In a homestead-type house with a subsidiary farm and several auxiliary buildings, a wood-cutting machine, called a circular saw among craftsmen, is simply necessary for their maintenance and repair. I have such a machine too, also homemade, like most of my “homestead” equipment. I made it with the calculation that it could perform carpentry and Read more…
On a hot summer day, when the scorching air stands still in the absence of a breeze, neither an open transom nor even a wide-open window brings the desired coolness. It’s good when there’s a built-in window fan. Well, for those who don’t have one, I offer a way to quickly install a removable fan Read more…
A sharp and properly sharpened tool has always been an indicator of its owner’s professionalism. However, the master’s ability to bring their production tools into working condition is no less important. But quality tool sharpening with a simple whetstone or electric grinder is not only time-consuming but also difficult. They are being replaced by more Read more…
A well still has no less significance today than before, especially given the popularity of dacha and cottage construction. No tap water, even passed through modern filters, can compare to well water. Given its usefulness, a well deserves that its visible part not only performs protective functions but also serves as decoration, as a decorative Read more…
To make this light and convenient cart — an indispensable helper for gardeners and farmers — you will only need what can be found in any dacha or farm. But it will serve on any auxiliary work: move delivered cargo to the right place, bring planting material, go for water with canisters. Thanks to bicycle Read more…
A bedside table for bedding usually consists of a narrow box with a lid or a folding flap covering half of the front panel. The bedside table option proposed by the Hungarian magazine “Észermester” also looks almost no different externally. However, upon closer inspection, we’ll see that not only the upper half of the front Read more…
Whatever you say, the main and most accessible all-season propulsion system for homemade all-terrain vehicles remains the pneumatic tire — a wheel with low-pressure tires. But for many amateur designers, making wheels for pneumatic vehicles presents certain difficulties. It’s not easy to even decide on their design. Traditional wheels — two rims with beds between Read more…
The compact universal self-propelled machine MUSM-1 — that’s what the young craftsmen from the modeling and construction club of agricultural machines at Novokulinskaya Secondary School in Dagestan named their design. With the help of various attachments, it performs plowing, cultivation, sowing, harrowing; mows hay and collects dried grass into windrows and haystacks; transports various loads Read more…
«Dear editorial board! While reviewing back issues of ‘Modelist-Konstruktor’ from previous years, I became interested in materials about biogas published in issues No. 1’87, 5’88, 4’96 of the magazine. However, I didn’t dare to implement any of the proposed ideas on my farm. But I recently heard from neighbors that in Lithuania, some farmer got Read more…
In garden and dacha benches, the seats suffer most from atmospheric exposure: snow caps accumulate on their horizontal surface, which become soggy during thaws, and rain also has its destructive effect. Painting with oil paints certainly helps, but doesn’t save them. However, there is a way to make the seat as durable as the backrest. Read more…
