Drill press made from… boards

DIY Bench Drill Press from Hand Drill: Plans & Wood Assembly

It is generally accepted that the drill is the main tool of home handymen, hobbyists who like to build things with their own hands for the home and family, and also the primary means of mechanizing labor-intensive processes when building homemade machinery. This is no coincidence: thanks to a variety of auxiliary or additional attachments, Read more…

Motor hoe

DIY Motorized Weeder: Ambrosia Control Device Build Guide

Ambrosia… This noxious weed, widespread in the southern regions of our country, causes a lot of trouble for farmers. Rapidly spreading in the open, it severely depletes and dries out the soil, and in fields it chokes out cultivated plants. Ambrosia is a frequent cause of poisoning in domestic animals, and in humans its caustic Read more…

“Dancing” furniture set

Dancing furniture: DIY side table & stool

The first impression when you look at this unusual furniture is that it probably isn’t very stable and is perhaps too fragile—not meant for the loads we usually expect from such pieces. Indeed, can a table be reliable if each leg, bent as it is, rests on the floor not where it traditionally should, but Read more…

On tomorrow’s street

Light pedal car — pedicar

Is it really necessary to divide transport into urban, intercity, off-road? Wouldn’t it be better to create some kind of universal one that could be used everywhere? It must be said that there have been many such attempts throughout the history of technology. But life shows their failure. The search for something universal, suitable for Read more…

Multi-welding all-purpose unit

DIY Multi‑Welding Toroidal Transformer Construction Guide

Why “multi-welding”? Because this welding transformer (WT) has many important additional functions. Whereas in a traditional welder whose core is assembled from E- and I-shaped laminations there is often no room to squeeze in even one or two auxiliary turns, in the proposed donut-shaped design there is more than enough free space. As a result, Read more…

Racing of class E2

Control Line Racing Car Model 2.5 cm³: V. Popov Design

The proposed car model showed the best-in-class result at the European Championship in 1980, and in 1983 it reached a maximum speed of 252 km/h. The weight of the fully equipped racing car is 1250 g (limit 1500 g). This allows changing the load on the wheels depending on the race conditions by installing additional Read more…

Mini all-purpose unit

DIY mini drill with flexible shaft from a speedometer

For many operations performed in training workshops and technical clubs, a portable universal tool similar to a dental drill would be very convenient. However, it is almost impossible to buy such a device, and as always in such cases, the question arises: is it possible to make something similar with your own hands? The main Read more…

Bench grinder

DIY Drum Wood Sander for Hobby Workshops

In technical hobby clubs there is often a need for wooden workpieces with an even, smooth surface. Getting a well‑sanded board is not easy: hand processing is labor‑intensive and requires certain skills. The machine designed in the rocket and space modeling laboratory of the Kazakhstan Young Technicians’ Station makes it possible to mechanize the sanding Read more…