MAGIC WAND

MAGIC WANDFor grinding of surfaces of metal parts to a mirror Shine created a lot of mechanical devices. However, most of them are designed for processing flat surface, in an extreme case, with only a small curvature. And how to be with different matrices and punches, press forms — after all, they must be treated as carefully!

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THE BRUSH CHANGES “HAIRSTYLE”

CHANGING THE BRUSH The normal brush is good for painting only flat surfaces. That’s why innovators design for complex works of a special brush. The original, with the unusual instrument, outwardly, no resemblance to the brush, though intended to perform it functions. He developed in the Institute Kazorgtechstroy and is designed for painting pipes oil compositions.

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HOMEMADE ELECTROPLATING

HOME ELECTROPLATINGThe electroforming technique of electrolytic deposition of metals on the surface of various objects (matrices) with the aim of obtaining accurate metal copies were first developed and applied in practice in 1838 by the Russian scientist, academician B. S. Jacobi. With his direct participation had made many great works of art, statues and bas-reliefs for St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Hermitage Museum, Winter Palace, Peter and Paul Cathedral, including the famous Quadriga to front of the Bolshoi theater in Moscow.

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SNUFF PIPE

TOBACCO PIPEAmong smokers at all times, alone stood out, those who prefer tubes. This is due not only to the dubious assertion that the pipe is less harmful, but solemnity in the ritual of tamping it with tobacco and the process of Smoking Many of its supporters is captivating, and yet that with all the variety of pipe TOBACCOS they have one thing in common – most of them are scented and smell good.

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THERMOLASTIC

THERMOELASTICFor a long time home of the wizard, use foam, which for all its wonderful qualities has a major drawback. when working, clogging the working area is extremely trudnoudalimyh crumbs. The debris formed even when cutting with a sharp knife, and the use of power tools in General can not speak. The best tool for cutting foam sheets is recognized as the heated nichrome filament, stretched between driven into a wooden Board with two nails. To get the same curved surface or shape cutting, you can use a handheld jigsaw, is equipped with a site for installation and connection of the nichrome filament.

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FIRE AGAINST FIRE…

FIRE... FIREThis device, which is a container with a rod designed to fight fires in grass-roots fires. His task — to set fire to the forest vegetation. The fact that near a large fire, the air is intensively moving in the direction of the hearth. So, if you set fire to the grass cover on the spread of fire, fire chain will be pulled to him, burning ever-increasing band, where you have no food for the flames. As a result, the fire, stumbled on a Smoking black tape will fall off and gradually subside.

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CLAP-TRAP

CLAP-TRAPHouse mice and rats have long been listed as a harmful animal, whose presence in buildings is undesirable. The harm they cause to the household, making cracks in the wooden structures, spoiling food supplies, gnawing things, as they say, is obvious. In addition, these pests are carriers of various dangerous diseases.

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THE TRIVET ON THE BLOWTORCH

THE TRIVET ON THE BLOWTORCHBlowtorch both the heater has long occupied a place in the Toolbox as a professional and many Amateur designers because fuel for it is always available gasoline. It finds wide applications also in the economic practices of rural residents and cottagers in certain situations: very rescued their owners, for example, when you need to quickly boil water, “calcined” or heated metal, in many other cases. One bad: this lamp is not always convenient to use—for example, you cannot direct the flame upwards, which is needed quite often. To resolve this shortcoming, the lamp can be equipped with additional device—support-a tripod with up curved elbow-knee.

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THE LINER IN FOTOKOR

INSERT IN FOTOKORThe case is a special bag for photographic equipment in the form of a chest (or more precisely – of the box – but it is a very difficult word, easier to say-in the shape of a brick). It is made of double pigskin leather with a felt coating of the inner surface. The case rests on four iron button feet. Served – leather cover and fastens with a portfolio closure. Leather shoulder strap with buckle through pant steel ring riveted to the front and rear walls metal studs. Double as the bag, two handles are also riveted to the side walls, and combined special slip grip push-button clasps. All made on the conscience, “Soviet-style”, but rather – according to GOST.

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