SMALL BUT VERSATILE!

SMALL BUT VERSATILE!

A woodworking machine in a personal household will never be in the way, and when building or setting up a house or dacha, it is simply necessary. However, not everyone has the opportunity to purchase one. Moreover, the machines available for sale don’t suit everyone in everything: either the dimensions are too large, or the Read more…

LET THE WIND WORK

LET THE WIND WORK

Wind has always been considered a symbol of inconstancy, and attempts to convert its energy into electrical energy most often led to results that were not very encouraging. Indeed, everyone expects stability from a source of electrical energy: flip a switch — and the light bulb lights up. But wind, alas, is changeable. However, it Read more…

SNOW GO-KART

SNOW GO-KART

It’s easiest to say: “When I grow up, I’ll get behind the wheel of a car, take a plane into the sky, build what I dreamed of…” But it turns out that many dreams can come true even at the age of fifteen, if you don’t sit idle, but boldly take on their realization. We Read more…

AN ERGONOMIC HANDLE

AN ERGONOMIC HANDLE

Active work with rakes, hoes, shovels, snow scrapers, and all other garden tools with handles of uniform diameter throughout their length is associated with excessive strain on the fingers. In youth, one doesn’t pay attention to such trifles, but with age, the number of rest breaks somehow increases… To reduce hand strain, I attached handle-like Read more…

NO GASOLINE NEEDED

Most of the vehicles I built were based on mass-produced noisy and “fuel-guzzling” motorcycle or bicycle internal combustion engines. This was convenient on one hand, but very troublesome on the other, as the quality of the engines rarely satisfied and I had to spend a lot of effort, and most importantly, time on their refinement Read more…

“FIFTEEN PUZZLE” ON THE WATER

“FIFTEEN PUZZLE” ON THE WATER

Water motorcycles, or scooters, are very popular among water motor sports enthusiasts and athletes. This type of transport has expanded the range of watercraft, contributes to the development of tourism and promotes active recreation, allows you to better explore your region on weekend trips… But what if there is only a small pond or stream Read more…

A ROTOR SAIL ON A CATAMARAN

A ROTOR SAIL ON A CATAMARAN

I would like to tell the readers of the magazine about a catamaran whose movement was achieved using the Magnus effect. The Magnus effect consists in the fact that when a rotating body is flowed around by an air stream, a force is formed that is perpendicular to the direction of the stream. When a Read more…