RESCUE CLAMP

In joinery and carpentry, we often need to inflict a series of neat parallel lines on the workpiece material, for example, when cutting plywood marking wide boards and tai on. For this there is, of course, a special tool. However, if such devices at hand was not, help out… clamp. Hold it line and proceed Read more…

GAZ-21 “Volga”

GAZ-21 At full capacity, the Assembly line of the Gorky automobile plant, producing the new cars GAZ-21 “Volga”, earned at the end of April 1957, although the first three machines of this type went with him on 15 October 1956. According to experts, the body “21st” was designed without the influence of the American Ford Minline sample 1953, purchased the Gorky automobile plant to review the design of this machine. However, in the design process, lead designer of the project A. Nevzorov managed to create a generalized image of a modern car, successfully combining achievements of American designers and European schools. It is worth mentioning that in 1958, at the world industrial exhibition in Brussels (Belgium) the most prestigious award “Grand Prix” got it “Volga”.

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FLORAL SHIELD

FLOWER SHIELDLovers flowers it is customary to set the pots with ornamental plants directly on the Windows: they are placed on the window sills, so the greens were closer to sources of natural light. However, in the winter when airing the room, the flowers due to cold air can be supercooled. This entails they, like all living organisms, various diseases.

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VERY DILIGENT STUDENT

VERY DILIGENT STUDENTNext to the recognized Maritime Grand France on the Mediterranean sea as something almost suddenly, for some 20 years has increased an unexpected rival—the Italian Royal Navy. Having in 1866 offensive and sensitive defeat off the island of Lissa, which was followed by a natural period of doubt and reflection, the leadership of the Navy and the designers of the Peninsula are actively set to work. Italian naval policy tried to borrow more strong colleagues and rivals the best features: the British—their rationality and discipline, the French—the pursuit of technical progress, the Germans—a reasonable defensive strategy. The main contribution was a clear understanding that Italy will never be able to catch up with the elder brothers quantitatively. So one had to look for “asymmetric response” everywhere, including in shipbuilding.

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GRATER GRINDS

Everyone who was engaged in the sanding of new floors, door Polota and other surfaces of non-metallic materials, knows that abrasive skin quickly become clogged with wood dust, paint and putty. Even worse, if you want to wetting by water, and on hand — just paper skin. I made and checked to work rather unusual Read more…

An-26

An-26Light military transport aircraft An-26 carrying capacity 5600 kg created on the basis of the cargo of the An-24T. In contrast to the predecessor, the An-26 has a new tail section with the cargo door closed with a ramp that also serves as a ramp to load equipment. The aircraft have strengthened the wing, in addition to the two TMD AI-24VT power 2820 E. L. S. has installed a jet engine RU19-300 takeoff thrust 900 kgf and new wheels.

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