LUNGING – “VYATKA-2,5”

HORSE - Avtomodelistov riders as it is not accepted to give the models names. Perhaps that is why the first thing we asked the author of this has no similar model, the origin of its name — “Vyatka”. Instead of a response, the designer withdrew from subtle glass-plastic fairing. It was very similar in layout to those produced many years of domestic scooter VP-150 Vyatka: console attached to the engine block the rear wheels, the engine — side of the longitudinal axis.

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ACOUSTIC PROBE

ACOUSTIC PROBEThe magazine “Amaterske Radio” (Czechoslovakia) proposed scheme is a simple audio probe to detect logic levels; low (logic 0) and high (logical 1). The device consists of a bitonal multivibrator, is made of two elements of D1.1, D1.2 chip D1, and two keys, collected three transistors V2—V4 (see circuit diagram).

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GINGHAM FILTER

I would like to share the experience of improvement of the air filter to the engine D-6. The factory cleans the air supplied to the carburetor, causing the engine life is shortened. Improvement is to change the design of the filter element. To begin, I disassembled the filter: unbent flap valves, removed the lid and Read more…

MILL ANYWAYS

THE MILL-MASTERThe bread baked in the village oven, needs no advertising: all articles del. Only here to store sacks of flour troublesome, much easier — the grain. And therefore, it is necessary to be able to grind grain at home without having to travel to mill. And get the flour as fine and coarse. At home in the village often have to roughing of grain, sunflower, tear down and to grind chalk, salt, various grain waste. And prepare feed on his farmstead — the dream of a villager: livestock and poultry in private households is increasing day by day.

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THE PLANE OF THE SKINS

PLANE OF SKINIn the processing of metal surfaces and finishing of the joinery is quite often used grinding sandpaper. It is usually navertyvajut on the bar, but they sandpaper wears unevenly, and cleared material remains between it and the surface, preventing their contact. In addition, a significant portion of the abrasive generally remains unused and is discarded.

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THE PLOWMAN, AND THE TROOPER

THE PLOWMAN, AND THE DRIVERAlmost ten years ago bought a house with a plot of land in the village. The site must be processed, but without technology this work was daunting, and the money she had left. Here and was forced to build for these purposes, the tillers. Experience Amateur construction by that time I already had again, to travel to the village in the winter time made a “cane” snowmobile (remendously caterpillar). Tillers same though and have seen a lot (as industrial production and handmade), but he thereof built for the first time, so did many things as instinct. In the estimation of the tillers had become more a vehicle for the same trips and trucks and even all terrain, as part of the path to the village was a road which a road can be called only with great reserve.

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FROM “USELESS” – IN THE RIGHT

FROM Want to lead a conversation about “retraining” relatively useless or obsolete electronic devices in the useful and necessary. A lot of stuff gathering dust “in the bins” radio Amateur may get a second life. This is especially true in economically crisis periods, and not only the world but also a family. For example, a portable radio (transceiver) citizen’s band (CB), shown in the photo, are unlikely to even be interested in Amateur radio.

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BLOCKADE TRAM

TRAM SIEGEFrom the devastation of the civil war Petrograd began to rise by the middle of 1920-ies. Respectively, began to grow and the population of the city, considerably departing from 1918 to 1920. The only form of public transport in Petrograd was a tram, but the cars are too worn down and dilapidated over the years of the First world and Civil wars. Naturally, to return the city to normality was needed and the restoration of the tram system, which has taken a number of measures.

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