Indeed: how to remove combustion products from a stove without a good chimney? Without it, there will be no necessary draft either. There are three main types of chimneys — wall-mounted (inside capital brick or stone walls, also called wall chimneys); root (brick risers standing separately from the stove); mounted (directly on the stove top). Read more…
While choosing equipment for snowboarding, I came across an article on the internet about Eskimos. More precisely, about how representatives of this people of the far north protected their eyes from sunburn. This problem is known to winter sports enthusiasts – skiers, snowkiters, mountaineers, snowmobilers – everyone who spends a long time on white snow Read more…
Externally, this padlock is no different from thousands of its counterparts guarding storerooms and dachas, sheds and utility rooms, shops and warehouses. Except for one stunning detail: it opens… with a screwdriver. Can one trust such an unserious device that even a mischievous boy could unlock? “You can,” asserts its creator, engineer I. Yankin. “Opening Read more…
No matter what your city apartment is like — prestigious or ordinary, large or small, comfortable or inconvenient, it is extremely difficult to allocate space for a home workshop in it. However, with great desire and sufficient carpentry skills, a DIY craftsman can equip a quite convenient workspace that easily transforms into a flat cabinet Read more…
Any front panels made of aluminum alloy are easily amenable to decorative processing. For example, after drilling holes in them, these parts can first be subjected to anodizing, and then painted. Both processes do not require special equipment and can easily be performed at home. Small panels are anodized in a glass cuvette. Distilled water Read more…
A canvas tent stretched over a frame made of steel pipes for electrical wiring will perfectly protect the fisherman from the scorching sun rays. The canopy size is designed for a boat 4.5 m long. The ends of the frame tubes are flattened, and holes Ø 5 mm are drilled in them. The connection is Read more…
Unfortunately, power problems are occurring more and more frequently, and there is no guarantee that you will be spared this fate, regardless of where you live — in the city or, especially, in rural areas. To protect yourself in case of an “emergency” situation, it’s good to purchase a diesel mini-power station, but… not everyone Read more…
“Juice with a jack” — that’s what the article was called, published in “Modelist-Konstruktor” No. 4 for 1998. I liked the simplicity and unconventionality of the technical solution proposed in it. However, I prefer to use a special unit of sufficient productivity for household use instead of a jack. All costs for making such a Read more…
They come in large and small, foldable and “monolithic”, tabletop and floor-standing – of the most varied designs, but… with one common drawback: they require storage space. We’re talking about ironing boards. Indeed, such a necessary item for every family’s household – and so archaic, “clumsy”: where to put it away when all the laundry Read more…
Little children love to have toys with them not only in the room, but also on walks. Especially those that can be pulled on a string or pushed with a thin stick. Even more so, a dynamic toy when something in it spins, swings, or bounces. We offer a variant of such an amusing pull-toy Read more…
