For a successful fishing trip it would be nice if good tackle were joined by luck, and also, as they say, “you have to know the places.” And while luck is an unreliable thing, I did know the places where fish could be found. Getting to them, however, was often difficult even for someone on Read more…
The mini-system I developed is designed for automatic maintenance of set air temperature and humidity in thermal cabinets, closed boxes, as well as in greenhouses or other rooms. Its design is mainly modular (Fig. 1); assembly is quite within the capabilities of anyone who has ever put together even a simple electrical or radio circuit Read more…
The woodworking machine presented to the readers’ judgment I designed myself, fabricated with my own hands, and now successfully use when building a house on my plot. I am becoming convinced how successful the design turned out: compact, technologically sound, and, I believe, quite suitable for “replication.” The machine is so simple that an overly Read more…
There are many rivers and lakes that can bring joy and pleasure to those who enjoy recreation on the water. But most bodies of water where you can boat are located far from populated areas. Leaving a boat in such places is unsafe. Therefore, today we invite DIY enthusiasts to get acquainted with a compact, Read more…
The automotive trailer discussed here was built by Dmitry Pekarev. In general, he is still a quite young man — he is 25 years old. In their family, which loves to spend summer vacations actively, there is an old VAZ-2101 car and a “Kazanka” boat with a motor. However, there was nothing to deliver the Read more…
For most people, mentions of a dental drill bring unpleasant feelings. But for a skilled craftsman the attitude toward this equipment is different. Perhaps only this mechanism makes it possible to machine complex surfaces and hard-to-reach places in contoured parts. That is why, among other necessary fixtures and equipment, an electric rotary tool (dental drill Read more…
The design of this portable barbecue is convenient both for camping conditions (for example, for tourists, hunters, or anglers) and for a garden plot or a country house for quickly cooking shashlik or roasting vegetables, frying sausages, frankfurters, or fish. Its advantage is that this kind of barbecue can be taken apart and folded instantly, Read more…
We continue the story of the machines and mechanisms built by V. A. SVERBL — an amateur designer from the village of Zelenchukskaya in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. In the publications “Walk-behind tractor — nothing superfluous”, “A reliable helper for the walk-behind tractor” and “A compact car with the character of an all-terrain vehicle” (“Modelist-Konstruktor” Nos. Read more…
“Butterfly” — that is the name of this sports dinghy. Thousands of similar little craft sail the waters of lakes and reservoirs in many countries of the world. Boats of this class are especially popular in Czechoslovakia and the GDR. These sailing boats are not monotypes, that is, they do not have a strictly defined Read more…
In clouds of snow dust, unusual machines rush down from a high mountain — they look like bicycles, only with skis instead of wheels. On the riders’ feet are slalom boots and skis as well — short ones, with rigid bindings. The outfit is a dense leather jacket, stretch pants, a hard protective helmet, thick Read more…
