One cannot help but admire the swift glide of a windsurfer catching the wind across the water, or the no less dizzying descent down a cresting ocean wave on another board resembling a wide ski. Both of these sports craft, under a fairly thin outer shell, have a fairly soft foam filling, so damaging such Read more…
Today we present a universal electric trimmer for mowing grass on lawns and shaping shrubs. I once worked as a mechanic on garden and park machines, or simply gasoline lawn mowers. I often had to cut grass and shrubs in awkward places and on limited areas. Existing scythes and large hand shears were poorly suited Read more…
As living conditions improve, there arises a desire to decorate the interior aesthetically. And for this it is not necessary to buy expensive Western furniture sets — the problem can be solved with more modest decorative techniques that are no less effective even with ordinary furniture. For example, with the help of… a screen. It Read more…
On a newly developed country plot, where the water supply problem has not yet been solved, and even on some dacha garden or vegetable plots, there are constant difficulties with watering existing plantings: water has to be carried or transported from shared standpipes, wells, or ponds. Such chores are especially numerous during dry seasons. However, Read more…
In the practice of auto and motorcycle enthusiasts, one often has to deal with the need for soldering or welding. Several years ago I quite accidentally saw a gasoline soldering iron made in the GDR that was used for these purposes — and that was when the idea arose to make a similar one, but Read more…
To store the harvested root crops and vegetables, as well as plant seeds, flower tubers and bulbs, throughout the entire winter on any garden or dacha plot, a root cellar is necessary. If groundwater lies deep, building one is simple — directly under the garden house. Its construction will not present any particular difficulties; you Read more…
Having a year-round water supply system — and especially an automatic one — in a rural-type home is the dream of any homeowner who does not yet have one. Of course, few of them are willing to build a water tower for this purpose and drill a deep artesian well. And there is no need Read more…
The biggest drawback of a shell garage is its price: with delivery and assembly it can reach $1000. The cost of all materials is about $400. There is a direct (and not insignificant) benefit to building the garage with your own hands! A financial plan emerged immediately: buy materials gradually, depending on available funds, and Read more…
Today we present pages from our popular section “Small Mechanization” by the club leader K. I. Kruglikov. He describes two original devices for watering garden and vegetable plants. Experienced gardeners water their garden and homestead beds only with warm, settled water. For this, they fill barrels placed around the plot in the morning and use Read more…
From my own experience I know that after publishing a homemade car in the magazine “Modelist-Konstruktor” (as with mine in the January 1971 issue), authors receive letters from many cities asking them to share their own experience. Now, during the crisis, when the opportunities of amateur builders are as limited as possible, I want to Read more…
