“Manual labor — to the shoulders of machines!” — under this headline, materials from the All-Union Conference of VISKHOM named after V. P. Goryachkin were published in our magazine (see “M-K”, 1982, No. 8). With the speeches of its participants about the importance and necessity of developing small-scale mechanization means, the editorial board opened a Read more…
You will agree that cooking shashlik outdoors in rainy weather brings little pleasure. A simple canopy will help avoid inconveniences and enjoy appetizingly smelling meat, and its construction does not require professional carpentry skills. I saw this design last autumn in one of the village yards. The basis of the canopy consists of six vertical Read more…
Many imported bicycles with a large number (over a dozen) of speeds have now appeared on our market. But such machines probably only fascinate young people. Experts understand that it is still impossible to use all speeds to the full extent: it is not easy even to correctly select the right gear, and frequently switching Read more…
In the taiga regions, it’s not easy to get by without an off-road vehicle. That’s why all-terrain vehicles are always held in high regard here. I, for example, drive mine both in summer and winter. And it helps not only me. Once I went winter fishing. A steep bank about two meters high on the Read more…
We continue the story about machines and mechanisms built by V.A. SVERBIL — an amateur designer from the village of Zelenchukskaya in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. In the publication “Walk-behind tractor — nothing superfluous” (“Modelist-Konstruktor” No. 2’98), his faithful garden helper “Elektronik” was described. Now we offer to familiarize yourself with the design of a cargo Read more…
This machine will become your assistant if you are engaged in modeling or simply love to tinker. Even at home, there is often a need to cut a rail and plane it or sharpen a tool — all these operations are “within the power” of the machine I made. It is small — dimensions 80Х180X360 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…
A strange situation has developed in our country: those who can afford to buy a tractor don’t need it (except perhaps for amusement at a country villa), while those who need a tractor because they live off the land cannot afford to buy one. But you can’t accomplish much on the land with bare hands Read more…
The importance of proper operation of a car’s electrical equipment is, of course, indisputable. This thematic selection prepared by our author tells how to increase its reliability. HOW TO MEASURE THE DWELL ANGLE? The dwell angle (contact closed angle) of a VAZ-2105 car can be determined by the amount of movement of the camshaft timing Read more…
We first lived in an apartment in a three-story building, and then decided to move to a house of the estate type. But it required serious repairs, and the outbuildings were subject to complete replacement. Significant concrete work lay ahead. Memories of student construction brigades involuntarily surfaced, where we had to mix mortar in significant Read more…
