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…
Our housewives, especially elderly ones, have long appreciated the shopping cart — a small two-wheeled cart with a bag attached to its frame, resembling a tourist backpack in shape. How many different purchases they carry on these carts, returning from the market or the store! It turned out that the small cart, whose official load Read more…
“Eureka” is a centerboard boat of simplified construction, designed for home building technology. The boat’s hull is wooden, lightweight, with a membrane-type skin. It consists of three built-up frames, a keel, and four stringers. The midship frame is reinforced, since the mast and centerboards are attached to it. The mast is made of duralumin tube Read more…
An old but wise folk saying goes: “Bread is the head of everything.” However, storing it in advance is a hopeless task. It goes stale and dries out very quickly, or even gets moldy and becomes unfit for consumption. And as is known, fresh bread is especially tasty. But people have not yet found a Read more…
I have been engaged in creating various devices to facilitate work on the homestead plot for many years. However, I have not yet presented my developments to the readers’ judgment; this is my first attempt. It all started when motorcycle trailers appeared on sale — in particular for the “Voskhod”. This prompted me to build Read more…
