Old people humorously recall fun rides down snowy slopes on primitive sleds — bowl-shaped rounds made from frozen wet hay in old sieves. Or noisy descents “in a small heap” on ordinary sleds, from which the shafts had been removed beforehand… And today, commerce offers a wide selection of various sleds for this — both Read more…
I want to share with readers my small devices that provide additional convenience when organizing a campfire at a rest stop during a weekend hike or journey through one’s native land. One of the common “campfire” problems is finding and preparing stakes for setting up a tent and forked sticks for a crossbar, as well Read more…
Before starting to build the micromotorcycle, I spent a long time drawing various layout options, trying to anticipate on paper all possible errors and miscalculations that could arise during the work. Looking ahead, it should be noted that development on paper is one thing, and manufacturing is quite another. Many “rough spots” appeared even during Read more…
A boat with a rower moves much faster than a swimming person, even with fins, although the drag force is three or even four times greater. The efficiency of oars is higher than that of arms, and the “power” developed by a person in a boat is also higher… The strongest human muscles work — Read more…
When creating mechanical weeders, walk-behind tractors, and other small-scale mechanization equipment, DIY enthusiasts face a whole range of problems: from working out the kinematics (reliability, compactness, originality of technical solutions), acquiring components and parts for the intended machine (an inexpensive engine, for example), to assembling and debugging the entire structure. The material published below tells Read more…
Any front panels made of aluminum alloy are easily amenable to decorative processing. For example, after drilling holes in them, these parts can first be subjected to anodizing, and then painted. Both processes do not require special equipment and can easily be performed at home. Small panels are anodized in a glass cuvette. Distilled water Read more…
In a homestead or dacha farm, even a small one, any mechanized cargo vehicle is a great help. It saves both time and effort. Of course, when it’s simple and reliable. It’s desirable that the machine be small in size for maneuverability and have sufficient power (even at the expense of speed). Its cross-country ability Read more…
A canvas tent stretched over a frame made of steel pipes for electrical wiring will perfectly protect the fisherman from the scorching sun rays. The canopy size is designed for a boat 4.5 m long. The ends of the frame tubes are flattened, and holes Ø 5 mm are drilled in them. The connection is Read more…
Before proceeding to describe the snowmobile “Turtle-2”, I’ll tell you about the history of its creation. This happened thanks to an all-terrain vehicle — a predecessor with the same name, only with the index “1”. That one was a two-wheeled machine on low-pressure pneumatic tires with a D-8 engine with a power of 1.2 hp. Read more…
I read in your magazine how frozen water columns can be heated with steam. I recalled another application of a similar device — for heating people in camping conditions: in a tent, a hut, under an awning on a boat — after all, you can’t light a fire inside. In this case, a portable steam Read more…
