DOORS FOR EVERY TASTE

A DOOR FOR EVERY TASTEThe houses built on model design, mainly have a relatively comfortable layout. And yet it is impossible to consider the needs of each individual family, its growth and development. Have children, and the apartment is getting crowded, we have to consider every square meter. But it turns out that there are untapped reserves of residential space, for example, near the doors. To open them, you need to have a place. And if you replace swing doors on sliding, for example vertically or horizontally? It is possible to obtain additional space in the room.

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ONE BY TWO

ONE FOR TWOIt turns out that a shovel with a folding bayonet can be useful not only for tourists but also for gardeners. A different constructive solution of the node folding shovel will give additional “specialty”: when attaching the bayonet perpendicular to the cutting position obtained by the hoe.

ON TAKEOFF – THE PILOT

ON TAKEOFF - PILOTAttract the attention of athletes and spectators time the model is tailless. Most of them presented in the traditional competition “Experiment” in recent years, has a wing to direct the sweep and power system tractor or pusher propeller. However, this scheme has a number of inherent disadvantages. So, with the engine in front of the wing there is a need for additional balancing weight for balancing the tail model, the tail boom has to greatly increase to ensure a sufficient efficiency of the vertical stabilizer. And when using a power plant with pusher propeller there is a significant probability of hitting the hands of the athlete during the spinning propeller when starting Tierney.

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PUSHPULL IN THE GARDEN

PUSHPULL IN THE GARDEN
In the “M-K” is not just talked about different designs and the complexity of the tillers. They were mostly two-wheeled options. I think that the homebrew in vain underestimate the dignity of the unicycle scheme. Indeed, such a cultivator is a simple, inexpensive to manufacture and operate, lightweight, and therefore less soil sealing, maneuverable — able to work where two-wheelers do not go, and finally, it is convenient to storage — you can hang it with a bracket on the wall. On the other hand, such a scheme places high demands on the layout of units, since the position of the center of gravity of the machine in longitudinal and transverse direction determines the ease of working with it. When installing the engine over the wheel — even of small diameter — the overall center of gravity is too high. In addition, the relatively small weight of the required traction wheels with the ground a mere development of the cleats is not achieved. The solution to both problems is to shift the engine forward. This provides the minimum height of centre of gravity and at the same time, there is an allowance of force pressing the wheel down due to the balancing pressure of the operator on the handle. The extra traction helps in the cultivation front of the working body — the horizontal legs having a negative angle of attack.

WALL – PANTRY

WALL - PANTRYIn a modern apartment in downtown, it would seem, are designed to create maximum comfort for living, only storage equipment for perishable products is the refrigerator. Do not say anything — in recent years their capacity has increased significantly, but not all are edible goods require freezing or close to it temperature. In most cases, enough that it was just below room.

JAPANESE MIDGET

JAPANESE MIDGETThe Washington naval agreement of 1922 was a significant barrier to growing the race for naval armaments, which began during the First world war. Under this agreement the Japanese fleet by number of aircraft carriers and capital ships (battleships, cruisers) are much smaller than the fleets of England and the United States. Some compensation for this could serve as a permit for the construction of the points of forward basing in the Pacific Islands. And because agreements about the number of submarines to achieve in Washington and failed, the Japanese admirals began to plan the placement on remote island bases of small coastal boats.

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RAILROAD TRACKS

RAILROAD TRACKSMost modelers are passionate about copy of railway technology, we have to deal with the sets produced by “Piko” (GDR). All they are good, but the total length of the paths that manage to collect in one set, can meet only on the first. What to do if you got a taste and decided to do railway modeling seriously? To buy new sets to take from them only pieces of cloths? Not the most rational way.