Plastic bottle replaces Hose

When filling plastic or steel drums from a faucet, we normally use a water hose to do the job.  It is mostly troublesome to use the entire length of a rubber or plastic garden hose because of its bulk.  Cutting from it a short length to reach the drum could just be a waste because the faucet connector will need to be replaced at the main hose.  If the tap water faucet has no threads to screw it on makes another problem.


Instead of that, I looked for alternatives on how to get the water from the faucet reach the drum.  We had different sizes of plastic bottles and I chose the right size to make it as a conduit in place of the hose.  I put a hole the size of the faucet almost at the bottom of the plastic bottle.  With that inserted, it is convenient to fill the drum and I could hear water flowing in.  Once the deep sound becomes lighter, you know the drum is almost full.  Compared to a hose, it is mostly submerged in the drum and you do not hear the water flowing.

Telephone/Fax Stand

The telephone stand as shown on the photo was first made for just a plain telephone with the use of scrap wood, extra metal brackets and aluminum bar for support.  It is now mounted with plywood anchored by plastic "L" angle bar, cut from thick plastic casings, to the original stand.  Wood screws and metal screws were used where applicable and depending on the need.

The stand is sturdy enough to hold a quite heavy old fax machine and even when a telephone user rests  an arm or elbow around it.  It is easy to disassemble in case it needs to be moved to another location.

Scrap to Cellfone stand

From various scrap plastics from old computer components, scrap shoe in-sole pad and plastic business card box, I was able to create this cell phone stand.  It was just a matter of sifting through the different plastic casings that I have saved and stashed away.  The container was a little bit wider and had some protruding teeth that was simple to break cleanly with a pair of pliers.


The in-sole pad was cut to size so the cell phone would fit snugly at same time as protection for the phone's casing.  For the back support I cut an "L" from another piece of hard plastic and half-inch from one end of the business card plastic cover.  To hold the three pieces together I drilled a small hole through all of them and bound them with a small bolt and nut.