In good weather, it’s pleasant to sit on the balcony at a table with a book or chess, have some tea or, on the contrary, refreshing drinks. However, at other times, the table is a hindrance on the cramped balcony space. The solution is to make a folding or drop-down version. One type of compact Read more…
Owners of private houses or dachas often face the need to prepare concrete solutions. Mixing water, gravel, and cement in a certain proportion is not difficult, but very labor-intensive, requiring considerable time and physical effort. And if it is necessary to perform large volumes, the process of preparing concrete or masonry mortar turns into hard Read more…
Brickwork is always in plain sight. Brick has a regular geometric shape, and against its background, uneven mortar joints are very noticeable and look unsightly. Maintaining the same thickness of joints between all rows of bricks is not easy even for an experienced professional mason, let alone a beginner or “self-builder”. However, there is a Read more…
Plastic bottles are an excellent material for various DIY projects. They are especially widely used by gardeners and vegetable growers. Here are some useful ideas. Cut plastic bottles can be used for growing strawberries. The bottom part of the bottle with holes in the bottom serves as a container for the plant, which is partially Read more…
How could one not help little Katyusha see the fish swimming! During a boat trip with grandfather Viktor on the lake, she kept leaning over the side, trying to see the underwater inhabitants. Grandfather, fearing that his granddaughter might accidentally fall into the water, asked her not to lean over the water anymore. And he Read more…
“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…
