THE PENCIL

What do we do when we need something to hang on a concrete wall? Bore a hole and hammering the tube, usually wood. And where is the guarantee that the tree got dried? Often, the tube shrinks and ceases to stick in the wall. I used wooden plugs “guarantee” is “scraps” of colored pencils. Drill Read more…

HILLER-ARMREST

HILLER-PODRUCHNIKDo not consider it shameful to use a good development designers and lovers they share the magazine. But, armed with their interesting ideas and technical solutions, and the very creative approach. So for the treatment of potato between the rows was made cultivator-Hiller. He arranged for motorcycle scheme, when working on (cultivator or Hiller) is located between the two running “in the tracks” wheels: guide (“sulker” from children’s pedal cars) and leading (of the scooter Tulitsa).

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ALMOST NAKED GAULS

ALMOST NAKED GAULSFrance withdrew from the First world war among the winners, but the state of Affairs she was far from rosy. The country suffered huge human and material losses, the civilian economy was set back by several years ago. Did not add optimism and the Navy, the main disadvantage of which was its poor balance. Particularly depressing look of the cruiser: the most modern and the only combat-ready units were German trophies.

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STRUG

STRUGThe knives or Strug indispensable when machining curved surfaces. To make them simply — it will only have an old file with a length of about 200 mm. In the first file you need to termoobrabotki. Soshlifovat previously a small area, gradually heat the file evenly along its length until, while in ground place appears red-brown film of oxides, after which the file is cooled in water or air. This heat treatment will reduce the brittleness of steel, while maintaining the hardness necessary for cutting edge on plow.

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“BY! Got it! DROWNED”

“Battleship”… Who do not know this simple yet exciting game! Polished by many generations of pupils, it reached perfection and it has only one drawback — “shots” of the battle are easily detected in the classroom, as opponents and then whisper: “D4!” — “Choke!” “E5!” — “Hit!”… If the teacher hears the losers are both the enemy.

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SELF-PROPELLED GUN SU-85

The Soviet designers managed to create a fighting self-propelled installation SU-85 with a full booking, able to deal with medium and heavy enemy tanks with high maneuverability and passability. Offices and engine and transmission were the same as the T-34 tank. This allowed us to complete the crew without retraining. Unitary munitions and gave an opportunity to reduce its numbers to four, which made a more concerted actions of the crew in battle.

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