SAWING WIRE

Being fond of sawing, I bought a jigsaw EL-2У4, and with it acquired a lot of troubles. The fact that the standard button number 1 doesn’t work: “picks” in hand, breaking. I had to experiment. Results and want to share with readers. I began to make saws to jigsaws, which allow you to change direction Read more…

The FIRST post-war TRUCK ZIS-150 and ZIL-164

The FIRST post-war TRUCK ZIS-150 and ZIL-164The FIRST post-war TRUCK ZIS-150 and ZIL-164For many of my peers postwar truck ZIS-150 are associated with the period when in Moscow and other cities turned to mass construction of the famous five-story Khrushchev. Thousands of trucks on the basis of these machines was delivered to the construction site concrete, many truck tractors with a bulky semi — wall panels, and side cars and other cargoes, including people, which at that time was not forbidden by the rules of the road. By the way, in those years truck mixers-mixers we have not been, and to the concrete prematurely seized, the trucks had to navigate city streets with great speed, generously spilling the contents of the body.

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IN FLIGHT THE ROTORS

IN — FLIGHT- ROTORSNo, it’s not helicopters. Speech will go today about snakes. You ask: can l find something in common between these very different devices? It is possible… the fact that the serpent flies by created any element of the lifting force, be it habitual plate, box frame, covered with paper, or something else. In short — you need a lifting force. And for its creation can be as “something else” to come and propeller similar to a helicopter, or the wheel of Magnus. What kind of wheel? Explain in more detail.

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FUNNY TOPTANCI

FUNNY TOPTANCIKids like stilts, but not in any age they are available to them: kids are difficult to be controlled by them. And unsafe: some no, but height, but still sticks… But these are unusual Walker-toptanci, which encourages to make children the French magazine “System D”, suitable to any of them. Simple plank Yes, a rope loop — and how much joy and fun they will bring the kids!

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NISSAN MICRA

NISSAN MICRASerial production of the compact car-hatchback NISSAN MICRA of the fourth generation was launched in 2010 in the British branch of the Japanese company Nissan in the city of Sunderland. For car, we developed a new platform that received from Japanese experts title V (versatility — versatility). This means that on the basis of a new universal platform can also be produced as sedan and mini-van — as suggested on Nissan plants in England, Japan and India. Interestingly, the company plans to annually produce one million cars each modification!

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THE “WORKHORSE” OF THE BRITISH ARMY

In 1966, the military command of the British army felt that the troops needed a new car a solid class that would be easier and on dimensions less than the then car firms “Austin”, “Morris”, “Humber”. In accordance with the tasks the army needed a four wheel drive truck with a payload of one tonne, capable of towing artillery gun or transport trailers weighing up to a ton and a half. And provided the possibility of carrying up to eight soldiers in full combat gear. An important qualities of the new car was recognized its simplicity and manufacturability, small dimensions.

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RENAULT SANDERO

RENAULT SANDEROMoscow plant AVTOFRAMOS commenced Assembly of RENAULT SANDERO, Renault created the firm on the basis of the popular sedan RENAULT LOGAN. A new car is a compact five-door five-seater hatchback with a spacious interior and a boot capacity of 320 litres, However if you fold the rear seat, the Luggage compartment is increased to 1200 HP

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IN THE HOPE OF A NEW “CLASSICS”

IN THE HOPE OF A NEW Mass car LADA KALINA. Cherished dream of a massive reliable and affordable compact car, domestic car enthusiast patiently nurtured almost since the advent of cars in Russia. And this car hunger to the full are unable to satisfy any of the pre-war GAZ-a and GAZ M-1, nor post-war “victory” and “Volga”, or many “Muscovites”, neither received the proud title of “classics” assorted “Lada”, no produced at the former combine factory “humpback” and “big-eared” “the Cossacks”. While some brands do not suit the buyer release, the other capacity. But the main drawback of Soviet cars has always been price. Judge for yourself below in the 1970s — 1980s years to acquire “Moskvich” or “Zhiguli”, the buyer had to collect a sum equivalent to three years salary!

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