COMPRESSOR SPARK

COMPRESSOR SPARKDear “modelist-Konstruktor”! In No. 9, 2004 your magazine published an article about made me the compressor on the basis of the motor-compressor from the old refrigerator. Have used it for years for various uses: for paint spraying, tyre inflating of wheels and other works. Just not enough pressure and air supply. And then came the idea. To make the apparatus more and more powerful with two (paired) motor-compressors. Finding them was not difficult — now carried out of apartments (and simply thrown into the street) working refrigerators, which, so to speak, out of fashion.

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ARSENAL HALT

ARSENAL OF HALTI want to share with readers his small devices, providing added convenience in the organization of the fire in camp during a weekend trek or a trip to his native land. One of the common “bonfire men” problems — search and billet pegs for tents and flyers for the crossbar, and the crossbar for hanging pots or buckets over the fire. Most often this affects young trees ruthlessly cut down — and all only for one time use.

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THE MASS “SELF-PROPELLED GUN” OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC

Self-propelled gun SU-76M in the exposition of the Central armed forces Museum in MoscowAn important component of the armored weapons of the red Army during the great Patriotic war was self-propelled artillery. As you know, the red Army did the heavy (SU-152, ISU-152 and ISU-122), medium (SU-122, SU-85 and SU-100) and light (SU-76 and SU-76M) self-propelled guns. The process of creating the latter was launched on 3 March 1942 after the formation of the special Bureau of self-propelled artillery. It was created on the basis of the 2nd Department of the NKTP (engineering), chief of which S. Ginsburg A., on starting from September, 1941, put forward proposals for an assault and anti-aircraft self-propelled gun on the basis of outdated and light tanks.

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HOME WIFI NETWORK FOR HD VIDEO

HOME WIFI NETWORK TO VIEW HD VIDEOI recently made repairs in the apartment and decided to check if there is any chance at the current level of development of wireless equipment to create an apartment full of high-speed wireless network. Initially, the task seemed inappropriate (at home quite successfully, you can use Ethernet, why bother with WiFi?), but to convince myself that wireless technologies are not standing still, I decided to arrange a small test. One of the main criteria of success was the ability to view on a plasma panel HD-video rips with the volume from 10 to 30 GB in conditions when between file storage and replaying device is no wired network.

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PUFF PASTRY

PUFF PASTRY

Every day we use a huge amount of things and have almost ceased to notice them. But it turns out in the production of minor things at first glance hides a lot of interesting and informative. Entertainment “Conveyor MK” reveals the secrets of making the most ordinary things at first glance. Today’s program: the PUFF PASTRY.

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SKI

SKIING

Every day we use a huge amount of things and have almost ceased to notice them. But it turns out in the production of minor things at first glance hides a lot of interesting and informative. Entertainment “Conveyor MK” reveals the secrets of making the most ordinary things at first glance. Today the program includes: SKIING.

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BRAKING IN A NEW ROLE

BRAKE IN A NEW ROLENot so quickly wear out brake disc of a passenger car. But there comes a time when this detail is replaced by new, and old simply thrown in the scrap.
Meanwhile, the used drive can find a better use; for example, it can be used as a support for loose (free) pillars for various applications: from stand-trestles used for insurance when “Padmasana” repairs to a practical outdoor coat hangers racks.

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NOT LAWNS, AND FLOWERPOTS!

NOT LAWNS, AND FLOWERPOTS!An interesting new trend observed in modern suburban areas: they are less likely to be perceived as a place of garden chores, and, increasingly, as a place of serene rest. Hence, all the more changing the appearance of a country manor court, if berry bushes and fruit trees are still losing out, the beds in many cases are inferior to their area of smooth green lawns and beautifully equipped recreation areas with pavilions, miniature decorative pond, stationary grill and unprecedented barbecue.

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