From the lamp to the concrete mixer: the new life of an old washing machine

Once she washes difficult stains, giving freshness and purity of your favorite things. Sheer warmed water, soap solution and bred hours worked over trousers, blouses, tablecloths and linens. I worked for wear when the house appeared kid, and was indispensable au pair.

But then you begin to notice how she is getting older - she could no longer, as before, gently spin the drum, and did it with noise and screeching, began to pass water and, finally, stopped forever. She was sent to the loggia wait for the movers, and it could bring many more benefits.

And if you also keep the old washing machine, you will certainly come in handy advice of our members of the forum on how to give her a second life.

Grill, grill, smokehouse

No house or cottage can not do without the cozy get-togethers for the barbecue. From the drum of an old washing machine can get a great BBQ grill, stand proved or a home smokehouse. Due to the steel body, this item is not afraid of hot coals and fire.

BeerZip (Member FORUMHOUSE):

- Done as: lower cut segment (if dial example somewhere between 17 and 19 hours). The side cover (wherein the bearing mount) is a hole, which is inserted by a motor trochanter gas cooker or any other suitable (commercially available khoztovarami). The tank is placed on the coals, the chicken is placed on a skewer, a motor is activated - and after 40 minutes ruddy tasty chicken is ready.

But the member of our forum Sgres the country prefers to cook pilaf. From the old drum machine he built a cradle for heavy cauldron.

Validating Tulyak1 adapted under the cauldron thrown Soviet neighbor washing machine. In the tank body and he cut out openings for ash and laying wood, as well as for pipes. He mounted the grate and the door. All his expenses - 40 rubles for loops for doors. Here's what happened:

Another version of the application of an old washing machine - to remake it in the smokehouse, as did Gameday elf and colobus. One of smokehouses was arranged as follows: at the bottom of the tank from the Soviet machine was placed on the hotplate electric stove, it placed an old pan with aspen wood chips on top - Net with products for smoked and cover. Another smokehouse instead burners was completed with a fireplace and chimney.

If desired, the drum washing machine can make brazier. According to members of the forum, a homemade machine much more durable store analogues and burns due to considerable thickness of steel.

Washstand, outside shower and a water tank in the bath

Old washing machine will continue to be on guard purity if to make her a summer shower, under which so nice to soak in after a hot day of work in the beds. To get a shower 60 liters of water, the participant Tower_j connected two Soviet tank from the washing machines. To do this, he cut off one of the tank bottom and inserted firmly in the other, having increased the height of the walls. Validating support for the tank is welded from pieces of rebar. And in order to better sun heats the water tank walls covered with black paint.

As the old tank of the washing machine can be easily converted into a vanity.

But forumchanin usef made from the tank water heater.

usef(Member FORUMHOUSE):

- Slightly increased opening in the tank and inserted to stain with a thermoregulator, threaded on the discharge tube and the clocked gate.

Concrete mixer

If you plan to pour on the site or make a track foundation for the fence, you will be hard to do without a concrete mixer. But if you do not deploy a full-scale construction site, not cheap to buy equipment in the store to use it once, it does not make sense.

Makeshift home mixer - both manual and electric, can be made from moribund housing the washing machine. To this old, located at the bottom of the activator, to be replaced by a suitably sized shaft, and inside the tank bolted metal brackets rotated with symmetrical lobes. And, of course, provide the unit with metal frame with wheels.

garden Wagon

Our forum users tricky on an invention. Member alemurovIt tells how to make the body of the washing machine garden wheelbarrow.

alemurov(Member FORUMHOUSE):

- One front wheel is attached to the ends of the two handles. The back - stop. Simple and cheerful.

Flowerpot

Buck old washing machine can become an ornament to your garden, if you turn it into an original vase for flowers. Participant in our forum Mila47 gave the tank from the machine-gun with the help of the texture of foam and then painted it and covered it with three coats of varnish Yachting. That's what she got:

According to the new posts, pot safely wintered outdoors without losing a drop of attractiveness.

To tulips, daffodils and lilies are not affected by the rodent dug the tank from the washing machine to the ground and plant the bulbs in it. Thanks to the perforation, the moisture will not stay in the tank and will go into the ground.

Home furniture

Designers Junk Munkez Lebanese studio created a series of colorful ottoman, which served as a framework for the washing machine drum. First, they are carefully cleaned and sanded surface of the metal, and then coated with enamel. The holes in the drums served as a canvas on which designers thread embroidered patterns. Soft Satin Pillow top - and in the ethnic style of a wonderful ottoman ready! Inside padded stools can store magazines or other necessary stuff.

If the top of the drum washing machine to put a lasting glass, get a coffee table. If desired, the table can be done with color highlights. Particularly impressive it will look in the dark.

Floor lamp and pendant chandelier

Slightly changing the color and texture of the drum of the washing machine and set it on a tripod, you can surprise your guests with unusual floor lamp. Designers okleivayut painted metal base bright fabrics, carpeting, decorate his stoppers of wine. Such a lamp will no longer meet in any of the living rooms, though... it is possible that your friends will want to copy a masterpiece.

Ensemble unusual floor lamp will make a chandelier hanging from an old reel - enough only to supplement it with a wire holder and screw the light bulb.

Create beautiful and practical things for the house with his own hands, and the tips of our members of the forum that how to breathe life into an old washing machineWill help you with this. And if you think you do with your old refrigerator, please read this material.

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