Even in a small room, you can create a space for a sports corner, which is essential for the normal development of a child. “Club of Home Masters” has already introduced similar designs; today we offer another option, made entirely of wooden parts. Interest in a “stadium” at home is enormous, especially for families with Read more…
Construction of a cart for a paraglider was preceded by a simple passion for paragliding, which did not come immediately. Initially, I flew on airplanes (I have a pilot’s license) and hang gliders. But once I flew on a paraglider, I became seriously interested in it. I think it’s comparable to sailing a yacht with Read more…
The arched structure, under all other equal conditions, will always be stronger, more reliable, and cheaper than structures of other types—especially when the arch itself consists of rods working only in tension and compression. This was appreciated by the famous mechanic Kulibin, who created a large-scale model of an arched bridge to connect the banks Read more…
When in your “arsenal” there is a rowing boat and you have developed a taste for water trips, undoubtedly the thought has crossed your mind more than once to equip it with light and beautiful sails, so that you can feel the pleasant elasticity of the summer breeze in them, holding your almost yacht at Read more…
The homemade microcar “Laika” is a frameless all-metal construction. Despite its small size and simplicity, the car provides comfortable seating for two people (driver and passenger), has two trunks, is sturdy, and maneuverable. Thanks to its low weight, high body, low engine power, relatively small wheels, and rear-wheel drive, Laika’s off-road capabilities are quite high. Read more…
“CINDERELLA” — that’s what the creators, students of the Sever School, named this versatile agricultural machine. The microtractor can perform over a dozen various operations: plowing, seeding, planting potatoes, thinning beets, mowing, and more. Improvements to “CINDERELLA” are ongoing as the students learn to operate it with other agricultural tools. The versatile small-sized agricultural machine Read more…
Did you know that many amateur-built aircraft have the BRO-11M glider as their basis – the initial training glider from the well-known Lithuanian aircraft designer B.I. Oshkinis? Quite simple to manufacture and reliable in operation, designed based on the principles of the classical school of aircraft design of the 1930s, the glider won the favor Read more…
In the club of young technicians in the Novosibirsk Academic Town, in the laboratory of experimental modeling and design, off-road vehicles called “Marsh” tricycles have been designed and built. The tricycle features a modern compact open-body design and a powerful IZH-56 engine installed at the rear above the vehicle’s leading axle. The engine is equipped Read more…
“What kind of terem-teremok is this? It’s not low, not high…” The dimensions of the house are indeed small, but, looking at the adjacent descriptions and diagrams, you will see that it has everything necessary. But, as they say, there are options: from the simplest ones depicted in the adjacent drawings to a quite comfortable Read more…
FLOATING CAR with an engine from a moped was successfully built by A. Nazarov from Yaroslavl. I want to introduce readers of “M-K” to the assembled amphibian. I designed it to practically solve a whole range of problems and contradictions that arise during the design process. There were quite a few of them, but the Read more…
