SUMMER MOTORCYCLE IN THE WINTER – SNOWMOBILE

IN THE SUMMER OF THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE WINTER - SNOWMOBILEIN THE SUMMER OF THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE WINTER - SNOWMOBILEMore widely used today snowmobile technology. Industry and Amateur craftsmen create a wide variety of vehicles specially designed for use in the winter. For now the spring comes, and the powerful “Buran” is sent to the Parking lot to the garage to wait for the next season, and its owner is transplanted to the other “horse”, most often the motorcycle. But would it be useful to have two almost identical vehicles differing only in chassis? Can we make a universal motorcycle-snowmobile? This task is successfully solved by our readers from the city of Votkinsk Udmurt ASSR A. Drummers.

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ROLLING: SKATE AND GLIDE

ROLLING: SKATE AND GLIDEROLLING: SKATE AND GLIDENow more and more can be found on the streets guys, balancing on the rolling boards. They are not only confident of their own on descents: even the most adept going up a hill, easily doing complicated pirouettes ka slalom tracks, sometimes demonstrate a downright acrobatic stunts. Popular among young people, the shell is called a skateboard, occupation — rolling. Movement standing on a roller Board are very similar to those performed by the skier passing through the gates on the descent, or the surfer, especially when you tack. Indeed, the skateboard was created as a simulator for the skier, but soon became widespread as an independent apparatus. Rolling becomes a sport: many fans began to unite in section at stadiums, various sports clubs. According to the head of laboratory all-Union scientific research Institute of physical culture, doctor of medical Sciences V. V. Matte, skateboarding develops agility, reaction speed, coordination of movements.

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THE FUSELAGE FOR THE CAR

THE FUSELAGE IN THE BOXOriginally solved the problem of production of the fairing for racing córdoba in the box O. UFOs from the city of Ilyichevsk of Odessa region. He refused a long and laborious work with wood and uses ready-made parts — housing from industrial plastic kits. copies of the aircraft. It is only necessary to reinforce the thin-walled shell in intense areas with fiberglass and epoxy resin, and cut the lower part of the fuselage. Best suited case from a large transport aircraft, the keel is either not trimmed or shortened.

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VYATKA ON MOWING

“Ancestor” of this machine, lawn mower GK-1 was built by students in St Michael’s training and production plant in 1978. About it has told the head of young technicians — lecturer of the criminal procedure code V. I. Popov (see “M-K” № 6, 1981). However, the possibility that the mower was still insufficient: the width was only 1 m and the actuator will bind the mechanism to a power source and thereby limiting its autonomy. This was the reason for making a new variant with high performance. The novelty was successful. Among the exhibits of the III all-Russian rally labor unions of students in urban schools, held in Rostov-on-don, she invariably attracted attention and was awarded by our magazine (see “M-K” N° 1, 1985). By the way, after this publication in the code of criminal procedure, Michael began to come from all over the country a letter asking them to send drawings of the mower. To answer each individually the authors, of course, was not. Today we provide the pages of the magazine mentor young designers of this machine.

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THE DRILL-THE DRILL

DRILL IS A DRILLFew of the tinkerers complete today without an electric drill. Due to the different types of bits manufactured by the industry, this tool is skilled in runes becomes truly universal, turning it into a circular saw, grindstone, grinding machine… However, not all the features of the drill have already been implemented. For example, it took me to do hidden wiring, and for this we need to “chew” in concrete and wood deep grooves. There’s even a drill with pobeditovym tip proved to be ineffective. Then was born the idea to make a special mortising attachment — to turn the drill into a mini drill.

DO YOU HAVE WASTE PAPER?

DO YOU HAVE ANY WASTE PAPER?The time has passed when the collection of waste paper was only the students. Today many adults are willing to collect waste paper to exchange them for interesting book subscription. Well, when it is possible to lay down these mountains of old Newspapers, magazines, manuscripts in the closet. If not — are piled everywhere mixed paper bales and bundles, until they reach “grade weight”.