Usually, a bicycle is used for five to six months a year, and the rest of the time it sits idle waiting for the new season. But if you equip it with simple devices and supports, you’ll get an excellent exercise machine. Instead of handlebars, the bicycle-exercise machine has a bottom bracket unit installed (without Read more…
In good weather, it’s pleasant to sit on the balcony at a table with a book or chess, have some tea or, on the contrary, refreshing drinks. However, at other times, the table is a hindrance on the cramped balcony space. The solution is to make a folding or drop-down version. One type of compact Read more…
Brickwork is always in plain sight. Brick has a regular geometric shape, and against its background, uneven mortar joints are very noticeable and look unsightly. Maintaining the same thickness of joints between all rows of bricks is not easy even for an experienced professional mason, let alone a beginner or “self-builder”. However, there is a Read more…
This wall-mounted cellular shelving unit is very convenient for storing a supply of various drinks in bottles — from mineral water and wine to yogurts. They are visible, easily accessible, and take up little space. Blanks To make such a shelving unit, the Bulgarian magazine “Napravi sam” recommends using smoothly planed boards 20 mm thick Read more…
An old but wise folk saying goes: “Bread is the head of everything.” However, storing it in advance is a hopeless task. It goes stale and dries out very quickly, or even gets moldy and becomes unfit for consumption. And as is known, fresh bread is especially tasty. But people have not yet found a Read more…
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…
