Whether you need to reach into a loft, hang curtains, or drill holes for them under the ceiling — quite a few household chores require using a small stepladder. And if there isn’t one at home, we start piling up substitutes from available furniture, which is fraught with falls and serious consequences. Those who have Read more…
When the bedroom is spacious, you can place the bed in the most convenient layout — with the headboard against the wall. This is especially important for a double bed: access is preserved on both sides, and a nightstand with a lamp can be placed on each side, with a bedside drawer for bedding arranged Read more…
“Dear editorial office of Modelist-Konstruktor magazine! There is a rather difficult craft — the ability to use manual arc welding. It is needed not only by professionals in production, but also by those who like to make things with their own hands at home — both in the garage and at the dacha. However, few Read more…
In dacha conditions, especially if it is a new build and everyday life is not yet settled, the proposed design will prove as necessary as it is versatile. Quick and simple to make, it will faithfully serve not only during the first stages of developing a country plot and building a house, but also later Read more…
Anyone who reads the description of the electrolyzer I developed will be convinced that a few liters of water are enough to obtain a high-temperature flame (200° C). The high flame temperature makes it possible to solder ferrous and non-ferrous metals with practically any refractory solders, or with the metal itself (welding). The high concentration Read more…
Having decided to build a sauna on my country plot, I read a fair amount of relevant literature. Not everything in the proposed stove designs appealed to me. I wanted to simplify the construction, make it more practical from a manufacturing standpoint, and at the same time improve its operational qualities. As a result, I Read more…
Tasty, fragrant apples and pears. And they are not lacking in vitamins. But keeping these fruits until the next harvest is a problem — and sometimes a serious one. Drying, pickling and jam-making, and other methods of preserving come to the rescue. Moreover, according to gourmets, the value of products prepared for storage increases noticeably Read more…
Potatoes are often called the second bread, emphasizing the extraordinary importance of this crop. Yet in terms of labor intensity, especially on individual plots, it is far from last on the list. All the more so if all the work is done here the old-fashioned way, without any means of mechanization. A device I designed Read more…
Undoubtedly, a home sports complex is necessary for any family, especially a young one. But what if you live in a small one-room apartment or, like my family, in a dormitory room? Under such conditions, when you cannot even install a basic pull-up bar in a doorway, talking about a full gym is simply unrealistic. Read more…
When making furniture at home, the main problem always arises for the amateur craftsman: how to join the individual parts, what fastening to choose so that it is simple but reliable. Everything is used: from simple nails and screws to mortise-and-tenon and complex glued joints, bolt fastenings, metal parts, and shaped profiles — depending on Read more…
