10 Useful tricks to make gadgets on a budget
In this age of innovation, there’s a refreshing truth that often goes overlooked: sometimes, the most ingenious solutions don’t come with a hefty price tag attached. Get ready to discover a world of practical, cost-effective alternatives that not only rival but often outperform their expensive gadget counterparts. These savvy strategies will show you that innovation doesn’t always require emptying your wallet.
1. Sting suction tool
For this gadget, you’ll just need a syringe:
- Cut off the top of the syringe
- Place the syringe on the skin with the sting and suction
2. Transform a knife into a potato peeling gadget
For this craft, you’ll need:
- A wire
- Pliers
How to do it:
- Bend each end of the wire, making a spiral
- Place a knife in between the spirals and through their middle slot
- Use it as a peeler
3. Perfect circle drawing
With this hack, you won’t have to struggle anymore when you have to draw a circle on a board:
- Attach a thread to the top of the marker
- Extend the thread and place the end opposite to the marker on the board
- Rotate the marker and draw a perfect circle
4. Banana cutting hack
Cut perfect banana circles with a fork. Just push the fork on the banana until you cut the pieces.
You can also hack a cutting gadget, using two hair combs to hold the banana in between and then slice them precisely with a knife.
5. DIY travel neck pillow
For this hack, you’ll just need a pair of jeans with a belt on and some of the clothes you’ve packed for your trip.
- Fill the legs of the pants with clothes, to the half
- Tie the belt to close them
- Make knots at the height of the boots that have no clothes in
6. A device to watch TV comfortably
Keep your remote and snacks by hand and organized, just with a shoebox:
- Make circular and rectangular holes to the lid of the box
- Put it on the box and put your drinks and snaks in the holes
7. Easily cutting a cake in two
For this hack, you’ll just need toothpicks and dental floss:
- Insert the toothpicks horizontally around the cake
- Cut the cake with the floss, following the toothpicks path
8. Handy water filter
Here you’ll need a tampon and a plastic water bottle:
- Cut the bottle in half
- Insert a tampon in the top half
- Collect water with that bottle half
- Put it on the other half and let it drip the water filtered by the tampon
9. Personal juice maker
For this hack, you’ll just need a syringe:
- Put orange segments cut in pieces, inside the syringe
- Squish the oranges out to get the juice direct to your mouth
10. Pet hair remover
Here you’ll need double tape and plastic bottles:
- Cut the center of a plastic bottle off
- Wrap that piece with doublesided tape and take the protection tape off
- Make a middle cut and insert it through another bottle