Ski trailer

DIY ski trailer for backpack — winter cargo sled

During winter trips to the dacha — to relax or for the produce stored in the garden — or on a weekend hiking outing, you may find yourself having to carry a heavy backpack. Hauling it on your back while walking through snowy terrain is not much fun. Experienced hikers have a joking saying: “A Read more…

Homemade sprayer

DIY electric garden sprayer from a sewing machine motor

I made it for treating plants in the fight against garden and vegetable pests. I assembled it from available materials, mainly an electric motor from a sewing machine and a gear oil pump from a Ural motorcycle. I mounted them on a common base and connected them with a long drive shaft. The sprayer is Read more…

Underground water tower

DIY automatic home water supply system for your house

Having a year-round water supply system — and especially an automatic one — in a rural-type home is the dream of any homeowner who does not yet have one. Of course, few of them are willing to build a water tower for this purpose and drill a deep artesian well. And there is no need Read more…

“Butterfly” on the waves

Moth dinghy build: hull, mast, rigging and sail

The ultra-light international Moth class dinghy — the “Moth” (fig. 1, 2) is simple in design, easy to build, and possesses all the most important qualities of a racing boat — it is fast, maneuverable, and responsive to the helm. All this makes it worth recommending as a first racing sailboat for those who dream Read more…

Teen buggy

Buggy-350: school microcar based on a motor tricycle

On the roads and cross-country tracks of Latvia, new sports microcars — buggies built at the republic’s Central Station for Young Technicians — have recently appeared. One of them, the school “Buggy-350”, was displayed at NTTM-74. These nimble, agile machines move with equal success on dirt roads, highways, and heavily rugged terrain. They are also Read more…

Prefabricated garage

DIY modular garage with lift-up counterweight gates

The biggest drawback of a shell garage is its price: with delivery and assembly it can reach $1000. The cost of all materials is about $400. There is a direct (and not insignificant) benefit to building the garage with your own hands! A financial plan emerged immediately: buy materials gradually, depending on available funds, and Read more…

Pneumatic all-terrain vehicle

Single-seat pneumatic ATV for winter ice fishing

A familiar winter TV story is the rescue of ice-fishing enthusiasts from a drifting ice floe. Almost every year we are shown how emergency services specialists on helicopters, boats, or all-terrain vehicles save unlucky anglers. Such incidents are not uncommon on the country’s freezing bodies of water. Moreover, anglers often drive out onto the ice Read more…

Watered by a diaphragm

Garden irrigation cube with membrane bag and water heating

Today we present pages from our popular section “Small Mechanization” by the club leader K. I. Kruglikov. He describes two original devices for watering garden and vegetable plants. Experienced gardeners water their garden and homestead beds only with warm, settled water. For this, they fill barrels placed around the plot in the morning and use Read more…

Bicycle in a suitcase

Teen folding bike that fits in a 650×450×150 mm case

A folding bicycle is nothing surprising today. However, even when folded, its dimensions are not that small, and storing it at home — let alone carrying it on a bus or tram — is not always convenient. I set out to develop a convenient folding bicycle with the smallest possible folded dimensions. I wanted it Read more…