A SMALL STEP FOR SMALL STEP…

A SMALL STEP FOR SMALL STEP...Nearly five years, the ousting of John Holland, a private company in 1904 came to a natural end. Amateur inventor had left the firm and his place was taken by young and energetic professional Speer. However, the impact of such a significant figure at the successor remained in force. The first series of submarines SPIRA, type “B” was the direct development of the “hedgerow” and the actual “Hollands”. And in the creation of the project participate directly to the Patriarch of the underwater shipbuilding. Fortunately, the task before the designers enough.

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CUT TILE

When facing a bathroom or kitchen tile inevitably arises the problem of its cutting. From my own experience I know that the novice master will be able to successfully cut not the capricious bopee five squares of ten — the rest will go to the marriage. Agata will not happen if the tile to be Read more…

THE BLADE IS FIRMLY

NAIL UPIn most jigsaws, with whom I had to deal, there is provided a cantilever clamp blade relative to the mounting bolt (Fig. 1). Because of this, I think, often encountered distortions of the working body, and the canvas breaks down, not having served on time. And to release such a clip when changing the saw blade gave a hard, requires considerable force.

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REPAIR “EUROCHICAGO” AXE

REPAIR I don’t know what the standard of “rivet” in China, like axes with tapered eye and epoxy fill as a retainer of the ax. The first such axe weight 0.6 kg with wooden handle I bought after unsuccessful attempts to find a domestic tool of carbon steel. Chopping axe good, about the level of our full-sized axe, perhaps due to a more narrow profile. And although I used it infrequently, the epoxy took off pretty quickly. Seeing as he was impaled, was disappointed. Thought to make him all-metal, Yes, there was welding.

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HEM? SIMPLE!

Make the owner decided to upgrade Drapes or curtains and hem the edges of the new panels, here’s a gift: fold out metal school lines some kind of clothespins. They will bring and will keep the bent edges and the dividing lines will show the same distance of roll tissue.

EN-ROUTE — ON THE FLOW

TRACE — THREADTo accelerate the construction of highway performance in the circle of Taldy-Kurgan regional station of young technicians was created a set of tools:
 
– the matrix and the punch for stamping the cases;
 
– the mold for melting the disks and the current collectors;
 
– matrix for boiling front and rear tires;
 
– vulcanizer.

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F3V — SPEED RC

F3V — SPEED RCAt competitions in ship modeling sport of most interest among audience and many athletes call the competition of high-speed radio-controlled models figure chart. The most popular of them can be considered a model of the class F3V — free design. Their creators usually distinguished by deep knowledge of the operation of radio equipment, motors of internal combustion, the skill of “navigation” and of course specific practical skills.

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