One timber beam and a canvas bag (a bag with a round bottom) measuring 550×1400×1450 and 250×1400 mm — that is what this svertboat turns into if you take it apart and pack it for transport. Compactness was achieved by making the hull three-section. Each section can nest inside another, like the familiar “matryoshka” dolls. Read more…
The magazine “Modelist-Konstruktor” has already described motor winches more than once — fascinating soil-cultivation mechanisms that have been gaining increasing popularity among amateur designers in recent years. And indeed, the merits of this excellent device are indisputable. The point is that a winch (by the way, one of the oldest mechanisms in the history of Read more…
Readers of the magazine “Modelist-Konstruktor” are offered a simple wheel-and-ski snowmobile designed for travel along snow-covered country roads and even open snowfields. The snowmobile is three-point, with two rear driving pneumatics and one steerable ski at the front. Compared with other machines of this type, the snowmobile’s design is extremely simple, which makes it possible Read more…
The apricot is a valuable fruit crop that came to us from Central Asia. However, not all of its varieties are suitable for drying because of the low content in them of the substance whose main component is sugar. These are, as a rule, early-ripening varieties. To obtain high-quality dried fruit, it is desirable to Read more…
Manufacturing furniture from ordinary (non-laminated) chipboard is completed with its finishing. Although not complicated, this is a responsible stage that largely determines the appearance of the finished product. Finishing may use self-adhesive film, textured paper, fabric (linen, calico), and veneer. Facing with self-adhesive film is the simplest. The workpiece is cleaned of dust. A strip Read more…
The development of garden and vegetable cooperatives, and the construction of dachas and cottages, has sparked increased interest in structures designed to preserve the generous gifts of autumn. Recently, many gardeners prefer to store their harvested crops directly on the plot. However, this often leads to inevitable disappointment, since it is sometimes done without the Read more…
An experienced tourist’s backpack usually weighs about 40 kg. Agree, it’s not easy to make your way along untrodden trails with such a load. Moreover, almost all frame packs share one common drawback: when heavily loaded, they fit tightly against the back, and because there is no ventilation in that area, clothing gets damp. Besides Read more…
Washing machines have firmly become part of everyday life. And while connecting a modern washing machine to a water supply network in cities is usually easy, in rural areas with no centralized water supply, where water is taken from springs and wells, putting such a machine into operation is much harder. This is primarily caused Read more…
A shoe storage solution is always a challenge. Shoe cabinets usually sold in stores are, structurally, ordinary box units with shelves that are not very well suited for storing shoes. This is exactly what prompted the design of a custom version different from store-bought models. The main advantages of the proposed design are compact dimensions Read more…
This spring this lawn mower was assembled quite quickly. Why quickly? Because there was no need to machine a single part. In addition, the design used inexpensive, readily available materials and spare parts. The mower has a number of advantages even over commercial machines: a large swath width — 500 mm; it mulches green grass Read more…
