Most city dwellers living in apartment buildings usually dry their laundry on balconies and loggias. Ropes stretched low get in the way of placing flower boxes, a deck chair or other leisure items on the balcony; ropes stretched high cause inconvenience when hanging laundry and do not always ensure the necessary safety. All these drawbacks Read more…
For apple juice lovers I can suggest a homemade juicer that is simple to make and does not require large investments. It is built from an old washing machine. Factory juicers have low output and poor reliability because they contain many plastic parts. My homemade unit processes a bucket of apples in 7–10 minutes. To Read more…
Quite recently, trailers for passenger cars appeared on the roads of our country. This new vehicle very quickly gained the widest popularity, and during vacation periods on highways one could observe lines of cars with trailers in tow. What designs are there? Trailer-dachas, “folding beds”, motor boats and yachts on trailers, self-propelled trailers — ground Read more…
I have been subscribing to the magazine «Modelist-Konstruktor» since 1980, so I am a long-time reader. I have decided to write to the editorial office for the first time. Since school I have been keen on designing and making various devices, mechanisms, and tools. Sometimes I manage to come up with and build something that Read more…
Drop-leaf tables have been known for a long time and they are consistently in demand because they take up little space. But buying a table of the right size in a store is not always possible, so you often have to rely on your own hands and ingenuity. The proposed table is made of ash. Read more…
No matter how much humorists joke about repurposing items that have served their purpose, a DIY enthusiast’s soul won’t allow them to throw away something that could still be useful around the house. I’d like to share such an experience of using an empty aerosol canister. Indeed, it’s a pity and not rational to throw Read more…
A concrete mixer is not needed by everyone. But it will certainly interest those who are planning to build something on their homestead or are already building. The design of the proposed concrete mixer is simple and accessible for replication. It uses fairly common components and parts. However, it can be assembled from other available Read more…
A dustpan for cleaning up trash—it would seem, what could be simpler. But no, even this elementary product has its problems. Stores sell plastic dustpans (one-piece stamped) and ones with a metal scoop and wooden handle. Neither type is particularly reliable: they break at the bridge where the handle joins the vertical back wall of Read more…
When executed carefully, such a table, despite its rather simple construction, can decorate not only a country house or dacha, but also a city apartment. Especially since now many home craftsmen, making furniture with their own hands, strive to move away from the monotony of industrial samples, for example, when decorating a dining corner in Read more…
We read in your magazine about how to store vegetables on the balcony and decided to take advantage of the editorial invitation to share our experience. We’re sending a description of a storage unit that’s simpler to build and operate, which has been serving us reliably for seven winters without any special maintenance or repairs. Read more…
