Neither metal nor plastic bread storage boxes offered by industry can compare with wooden ones. The latter are more eco-friendly, more durable, more attractive, and they keep loaves and baguettes fresh much longer. And the wooden design proposed by the Polish magazine Młody Technik is even more versatile: it combines the functions of both a Read more…
The idea of creating a mechanical assistant for garden cultivation came to me a long time ago. I looked through relevant issues of the “Modelist-Constructor” magazine with descriptions of soil-cultivating tools and concluded that, based on the available power unit and the control levers from the Electron motor scooter, it would be better to make Read more…
I have been subscribing to the magazine “Modelist-Constructor” for a long time, almost since its very beginning; I have gained a lot of useful knowledge from it. Responding to your call to be not only a reader but also an author, I decided to write about my experience in making chain-link mesh. The method itself Read more…
Do you know what’s the most annoying thing about a summer shower at the cottage or in a private house? Constantly running to check if there’s water in the tank. It feels like you just filled it — and after a couple of washes, the level is already at zero. And every time it’s the Read more…
Do you build small greenhouses on your countryside plot, or simply cover early seedlings in your garden beds with film? If so, it’s important to make sure such a cover is convenient to use. After all, you can’t even count how many times during the season you’ll need to open and close this transparent “tent.” Read more…
I have been passionate about DIY creativity for a very long time. My favorite magazine, “Modelist-Konstruktor,” has contributed greatly to this. I have been subscribing to it since 1972. Following the recommendations and tips from the magazine, I have made many useful household constructions. The largest of them are the Arkhipov tractor (“M-K” No. 1, Read more…
Would you like to relax and indulge in sweet idleness, lying under the sun in a comfortable lounger in a cozy corner of your country yard? Tempting, right? To make this happen, you’ll need a bit of preparatory work — but according to the Bulgarian magazine “Naprawi Sam”, it’s entirely doable for any hardworking DIY Read more…
In a small utility block on my garden plot, I had a storage room measuring only 2.2×2.7 m. One hot day, the idea came to convert it into a mini sauna and also add a shower section. I installed a 100 mm thick partition wall in the center of the storage space along its entire Read more…
To live comfortably in the countryside, you don’t actually need much — electricity, plumbing, a decent toilet, and a sewage system. Electricity usually isn’t a problem — even if your summer cottage area isn’t connected to the power grid, you can always buy a portable gasoline generator and enjoy all the benefits that electricity provides. Read more…
Having a stove (wood or coal-fired) makes it quite possible to supply hot water to the kitchen sink and even a shower using a water heater — a device that utilizes the heat of hot flue gases exhausted through the stove’s chimney. The design and operating principle of the device are as follows (Fig. 1, Read more…
