THE BARS ON THE TIRES

The idea to build the Rover on low-pressure tires came to us with father after he was unable to rise to the snowmobile “Buran” to “Lunar glade” in Arkhyz. The design of the machine — type buggy, double, all-wheel drive. Frame — spatial with arc security, welded from tubes. Both the leading axle — back cars. Front axle is rigidly attached to the frame, and the suspension of the wheels — independent, transverse A-arm with clinohedrite dampers. Torque from the axle shafts is delivered to the wheels via CV joints. Rear suspension — dependent. Rear axle and its axle shaft just lengthened (track greater than 2 m). To the frame it is attached to the trailing arm with spring-hydraulic shock absorbers. Base — 2600 mm.

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GCR — THE MATERIAL IS COMFORTABLE

GYPSUM BOARD — MATERIAL IS COMFORTABLE“I was interested in publication in the journal for drywall (“Favorite finishes”, MK-10’09) Think that they are very useful for those who builds or repairs of the premises on their own, be it a house or an apartment. Because the material valuable for homebrew properties — ranging from a large flat surface, convenient for finishing, and finishing flame retardant. I wish the team continued the theme and described specific techniques for working with this material.”
 
A. CHERNOV, Novosibirsk, Russia

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Suzuki JIMNY

Suzuki JIMNYTheir first SUV called the JIMNY Japanese company Suzuki has released in 1968. Utilitarian and inexpensive all-terrain vehicle was used in Japan, good demand, and the company began to improve the car, leaving intact the concept. In 1974, Suzuki has updated the JIMNY seriously, equipping it with two-stroke three-cylinder engine liquid cooling and a new, more spacious four-seater body. In 1977 vnedorozhnik equipped with a “real” four-stroke four-cylinder 41 HP engine, liquid-cooled working volume of 0.8 L.

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WINNING LINES

WINNING LINESKind the debut of this model yachts was held in the summer of 1981 at the Moscow city competition modelers. Attention athletes was attracted by the unusual hull shape: broad grancey nose, frames Charpy and a large ratio of width to draught. All this has not previously been used in sailing vessels of this class. The experiment was successful: the model showed excellent driving performance both on passing and on sharp courses.

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DRILL AS INTENDED

DRILL AS INTENDEDOften there are cases when you need to drill a hole to a predetermined depth. To do this, you will a simple device, consisting of three parts. The clamp-holder — mounts on the body of the drill. Two guide holes is inserted a stop, which is bent, as shown in the figure, from metal rod O 6 mm. During operation, the emphasis gradually moved into the holder until it reaches its locking (Fig. 1) fixed at a distance equal to the required drilling depth.

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“ROD” FROM NIZHNEUDINSK

Sergey Shved and Dmitry Gaponenko has created a cross-country vehicle-amphibian “Rod” Tgp-75 with the wheel formula 6×4. Engine – from VAZ-2108, steering – UAZ. The body made of steel sheet with a thickness of 0.5 mm. Salon tailored to the needs of fishermen and hunters. Seats – 7, bedrooms (comfort) – 3. Machine weight – Read more…

BALL OF PAPER

Plastic body ball point pen is often broken, especially at the tip, near the writing unit. Operational offer a way out: to tighten tight the rod in a paper tube, taped the edge of the strand. This “ball” will serve to securely purchase the new.   N. ALIKIN, St. P etersburg