“MOSKVICH”-THE ROVER

Dear editors of the journal “modelist-Konstruktor”. Your journal I read from 1988 (I’m now 33). By profession I am a mechanic, own a welding business, and to all, a big fan of technology. Using published in the journal of the technical development of Amateur designers, he built three mini-tractors. It was found and used some of their technical solutions, for example, a tractor equipped with gidroksila.

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BOAT AQUARIUM

BOAT-TANKHow not to help the little Katya to see how the swimming fish! During boat rides with grandpa Victor on the lake it was peremeshivaete across the Board, trying to see underwater creatures.
Grandfather, fearing that the granddaughter accidentally fall into the water, asked her not to lean over the water. And promised that next time they will float no more on this, and on his boat, which he will do a special window, so that Katya could see him fish.

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IN A WAY, ALONG WITH GIVING

IN THE WAY, ALONG WITH GIVINGThe idea to make a transportable cottage I have matured more in those years, when the travellers dream on road service was just impossible. So I decided to provide it himself. I must say that you made many years ago, the country successfully is now. After all, the campgrounds and motels are mostly located near busy roads. I bivuachnoe its housing break right at the place of rest, close to nature, almost causing her harm.

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ASTERISK, ONE — SPEED, LOT

STAR ONE SPEEDS A LOTOne of the problems of a pedal of a drive of the bike was and still remains the need to change torque to the driving wheel depending on road conditions. And I must say that the designers decide, but in many ways They even created planetary drive bushings, however they are complicated and therefore not cheap. So often on the rear wheel set of the multistage transmission with more asterisks and mechanisms for the transfer and payment chain length. This is the most waste and inexpensive option. But the number of stars (usually three. sometimes four) is sometimes not enough. Then to increase the number of “speeds” leading asterisk also make two – and even three-stage.

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BICYCLE BAGS

BICYCLE BAGSFolding bike nowadays. However, its dimensions even when folded great, and to keep it at home and even more to transport on the bus or tram is not always convenient.
Moscow engineer I. Sorokin has set a goal to develop a convenient folding bike smallest possible folded size. The outcome was a two-wheeled machine which after the transformation is placed in the bag with the dimensions 650x450x150 mm.

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CARGO FOR CARS

CARGO PASSENGERThe need for a cargo trailer occurs periodically when it is necessary to carry does not fit the vehicle or soiling the cargo over long distances. Trucking services are very expensive, and the prices of finished industrial trailers is just insane. After buying a new car, especially on credit, trailer, of course, not buy…

 

And therefore decided to make a trailer for “Vase” himself (!) and stated this in the family circle. Native people are not to flatter, but because the views were most unexpected, and some even unflattering! But the probability of big savings won all doubts.

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THE BIKE WITH MY OWN HANDS

THE BIKE WITH MY OWN HANDSIt all started last year when I became increasingly commute to work by bike, because the expectations in the automobile crowd, after work, the moment of arrival home began to strain more and more. Trip from home to work took time almost as well as by car. But given the fact that the road passed a large part of the roads where there was practically no movement of cars along the coastal strip of the reservoir and picturesque alleys, which was carried out in the morning warm-up sport-oriented people, and the shore was decorated with a yawning fishermen with fishing rods – Cycling brought also moral satisfaction from watching everything happening around.

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“PERSISTENT” ASKS IN THE FLIGHT

So call your plane the club-model airplanes and their leader — Vadim B. Rumyantsev from the city of Privolzhsk, Ivanovo region, whose hands at the local station of young technicians (syt) it was created. They say that recreational aviation is an expensive hobby, and it’s hard to disagree. But, after familiarizing with the design of the aircraft, it becomes clear that the materials used in its manufacture, and power plant, which it is equipped, not scarce and not so expensive. It seems that such aircraft can build even those who have financial resources, that is, below average. Of course, one of Finance and a love for aviation for self-built aircraft is not enough. Need special knowledge, skills, and it’s still — enviable tenacity in achieving their goals. That’s why the boys and their mentors give the plane a name is “Persistent”. Today, E. B., Rumyantsev talks about his plane readers.

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MICROMEMORY

MICROMEMORYSketch small motomobile truck, about which speech will go, I found in an old folder during the big tidy-bulkhead in garage archive. They are inspired by memories of the days when the passion for technical creativity: the production of self-made cars, boats, aircraft and various other structures have been possible to say mass.

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HOMEMADE, SURPRISING PROFESSIONALS

HOME-MADE, SURPRISING PROFESSIONALSBefore you start talking about the car, imagine its Creator and the author of the article Yuri Ivanovich Algebraists. All his conscious life is connected with technology, and its most part — improvised science — “SamAvto”, as called by the people of this movement. He and his machine largely represent a movement, become a legend, a classic and pride.

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