Is it necessary to prove that working on a stepladder becomes much more convenient if the necessary tools are always at hand? For example, on a shelf fitted onto the upper bow of the stepladder. Its design is simple: only six parts, not counting washers and rivets — a tray, two clamps, two hooks, and Read more…
Having become a pensioner, I took up breeding nutria (swamp beavers, or coypu) and became convinced how profitable this business is. With low costs for keeping these herbivorous and, moreover, very unpretentious animals, I get not only tasty meat (on average 2—3 kg from each animal), which is in no way inferior to rabbit meat Read more…
Not every home has an entryway that can accommodate the hallway wardrobe units sold in stores: as a rule, they are designed for a spacious hallway. At the same time, even in a small corridor you can rationally organize a corner with a mirror and hangers, similar to the homemade furniture set for a small Read more…
First, a few words about myself and the situation fate put me in. It all started when, during a motorcycle accident, I suffered a severe spinal injury with damage to the spinal cord. Unfortunately, I was not operated on immediately, but two months after the injury. The result was complete paralysis of the body, from Read more…
Many people know or suspect that any lock, even the most expensive one, can be opened with certain skills and tools. The design of the proposed lock is simple, but it will give an experienced burglar maximum “pleasure” before he “cracks” it. People who have ever taken an interest in these matters are surely familiar Read more…
Starting a car’s internal combustion engine in winter — especially after a long period of inactivity — is often a serious problem. The issue is even more pressing for powerful trucks and agricultural machinery, much of which is now privately owned and is typically stored outdoors without a garage. And the cause of a difficult Read more…
Finnish house designs have proven themselves to be cozy, warm, and resistant to seasonal conditions and the effects of time. Finnish builder Pentti Jurmalainen discusses the specifics of laying bases and foundations for such country houses. Do you know what the parts and elements of a house are called? If not, carefully study Fig. 1. Read more…
My new house is good in every way, but it has no gutter. Rain runs off the roof onto the foundation, and in windy weather it also hits the walls. In the store, drainage gutters with brackets and especially the elbow pipes with funnels inspire a quiet melancholy with their appearance. I did not want Read more…
The need for a large guest table at a country plot does not arise very often — only when friends or relatives come together to relax in the fresh air or to celebrate some family event or occasion. But it hardly makes sense to make special furniture for such a case, furniture that will remain Read more…
Having read in issue No. 1 of “M-K” for 1989 a description of an electronic vehicle ground cut-out, I decided to use it as a simple anti-theft device. However, when the toggle switch is replaced with a push-button (as recommended by the designer V. Arapov) or with a reed switch, a highly undesirable effect occurs: Read more…
