THE SPRING — ON A LATHE?

SPRING — ON A LATHE?Yes, on any lathe with a hollow spindle it is possible navit spring diameter up to 12 mm from the wire thickness of 0.1 to 2 mm. More than that — of any length. All this is provided by a simple device introduced by NTTM participants at the Leningrad order of the red banner of Labour plant of lifting and transportation equipment named after S. M. Kirov. Unlike similar devices, there’s a knot in the wire feeding thanks to the ingenious solution available for self-production in rural workshops.

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SKILLFUL IMITATION

SKILLFUL IMITATIONSometimes at sea the second tier questions the defense put unsoluble problems, missing that great powers have just in principle. So, Spain, its naval policy dictated not by economic interests, not the king, but solely the fact of which government is in power: liberals or conservatives. As usual, both competing office Radel for a strong and prosperous Spain, but ways to achieve this goal, they sometimes differ radically.

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ON THE “VOLGA” WIDE

The 1960s, often called a time of change. In this decade changed all the styles and fashion, presidents and General secretaries, and the Soviet Union over Khrushchev’s thaw and Brezhnev’s stagnation began. Varied and principles of automotive design — Empire-style, artsy-rounded turned into Gothic, sharp-faceted…

“JACK” FOR TIRE

Each motorist had to remove the tyre from the wheel disc to repair the punctured cell. This is not an easy job. I suggest a simple tool to use which is easy and convenient, moreover, it does not damage the tyre compartment of the disc. Its main parts: rod, hooks, sleeve with loop and heel.

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MICROVERTEX

Work bench at home — an unattainable dream for many craftsmen, therefore, frequently suffer from the usual tables. However, any counter top will remain intact, if to make for her this patch. For such microvertical suitable cut sheet of chipboard to which one end of the top and bottom are nailed on the other, and Read more…

ASPIRIN FOR NICHROME

ASPIRIN FOR NICHROMEFor soldering nichrome, the guides recommend a special activated fluxes TRL-1 or TRL-120. Not all are available. Where to find a replacement? Suggest: in the home medicine Cabinet. Check it aspirin. He successfully replace deficient fluxes, because the medicine is acetylsalicylic acid. Under the hot tip of the iron it melts, wets nichrome wire and easily dissolves oxides on its surface. Treated with aspirin wire should be tinned with stinging, but in a rosin to remove excess acid and prevent further destruction of the metal.

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FUEL — CO2

FUEL — CO2On 37-th Moscow city competition of young men in the micro models, held at the tennis court “Dynamo”, the attention of fans and athletes drew suddenly appeared in the air brightly colored model airplane. She almost silently circled the ceiling of the court, and after a minute or two gently landed. On refilling the tank and running the engine only took 30 seconds and was again in flight. This model installed on the original engine it says the author is the head of the aircraft modeling lab of the Moscow House of young technicians of a name of P. I. Baranov master of sports I. SHKALIKOV.

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