Life-saving microclimate

Home Microclimate: How to Cool and Purify Air DIY

The scorching and suffocating summer has long remained in the memory of those who found themselves in conditions of smoke and extreme heat caused by large-scale wildfires. During this period, the number of medical consultations increased sharply. After the exhausting heat came a sudden cold snap, which became an additional challenge for the body. It Read more…

A pool by the porch

DIY Kids Frog Pond: Felt, Gravel, PE Liner & Grates

A swimming pool, mind you, is too grand a name. In everyday speech, such tiny ponds for toddlers are usually called “frog ponds.” Building one will not take much time or strain your family budget, and on a hot summer day both your children and you will get plenty of joy from a dip like Read more…

Drill press made from… boards

DIY Bench Drill Press from Hand Drill: Plans & Wood Assembly

It is generally accepted that the drill is the main tool of home handymen, hobbyists who like to build things with their own hands for the home and family, and also the primary means of mechanizing labor-intensive processes when building homemade machinery. This is no coincidence: thanks to a variety of auxiliary or additional attachments, Read more…

“Dancing” furniture set

Dancing furniture: DIY side table & stool

The first impression when you look at this unusual furniture is that it probably isn’t very stable and is perhaps too fragile—not meant for the loads we usually expect from such pieces. Indeed, can a table be reliable if each leg, bent as it is, rests on the floor not where it traditionally should, but Read more…

Multi-welding all-purpose unit

DIY Multi‑Welding Toroidal Transformer Construction Guide

Why “multi-welding”? Because this welding transformer (WT) has many important additional functions. Whereas in a traditional welder whose core is assembled from E- and I-shaped laminations there is often no room to squeeze in even one or two auxiliary turns, in the proposed donut-shaped design there is more than enough free space. As a result, Read more…

Mini all-purpose unit

DIY mini drill with flexible shaft from a speedometer

For many operations performed in training workshops and technical clubs, a portable universal tool similar to a dental drill would be very convenient. However, it is almost impossible to buy such a device, and as always in such cases, the question arises: is it possible to make something similar with your own hands? The main Read more…

Bench grinder

DIY Drum Wood Sander for Hobby Workshops

In technical hobby clubs there is often a need for wooden workpieces with an even, smooth surface. Getting a well‑sanded board is not easy: hand processing is labor‑intensive and requires certain skills. The machine designed in the rocket and space modeling laboratory of the Kazakhstan Young Technicians’ Station makes it possible to mechanize the sanding Read more…

A compressor is always useful

DIY compressor unit from ZIL‑130 for home workshop

The compressor unit may not be as essential in a home workshop or a car enthusiast’s garage as an electric drill or a vise. However, when such a unit is available, it greatly simplifies some labor‑intensive operations (such as inflating tires) and can significantly improve the quality of work (for example, when spray‑painting parts). Wherever Read more…

Wire shelf

Glass shelf for a mirror: wire frame mounting without drilling

The glass shelf goes very well with the mirror. But fixing glass to glass is not that easy. That is why the shelf is usually fastened in various ways under the mirror to the wall. However, the design is no longer the same. In addition, the wall has to be damaged, which is especially undesirable Read more…

Garden house with one and a half floors

Small 3×3 m garden house with loft and radiator screen

«I find much that is useful, and sometimes simply essential, in your magazine—or rather, in our magazine. Responding to the call to be not only readers but also active contributors, I would like to share my modest experience: building a small garden house and a decorative heating radiator screen». Gardeners and summer residents often complain Read more…