A stationary gazebo on a dacha or garden plot is a great convenience: under its roof, both in the heat and in bad weather, it’s nice to sit in the fresh air, rest from daily chores, and have tea by the samovar. However, there isn’t always room for such a permanent structure; and its immobility Read more…
Most amateur constructors are constrained not only in space (usually they have only a small corner in their apartment for pursuing their favorite hobby), but also in time (they can dedicate themselves to this only late in the evening or early in the morning, when all household members are asleep). Some work can be done Read more…
It’s useful to supplement the arsenal of metal-cutting machines in a home workshop with a pendulum saw. It can be mounted on a workbench, next to bench vises, in which the workpiece to be processed is clamped. The working tool of the saw is an abrasive disc. It can handle steel bars, angles, pipes, sheets Read more…
The times when caring for people’s health in our country was a state matter are long gone. The quality of free medical care now depends only on the doctor’s conscientiousness, while paid care depends on the amount you can “fork over,” and even that’s not always the case. Therefore, I advise taking care of your Read more…
When developing the project and building the sauna-bathhouse on the garden plot, I proceeded from the fact that it would require as little materials and time as possible. And this, it seems to me, was successful, mainly due to the reduction in the dimensions of the structure, achieved by replacing the large washing compartment with Read more…
A model housewife always has a supply of various spices in the kitchen, designed for preparing delicious, appetizing dishes — whether it’s first course, second course, baked goods, or dessert. And, of course, it’s good if you don’t have to search for all this in cabinets and shelves, but have it, as they say, always Read more…
Sometimes even a reliable electric drill fails. As statistics show, failures occur not so much in its mechanical part as in the electrical part. But while there are many published tips on restoring the power cord, replacing worn brushes, a faulty switch, or fixing other simple malfunctions of household appliances, including on the pages of Read more…
Motor cultivators, mini-tractors, potato harvesters… For economically strong farms and homesteads, such equipment has long ceased to be a novelty. The lot of the less fortunate, it seems, remains only hope in oneself, in one’s ability to create solid mechanical helpers almost from “scrap,” and on extremely simple, yet reliable agricultural tools—a “gift from deep Read more…
In small families, the kitchen is most often used for meals: it’s quick and convenient—everything is at hand. But most kitchens are cramped—you can’t fit a normal “family” table, say 900×900 mm, there. It would seem that the solution is to use a folding (for mealtime) design. However, transforming such a table from small to Read more…
I’m sure many amateur car builders face the problem of glazing the body when building their vehicle. Most of them solve this by “tying” themselves to the sizes and shapes of automotive glass used on production models. I, however, took the risk of equipping my “jeep” with triplex-type glass, cut to the required dimensions myself. Read more…
