“Dear editorial office of Modelist-Konstruktor magazine! There is a rather difficult craft — the ability to use manual arc welding. It is needed not only by professionals in production, but also by those who like to make things with their own hands at home — both in the garage and at the dacha. However, few Read more…
Anyone who reads the description of the electrolyzer I developed will be convinced that a few liters of water are enough to obtain a high-temperature flame (200° C). The high flame temperature makes it possible to solder ferrous and non-ferrous metals with practically any refractory solders, or with the metal itself (welding). The high concentration 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…
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…
I arrived at the design of this universal (as I believe) workbench — an essential work table for a home craftsman — after several years of technical creativity. I designed it based on my own needs. But I think that most other home handymen have roughly the same requirements for similar workshop equipment. The workbench Read more…
My first pendulum saw was made from drawings proposed by V. Zaitsev in the magazine “Modelist-Konstruktor” No. 12 for 1985. Indeed, for working with metal using a cutting wheel this tool is simply indispensable, but for working with wood the saw must also be given longitudinal motion. Therefore I had to make another version. The Read more…
The proposed homemade compressor is intended for household use. With its help, you can quickly and efficiently carry out painting work or inflate a car tire. The compressor consists of an electric motor and a pump attachment driven by it. The attachment is mounted on a fastening plate and installed on three studs. The pump Read more…
In two evenings I built a simple but productive concrete mixer that makes work on country-site construction much easier and faster. I was building a garage from 400x200x200 mm concrete blocks that I formed myself using formwork and this very mixer. It is made from an old 50–60 litre barrel. Anyone can assemble something similar Read more…
Presented tabletop milling machine will come in handy for craftsmen who enjoy working with wood to obtain relief surfaces on workpieces, various geometric ornaments, as well as to cut grooves, channels, pockets (both simple and shaped), etc. The machine consists of two main parts: a base with guide posts mounted on it, and a spring-loaded Read more…
There was a time when it was difficult to buy any attachment in a shop, and especially a metalworking machine tool. It was expensive, and you had to run around the trading outlets. Today it is easy to get such an item—just pay. But DIY enthusiasts still don’t disappear, offering more and more new designs Read more…
