r/howto • • 27d ago

DIY How to fly a helicopter

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4.6k Upvotes

r/howto • • Nov 23 '25

DIY How to remove coconut oil off painted wall

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6.0k Upvotes

my 3 year old hand paintedher wall with coconut oil

How can I get this out?

Thanks

r/howto • • Sep 07 '26

DIY How to find an AirPod that fell into attic insulation.

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I was running a wire in my attic and my left AirPod fell out somewhere in an area of insulation in my attic. It was too hot that day to keep looking and my “find my AirPod” tool isn’t working anymore. I’ve tried a metal detector but it didn’t pick it up. I’d rifled around with my hands but nothing came out of that. I tried a metal scoop with holes and shoveled a bunch of the insulation around but no luck. I tried to chop it with the side of a piece of cardboard. I Know that it fell out somewhere in this particular area, but I can’t find the little pod. Any advice is appreciated!

Update: Used my daughter’s magnet. The kind that picks up little metal rings. It worked pretty well on the right AirPod when I tested it. I spent about 45 minutes in the attic (over 100 degrees here) and swept the area I thought it fell out. I went up and down and all around with that magnet and not hits. I think I’m gonna call off the search. I’ve already spent too much time and literal sweat finding these. Maybe I’ll get a good deal on Black Friday…

r/howto • • Jun 01 '26

DIY Will I ever do this? Probably not. Do I now KNOW how to do this? Yes.

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7.2k Upvotes

r/howto • • Jan 28 '26

DIY How can I get rid of this bubble?

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2.4k Upvotes

r/howto • • Jul 25 '26

DIY How to drill through glass without diamond bit

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527 Upvotes

I'd hopefully like to drill right around where its drawn if possible, I dont have a 40 dollar bit and dont overly feel like buying one for a art project

r/howto • • May 25 '26

DIY Help me make this

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9.8k Upvotes

Tools/items needed to make this and also I've never ever did any diy so please help me 🙏

r/howto • • Sep 17 '26

DIY How to patch this double rip in my favorite work jeans

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362 Upvotes

Please I love these jeans they’re my lucky bartending jeans

r/howto • • Oct 21 '25

DIY Separate aluminium from stainless steel?

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610 Upvotes

Attraction with a magnet is out for obvious reasons. A slight rotation moves the aluminum pieces to the top, but I still have to pick them out manually. Any ideas?

r/howto • • 5d ago

DIY Can i somehow DIY cut off the top of this big glass bottle?

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244 Upvotes

Hi, we have this big glass bottle (~ 16L / 4Gl ) and i need it for some measuring purposes (you can see i already made a Liter scale 😀). but it is close to impossible to properly clean it through the tight bottleneck, which would be very important.

(btw: i am in Turkey with a somewhat restricted market, importing is super expensive, and all special tools that are out of the ordinary, like a 15L glass measuring cup, are veeery expensive, if even available at all...)

anyways, the glass is about 4 to 5mm thick (0.15 to 0.2 inch?!?).

does anyone know of a way to properly cut such a glass at the green line, so the top comes off? is there a chance i can DIY this? if not, what kind of workshop would i need to go? what tools do i need? afterwards i need to grind the edges, what should i use here?

bonus: (if the cutting of the top worked), i can probably get some hobby stone engraving hand tool and engrave this Liter scale directly into the glass right?

thanks for your pro tips and advises :)

r/howto • • Sep 22 '25

DIY How to “pop out” this small dent

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916 Upvotes

Less than a month old fridge and my kid already smacked it with a toy and caused this small indentation. Could this be fixed somehow?

r/howto • • May 28 '26

DIY Aside from hiring a professional, how can I get my dog's ball out of this 30ft high gutter?

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110 Upvotes

r/howto • • Sep 24 '26

DIY How to remove the remainder of the tag on my shirt?

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365 Upvotes

Is is a plastic-y material and pokes me when I wear the shirt.

r/howto • • Mar 13 '26

DIY Repair cat scratches on real leather couch

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My cat scratched the leather couch on my rental flat. It’s real leather. Landlady got a quote of £810 which includes replacing the leather. This seems insane to me. She’s happy for me to look at other alternatives. I’ve read online that I could possibly fix it myself but I’m not sure if it’s doable. Any advice please? Thank you!

r/howto • • Jun 18 '26

DIY What is the best way to engineer a latch for this visor. Without tape, it sags and wont stay flat against the top.

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I've already tried sticky velcro strips but the sticky sides of the strips couldn't hold the weight and eventually released after like 2 months.

I've been thinking of drilling in some kind of latch that's similar to the latch on the an airplane seat-back tray table, but don't exactly know what a latch like that is called?

Anyone have any better ideas, this visor is driving me absolutely bonkers when it sags.

r/howto • • Sep 09 '26

DIY How to get that stomach drop feeling?

70 Upvotes

You know the stomach drop feeling you get from rollercoasters? how do i get that feeling at home? what are the physics behind the stomach drop feeling because i wanna train myself to be resistant to it

r/howto • • Oct 22 '25

DIY Using Zip Ties A Different Way

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1.1k Upvotes

r/howto • • Sep 02 '26

DIY How do I level this storage rack?

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Looking for some suggestions on how to safely and securely level the storage rack in my garage. The floor has a huge slope and probably need to raise the right side about 4 inches. I have already tried composite shims and leveling blocks made for a camper and they really didn’t work well. Same issue with the tool cabinet as you can see. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

r/howto • • 21d ago

DIY How to insulate this shower water softner?

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Hello everyone. I have this water softener by Software Care attached to my shower. I noticed that the water loses a lot of heat until it gets to the shower head. Does anyone have any advice on how I can insulate it so it doesn't lose that much heat? (please keep in mind that my bathroom is minuscule, so it can't take up that much space lol) I appreciate the help!

Edit: here are some additional notes:

  1. I live in a rental apartment; it's an old building;
  2. I don't have access to the water inlet of the building I'm living in.
  3. This setup is supposed to be installed like that, after the water mix, in the shower/bathtub; I prefer leaving it on the outside. It's advertised as a rental-friendly apartment solution for the hard water in the shower.
  4. It takes about 2 to 3 min for the water to run through it. The water still comes out hot, but I noticed that there's a difference in temperature (nothing absurd) when comparing the water coming through the bathtub spout, and this is what I'm trying to address because I like hot showers.

r/howto • • Jan 31 '26

DIY Thoughts on how to cover / remove this?

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Our new home came with windows into the ensuite from the bedroom which we aren't the biggest fans of.

Is there a simple way to cover this / re work it and have it looking half decent, or are we looking at taking half the wall out? Thank you

r/howto • • Jan 03 '26

DIY Repair a cracked hat size adjuster thingy?

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I’m a big head guy and have only found 2 hats in my entire life that were perfect for me. This is one of them. It’s still wearable, but probably not for long. Does anybody know if this can be fixed with a special glue or something?

r/howto • • 21d ago

DIY How do I comb these feathers I found so they look nicer?

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50 Upvotes

r/howto • • Nov 17 '25

DIY Best way to add a door?

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231 Upvotes

I need to add some type of door to my bedroom but the shape and size is making it tricky.

r/howto • • May 26 '26

DIY [URGENT] Spirit stains on metal surface

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159 Upvotes

So for context, my sister's clinic assistant used this spirit to clean the surface of dental chair's light reflecting surface and now it has become all hazy and blurry as shown in the image

The senior doctor (owner) is gonna be back tomorrow morning and my sister will have to take unnecessary accountability

I looked it up but too many solutions showed up which made it more confusing, so please tell me what's the fastest way to fix this (3rd pic is how it should be)

r/howto • • Sep 27 '25

DIY How to get the drawstring out of the hole in these pants

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230 Upvotes