HIMSELF MOE

MOE HIMSELFEmergencies are always unexpected – they are extraordinary. Most often, they happen when a person puts himself in a precarious position in its oversight find themselves in a critical situation: in the mountains, on the river, ice fishing. Of course, just impossible to anticipate, but be aware that the case may occur beyond our will and endeavour, if possible, to be ready for it.

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THE CURVED LEGS — A SIGN OF STYLE

CURVED LEGS — A SIGN OF STYLEAntique furnishings you’ll find out soon in a special form and, in the first place, legs. In the old days, Cabinet makers loved to make them curved, not now. At first glance it seems that to make such difficult and not to everyone under force. But do the same people, and without modern mechanization, by hand, simple tools. So, you can try to repeat the techniques of the old masters.

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THE COMPRESSOR IS ALWAYS HANDY

THE COMPRESSOR IS ALWAYS HANDYThe compressor unit can be, and is not so necessary equipment in the home workshop craftsman or car enthusiast the garage like a drill or vise. But when such a unit is available, it greatly facilitates certain time-consuming processes (tire inflation, for example), and sometimes significantly improves the quality of work (e.g., painting products with spray). Where work is carried out using air tools because the electric mechanisms (even with low supply voltage) applied in production safety work is strictly prohibited (flammable or explosive), the compressor just needed.

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BEES WATERED AND FED THE MACHINE

BEES WATERED AND FED THE MACHINEWhen rented with option to purchase three of the apiary, I realized how difficult it is to handle a large number of bee colonies. Part of the problem was solved with the help of the trough-drinkers, slightly improved development offered by experienced beekeepers in the pages of periodicals. Each of used to me bee-feeders-drinkers consists of a wooden mandrel which is inserted a glass or plastic bottle with thread. Mandrel is better to make from dry birch – less burrs when machining.

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INSTEAD OF SAIL — ROTOR

INSTEAD OF SAIL — ROTORApparently, in the technical work appeared in the phenomenon that can be called bottle-modeling. The fact that modelers in different fields are increasingly used… plastic bottles. From these light and sturdy vessels, they made a great hull models of yachts and catamarans, compressed-air cylinders to drive the action of the compressed air motors air and car. Thin clear plastic was the ideal material for the manufacture of lamps for aircraft models.

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BOAT FOR CALM WATER

BOAT FOR CALM WATERSAt the time of making this simple craft, even the name of which is hard to find: “whether the junk, or boat, or boat, or raft”, I had a “Kazanka” boat is roomy, durable. However, it was intended for sailing with an outboard motor. But what, say, fishing in a quiet backwater after it came a motor boat. To walk on the oars “Kazanka” too heavy and unwieldy. Shipping it to the waters too troublesome to do without the trailer and the assistant was not possible.

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STEAM KETTLE

At home canning of vegetables and berries to harvesting better preserved, requires careful temperature processing, and its contents. Usually Housewives or boil jars (a pickle – even several times), or warm them in the oven. There is a universal method shown in the figure: the steam from a boiling kettle is supplied through the tubes Read more…