The family of tricycles has been joined by another interesting machine — the “combi”, which was invariably popular with visitors to the NTTM-76 exhibition. It was created at the Kharkiv Bicycle Plant under the direction of designer Mykola Oleksiyovych Makohonenko. That is why we are returning to the “bicycle theme” again — and readers should Read more…
“Many people are now interested in designing and building microcars. We in our automotive design club at School No. 146 in Novosibirsk also tried. The result, in our opinion, is a fairly successful car in terms of design. The power unit turned out to be very compact, as the “SZA” engine was equipped with a Read more…
Greenhouses are, of course, not a whim or a fashion, but a necessity that many have struggled with. After all, these structures, covering a plot of land with glass or film, allow not only to plant seedlings in the ground earlier, but also (which is no less important) to protect the growing plants from acid Read more…
Amateur constructor Oleg Alievich Starikov from the Moscow region village of Ostrovtsy is known to many thanks to his handsome jeep “SIMOT”, built in 1996. This car could be seen on the television program “Podmoskovye”, as well as at the celebration of the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” in Luzhniki, at “Survival Races” in Krylatskoye and auto Read more…
Plowing can be done in different ways. Basically, the choice of plowing method depends on the size of the land plot and the availability of mechanization means to its owner. However, on small household plots today, various types of tillers and winches are most applicable. The former are convenient because they are productive, economical, and Read more…
A circular electric saw is a very useful thing in any household. In terms of usefulness, it is probably in second place after an electric drill. About the design of the electric saw: it couldn’t be simpler. Its basis is a DAO-A type electric motor from a washing machine. The electric motor doesn’t have to Read more…
The two-seater velomoto car “Tandem” — my latest homemade design with a combined drive: from the pedals of the driver and passenger (in this case, he becomes the second crew member), and a two-stroke moped engine D-6 with a displacement of 50 cm3 and a power of 1.2 hp (maximum number of revolutions — 4500 Read more…
Almost a decade ago, I purchased a house with a garden plot in a village. The plot needed to be cultivated, but without machinery, this work was overwhelming, and there was no money left for it. So I was forced to build a walk-behind tractor for this purpose. I already had experience in amateur construction 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…
Garden plot owners are very fond of “Krot” (Mole) cultivators with gasoline engines. At first, I was also extremely happy with such a mechanical assistant. However, over time, I still decided to get rid of the noise and harmful exhaust of the gasoline engine and make an environmentally friendly electric cultivator, safe from electric shock. Read more…
