THE RING IS SAFER

Many of the TVs antenna socket is shallow and the plug often POPs out. Attach or stick on the entrance of the socket guide ring of sufficient height with an internal diameter slightly greater than the cable — the plug will stay securely.   V. GOLOVASHIN, Rybnoe, Ryazan oblast

FOUR PROFESSIONS ONE MODULE

FOUR PROFESSIONS ONE MODULEAdherents of certain types of modellers rarely use the design solutions and technological methods inherent in other areas of technical creativity. And it is in vain. The proof is a universal module that can with the most minimal improvements to turn into a car, air or sudomodel. As can be seen from the drawings, the module is a four-wheeled the trike with engine MK-17 “Junior”.

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THE BEST SAUNA HEATER

BEST SAUNA HEATEROutfitting your bathroom under the bath, he decided to make a strong (about 3 — 3.5 kW) and reliable heater. The most appropriate seemed to be elektrokemisk in a tin bucket with asbestos cement terminal block and brass studs, the closed hinged metal housing (Fig. 1). But when I placed this heater in the socket, felt the smell of burning.

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HOT GLUE DROP

  The cap of the toothpaste tube is made of a material which can be used for the manufacture of reliable non-conductive compound when attaching wires and electronic components on the circuit Board and seals intact. It is enough to touch the cap with a hot soldering iron. A drop of molten material flowing down Read more…

SAWMILL-IMPROMPTU

SAWMILL-IMPROMPTULumber for construction in the suburban area is always a concern and sometimes a problem. At the same time when clearing dedicated to building playgrounds felled trees — not such a rarity; in the best case they go for firewood.I want to share my experience a more rational use of this raw wood — the dissolution of it on the boards or timber.

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HARVESTER IN THE NURSERY

COMBINE IN NURSERYIf the baby has a crib, then consider that he had even in a small room have their place. But if he would have a bed, as proposed by the British magazine “the Popular mechanics”, it is more than a place — it is a corner of the habitat. Because the considered design is a processor that contains not only a bed for sleeping: you can play, place your favorite toys, books, clean linen in the morning… Another advantage of this construction is that it is quite accessible for self-production by the parents with the feasible participation of the child: it might have something to bring, to hold, to clean, apply.

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THREE SECRETS OF THE MAST

THREE SECRETS OF A MASTThe mast — Foundation of rig of the vessel, its main node. The role mast multi-function, from its devices and locations on the vessel dependent area, the configuration and aerodynamics of the sails, the ability to control their thrust, the location of the centerboard and much more. So the choice of the type and design of the mast determines the construction features of the vessel, and the level of effectiveness of its sails.

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