one important nuance.
The starting winding should be energized only while the emery motor is spinning up. After the motor picks up the required speed, it must be turned off. Otherwise, it will get very hot and quickly fail. Therefore, a button with normally open contacts is included in the break in the primary winding circuit, for example, from a doorbell. The emery switch and the start button are mounted on a plate of insulating material, in an easily accessible place. All connections are carefully insulated. The emery is ready, you can connect it to the network. After starting the engine should run without extraneous sounds, vibration and strong heat.
In addition, from a used washing machine, you can also construct:
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There comes a time when the “home assistant” that has faithfully served you for many years breaks down, and it is no longer advisable to repair it. There is a need to buy a new washing machine, but what to do with the old one? You can take it to the trash, but this will be an act of an uneconomic, impractical person, because so many useful things are hidden in the washer that can do a good job. Let's talk about the use of the engine and other parts of the washing machine in the household. We hope you change your mind about throwing away your old typewriter.
What parts of the machine can be adapted?
Everyone knows that an automatic washing machine is a complex household appliance, consisting of a fairly large number of elements, and the more modern the automatic machine, the more details it has. About that, you can read in one of the articles on our site. If you conduct a survey of people on the street, it will surely turn out that every tenth person in the garage, barn, in the country has an old washing machine, which seems to be a pity to throw away, at the same time it is not known what to do with it. What parts of an old car can be converted to work? 
- Email engine. If the old machine has email. engine, then this is a treasure in itself. Carefully remove it from the case, disconnecting all the wires, wipe it, wrap it in a cloth and put it in a safe place.
- Drum. The drum of the automatic washing machine is made of high-quality stainless steel, it has a lot of applications, so it must also be pulled out of the case and stored.
- Manhole cover. Pretty too useful thing, and not only the lid itself is useful, but also its parts.
- Legs, clamps, hoses, el. wiring. All this can be useful anywhere.
- Springs and counterweights. The springs on the machines play the role of shock absorbers, they are very powerful, and the counterweights are good because they are heavy, but compact - we leave both.
- Washing machine body. After extracting everything useful, return the walls of the machine to their place, the body itself can also be useful.
Important! If you are not alien to working with electronics, you can leave the control unit. There are many semiconductor elements on the control board that can be used to repair electrical appliances and to make useful gadgets in the household.
Why use a machine engine and how to connect it?
Work Email the engine from the washing machine automatic or semi-automatic can become the basis for appliances that are very necessary in the household. The most common application is email. emery for sharpening knives, tools, drills and other things. Making such an emery is not very simple, but still possible. The first and main problem is how to fix the whetstone on the motor shaft.
The diameter of the hole of the grinding stone, as a rule, does not correspond to the diameter of the shaft el. washing machine motor. This means that it is necessary to make a flange, which would be pressed onto the shaft on one side, and on the other side had a thread in order to be able to put on and fix the grinding wheel. Professional craftsmen recommend adapting a 32 mm steel pipe cut as a flange. What are we doing?
- We take a piece of steel pipe 32 mm. The pruning length should be 15-20 cm, a very long one will not work.
- At one end of the pipe trimming, threads must be cut, the length of the thread must be at least 2 times the thickness of the grinding wheel.
Very important! The thread is necessarily cut in the opposite direction of rotation of the shaft el. engine. In other words, if the shaft el. the engine rotates clockwise, which means that we make the thread counterclockwise, otherwise the grindstone will fly off.
- We heat the other end of the cut pipe with a blowtorch and press it onto the shaft, after the pipe has cooled it will firmly connect to the shaft. To strengthen the connection, you can drill a drill at the junction of the pipe with the motor shaft across and screw a bolt into the hole, tighten it with a nut. If there is welding, then you can grab the flange to the shaft with it - it will be perfect.
- Now we take three suitable nuts and two corresponding washers. We screw the first nut onto the flange until it stops until the thread runs out. Next, we put on the washer, then the grinding wheel, then again the washer and nut. We tighten everything well and at the end we fasten the lock nut.
The main thing is done, now our task is to fix the engine as securely as possible. See what holes for fasteners are on the email. engine, everything is individual here, based on this, make a stand. The simplest thing is to twist the stand from small corners, and only then fix the emery on the workbench.
Note! To install the engine on a workbench, you can use the bracket from the washing machine, on some automatic machines they install good mounts that can be used.
Another important stage in the production of emery is the connection of the electric power. motor to the mains. Let's consider the simplest option.
- We take a multimeter and check the wiring-outputs of the motor.
- We need the output of the working winding. To detect it, you need to measure the resistance, if the device on one of the outputs shows a value close to 12 ohms, then this is the working output.
- We connect the working output to the mains (220V).
- Without starting device our emery will not start even after we have connected it to the network, therefore, in order for the emery to begin to rotate, it must be twisted with force by hand. Be careful and your hand will replace the trigger.
There are more options for using an electric motor from a washing machine, but the principle of application is exactly the same. It is put on small home-made grain crushers and grass grinders, household concrete mixers, and even on small sawmills. We will not describe the nuances of manufacturing each electrical appliance, draw analogies yourself.
How to use the drum?
The stainless steel drum is a great durable piece that can be made into a lot of things. What homemade products can be made with your own hands based on the drum of a washing machine? On the Internet, you can find a lot of videos about how people make barbecue braziers from a drum, as well as barbecue grills. Indeed, the thing is magnificent, but it costs nothing to make it.
- We take out the drum from the body of the washing machine along with the pulley and shaft.
- We put the drum directly on the wheel with the hatch up, here you have an impromptu brazier.
- You can cut off the front of the tank (near the hatch) with a grinder to expand the working part of the brazier. It will also be convenient to put firewood in it.
Note! The barbecue made from the drum turns out to be magnificent, because the drum is dotted with a huge number of small holes through which air evenly flows to the coals, inflating them and providing the necessary heat.
There are also a lot of videos on the network on how to make a small smokehouse out of a drum. A very interesting and practical option for using the drum, which we tested ourselves and will be happy to share our experience. How is a smokehouse made?
Craftsmen also make puffs and futuristic lampshades for a chandelier from the drum of a washing machine. The puff is easy to make. We take a pillow, cut out a square from chipboard, corresponding in size to the pillow taken. We nail the pillow to the chipboard with a furniture stapler. Next, we take the simplest card loop, fasten on one side to the chipboard with a pillow, and on the other to the upper part of the drum wall. We got a pouf with a hinged lid, and inside the pouf you can store small things.
You can decorate the pouffe by painting the outer walls of the drum with paints. On the photo and video on the Internet there are many options for how to do this. You can also not fool around and cover the outer frame of the pouffe with a beautiful fabric.
Note! Washing machine drum pouffes are quite strong and will last you for many years.
To make a futuristic lampshade in the children's room, you must do the following:
- from a large piece of textolite (or other non-combustible material that does not conduct electricity), we cut out a circle according to the size of the drum hatch;
- grinder cut off the bottom of the drum;
- we cut out a hole for the cartridge and hook in a circle of textolite;
- we insert the cartridge into a circle of textolite and hang it on a hook;
- we securely fasten the circle of textolite to the drum with bolts so that the circle completely covers the hatch;
- the drum with the cartridge hangs under the ceiling, now we screw in the light bulb (through the pre-cut bottom of the drum) and admire the result of the work.
What kind of homemade products do people do from the drum of a washing machine with their own hands. We have listed and described only a small part. The drum is adapted as a container for washing mushrooms and fruits grown in the garden. It is very convenient, you put vegetables in the drum, pour water from the hose through the hatch, and the water, along with the dirt, pours out through the holes. At the exit, vegetables or mushrooms are clean.
Also, the drum can be used as a container for seedlings or a growth limiter for shrubs and perennials. It’s clear with seedlings, we won’t explain, but let’s talk about the limiter in more detail. Some shrub plants that summer residents like to plant in their area tend to grow in breadth (raspberry, honeysuckle, euonymus). So, if you pour chernozem into the drum from the washing machine, and plant it, for example, a raspberry bush, then bury the drum in the ground, the raspberries cannot spread over the site.
There are other options for using the drum of a washing machine. The main thing is to turn on your imagination, do not be lazy to do something with your own hands, and perhaps you will become one of the authors of a new homemade product created from a drum of a used washing machine.
How to apply the hatch door?
We have seen that a lot can be done from the motor and drum of a washing machine, but how to apply the rest of the details, such as the hatch door. There is nothing easier. The access door of the top-loading washing machine is very strong and easy to remove. She can find a variety of uses.
Important! The difficulty of installing a manhole cover on a booth or steam room window with your own hands is to properly mount the lock so that the locking hook fits snugly.
Legs, clamps, counterweights and other useful little things
In what homemade products can legs of a washing machine be used? The legs of the washing machine are good because they are very durable and can be adjusted in height. Screw them to a heavy piece of furniture like a wardrobe and you can make it taller or lower. If you screw the legs from the washer to the workbench, you can adjust it in height, which will make work more convenient.
Clamps and wiring can be used in the process of repairing electrical appliances with your own hands. For those who are not alien to working with a multimeter and a soldering iron, this small thing will definitely come in handy. Counterweights can also be used. In old washing machines counterweights were made mainly of cast iron; they can be scrapped, but they can also be used on the farm. For example, in order to press down a container with cabbage during salting, by the way, a concrete counterweight is also suitable for these purposes, it is quite small and quite heavy.
Summing up, we note that it turns out that some parts of an “obsolete” washing machine can be used to create things that are necessary in the household. This applies not only to the motor, but also to the drum, hatch, wiring, clamps, counterweights, and the hull itself. If you have the time and desire to give the parts of the old washing machine a second life, do it, the effort spent will pay off for you.