FROM FIELDS TO GREENHOUSES

FROM FIELDS TO GREENHOUSES“In the USSR, consistently implemented program of transforming agricultural labor into a kind of industrial— recorded in article 22 of the new Constitution of the USSR. Mechanized, full of modern appliances, all major production processes in fields and farms, and the Park of machines and mechanisms continues to grow with new technology, help improve the efficiency of agricultural production and improve its quality. Your contribution to the creation of units, and devices, which eliminates manual and time-consuming operation in field husbandry and animal husbandry, are making the innovators — how in industrial plants, as well as directly in the farms. Their ranks today join the young force out of graduates, following the example of their peers from rural schools of the Kostroma region, who decided to link their fate with the life of the village.

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I THINK THAT IT’S EASIER

I BELIEVE THAT IT'S EASIERRead the article “mounting Brackets for stereo speakers” (“M-K” № 3, 1982) and decided to make them. To begin with, that repeated the design described in the article, However, welding and a large number of threaded connections complicate it, and sliding the grips on the sides of the columns increased the size I. in my opinion, worsened the appearance.

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THE SLEDGE “THE PLANE”

SLED Needless to say that coasting on sleds is one of the most popular pastimes — a great form of active rest in winter. Is it because in different countries there are many quite different from each other types of sleds, from simple sieves, stuffed with straw, to multi-piece designs, the manufacture of which only a very good craftsman. Gradually transforming and improving, Luge has won recognition in the international arena and even among the Olympic sports: sledding “skeleton” and “Bob” played the most important sports award — the medal winners of the Olympic games.

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THE WILL OF THE DESIGNER

THE WILL OF THE DESIGNERAt the end 1940-x of years in several countries of Europe, a dilapidated Second world war, gradually began to recreate the automotive industry. On the streets there are inexpensive micro cars purely personal use: trehalase German “Messerschmitt” with a body that resembled the fuselage of an airplane of the same name, quadruple “Zundapp-Janus” with doors in the front and rear body panels, three-wheeled double “Heinkel kabine”, quadruple “BMW-600” and Italian is a four – seater FIAT 500 and the double four “Isetta” with a narrowed rear track.

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AIR EXOTIC

EXOTIC AIRGlider interceptor firm “Blom und Voss” BV 40. January 1943 started mass raids of British bombers compounds on German cities. Armada of bombers flying in close formation, known as the “combat box”, providing mutual support by their fire side 12.7 mm machine guns. German fighters struggled to overcome the barriers of the escort fighters and defensive fire of the bombers before they reach the ability to attack the target. Losses were high and the efficiency low. In this regard, the task of countering allied bombers became for Germany a priority. Her decision was attended by many design teams that have submitted their, sometimes very original projects. Perhaps the most unexpected proposal was submitted by the firm “Blom und Voss” glider interceptor V 40. Let us try to retrace the thinking of its creators.

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CLAMP-AUTOMATIC

CLAMP-AUTOMATICLike focus: sheet metal or plywood easily inwards bracket clamp, and back it not to pull out any effort — so tightly he squeezes. What does that mean? The secret is in the little extra details that distinguish it from similar clamp. The fact that the clip has a special groove in which a guide screw and a support roller moves the spring loaded wedge sponge with a notch.

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