TIGHTROPE WALKER ON A THREAD…

TIGHTROPE WALKER... THREADKids especially like the dynamic, moving toys. Even more the ones they made themselves or with the help of adults. And especially if the object of the game is associated with some of the popular fairytale or cartoon character. Among the latter children was always fascinated by circus performers — smart, brave, funny and cheerful.

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THE CELLAR… IN THE KITCHEN

THE CELLAR...THE CELLAR...In a kitchen furniture factory production somehow not provided any special locker for storing vegetables. For croup and utensils easy to adjust and offered by manufacturers of various kinds of cabinets or speakers. But for a small supply of potatoes, onions, carrots, beets would be good to have fitted a smaller capacity. Similar design in the form of neat tables offers Hungarian magazine “Earmaster”, description of the scheme and which, I think, will interest our readers.

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SOLDERING IRON-IMPROMPTU

SOLDERING-IMPROMPTUBurned a soldering iron, remained unfinished design… to Get out of the situation will help the soldering iron-impromptu. Cut out a 2-mm fiberglass charge, shape and size of a soldering iron. To provide two holes for ersatz heater, which works fine 10-watt resistor type sew-10 resistance 1 kOhm. It is necessary to connect a “wire-wrap” (about this method of installation, see the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 4’2001), missing in the holes in his conclusions, the power cord burnt the soldering iron (as insulation it is desirable to use heat-resistant “sleeve”).

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AT FULL GALLOP ON A SPRING…

AT FULL GALLOP ON A SPRING...In Moscow last year in the framework of the “Moscow courtyard” is an accomplishment of territories near houses: broken rekultiviruemye new or old lawns, flower beds, public gardens, installed gazebo and just benches, decorating, sports and children’s playgrounds. Among the latter the most common, but there are unusual complexes with groups of figures based on folk tales. However, even for typical playgrounds are mounted separate simple but fun game structures. One of these and is offered to our readers.

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JOYSTICK WITH KEYBOARD?

THE JOYSTICK WITH THE KEYBOARD?The simpler the keyboard, the greater the number key (buttons) to press alternately or simultaneously to enter a particular character. For example, to write in a personal computer (PC) such as ZX-SPECTRUM Russian uppercase letters with the standard keypad, you must use the first button, determining that this is a literal character, not a team. Then pressed the second button. It the user tells the computer about your choice of font Cyrillic instead of Latin. Then comes the turn of the third button. Defining what would be entered in uppercase, not lowercase.

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