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…

CONCRETE — JIGSAW

CONCRETE — JIGSAWWell-known model electric fibroelastic inherent drawbacks: on the table crawl, hands from the constant tension when working with the machine buzzing… to cut delicate items, should be thoroughly accustomed. But if broken flat spring near the nail, there arises a problem of their repair. But the vibrating base, remaining out of work, can be used!

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MIXER WHIP UP

MIXER IN HASTEAnyone who self built a house, garage, cottage, etc., knows that the most difficult stage — zero cycle (the Foundation) associated with the preparation of a large number of concrete mix or mortar. Of course, if you have a mixer, then everything is easier and simpler. But to buy such an expensive setup for short-term use is expensive and knead with a shovel in the trough is not very desirable. Way to make the mixer itself. In the “Modeller-designer” there have been several publications on this topic.

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… WEAVE CHAIR

...WEAVE CHAIRThe proposed technology of manufacturing of seats is suitable in the case of repair of old furniture, and when you create a new one. It is equally applicable for both stool and chair, and armchairs. Methods of work proposed by the Hungarian magazine “Earmaster”, as simple as they were effective on the final result. The result is beautiful and quite durable seat. The basic operation is really similar to basket weaving, only in this case is not used willow rod, and a cord, rope, synthetic tube, or even insulated electrical wires.

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PATH AND “EAST”

THE WAY, History of rocketry in our country today is widely reported in the local media. In my opinion, it is interesting it is stated in the book “Rockets and people” – B. E. Chertok (Publishing house “RTSoft”, 2006) – a direct participant in the whole period of the birth of rocket and space technology. These books “pushed” our children-rocketmodeler to implement the idea: to recreate the models in the basic steps of creating missiles and combat shield of the Fatherland and the achievements in space technology. This project was a contribution of students in the Year of Russian cosmonautics and the 50th anniversary of space flight by Yuri Gagarin.

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