When a microwave oven or any of its parts becomes unusable, the issue of disposal often arises. But do not rush to send "tired" equipment to the landfill - you can collect a lot of useful things from it. Consider what you can do from the microwave with your own hands. Our article will be useful to everyone: from housewives to hams - it all depends on your skills.
Low oven
Let's start with the simplest applications of a broken microwave. If it is equipped with mechanical control, and there is no desire to repair it, remake it in a low-power oven. For this purpose, an electric motor that rotates the platform is dismantled; instead, a heater or an ordinary hotplate from a hotplate is installed.
Important! Before removing the capacitor, discharge it by shorting it to the housing. This precaution is associated with the fact that the device is able to maintain a high voltage charge for a long time.
The rest is in the details: it does not hurt to install the guides under the baking sheet, the mode dial, glass - instead of the usual, install heat-resistant. Unfortunately, such an oven will not please pies - some of the parts will not be ready for a long high-temperature effect, but it will be possible to heat the products.
Consider that you get a solo oven, with only one difference: instead of radiation, food will be affected by temperature.
Designer bread box
If some of the parts have already outlived their time, it is unrealistic to restore the microwave oven. You can apply all your creativity and make a craft - a bread box. In this case, you only need a case. Yes, it is somewhat cumbersome, but for a spacious kitchen this will not be an obstacle. Repaint the oven or use the favorite method of the craftswomen - decoupage.
On a note. Decoupage is a special type of surface decoration when using a special varnish the image from napkins or special decoupage cards is transferred to the surface. In the network you will find a lot of instructions and master classes on decoupage, even using ordinary printed pictures.
From above, such “stickers” are varnished and look very stylish. Especially nice in the interior will look the option in the style of "Provence" or "antique" using craquelure varnish, which upon drying gives the effect of aging - cracks.
The main advantage of the idea is that the bread box will contain more than one loaf. When the processor is safe, it will additionally serve as a clock. Amaze your guests and friends with your creative abilities.
Fan
It can be used anywhere, for example, to cool eggs in an incubator. Did not know that you need to cool the eggs, and not just warm them? In fact, the cooling process is the most important stage in the development of the embryo. If at least once in your life you watched a brood hen, you might have noticed that it still leaves the nest. The fan will bring the artificial breeding of chicks to natural conditions.
By combining the fan with a timer, you can automate the process of turning on and off the device.
You can also upgrade your home incubator using a drip tray motor. By adding a time relay to it, you can also automate the process of turning eggs.
What to make from a transformer
A microwave oven transformer (Microwave Oven Tranformer or ILO) can be turned into a resistance welding device, the manufacturing schemes of which can be found on thematic forums on the network.
An old microwave can be something new: a bread box, a fan, or maybe a useful technical device. So do not throw your broken microwave - give it a second life!