The idea to build a transportable dacha came to me back in the days when road service was just a dream for car travelers. So I decided to provide it for myself. I must say, the dacha I built many years ago is still serving me well. After all, most campsites and motels are located Read more…
This simple model, recommended for beginners, can be built both as a glider and a rubber-powered aircraft. And in our opinion, it makes sense to assemble and master it in exactly this order: start with the glider version, and then, after gaining experience in launching and adjusting, equip it with a propeller and rubber motor. Read more…
In this issue of “M-K”, we want to introduce our readers to one of the most efficient soil cultivation mechanisms, which has recently been gaining more popularity among DIY builders. This is a motorized winch, whose main advantage lies in the fact that, unlike self-propelled tillage units, it uses all of its engine power for Read more…
Every individual developer strives to ease the heavy physical labor involved in various construction tasks by mechanizing them whenever possible. However, as often happens, there is no electricity on the site at this stage. One of the most difficult yet essential tasks is preparing mortar and concrete mixtures. In this case, both the performance and Read more…
Readers of “M-K” have long been familiar with the enthusiast of homemade soil cultivation equipment, amateur designer from Nizhny Tagil, Grigory Ivanovich ODEGOV. He was the one who managed to develop one of the most efficient motor winches, which outperforms power tillers, motor cultivators, and even microtractors in terms of productivity. And all this despite Read more…
Every gardener strives to heat their greenhouse as efficiently as possible. One of the most optimal methods is utilizing solar heat accumulated by the southern or eastern wall of a stone house. Building such a heliogreenhouse is quite simple. First, a trench is dug along the wall of the house, 1.1 meters deep and 0.8 Read more…
If someone had told the author some time ago that he would have to literally “reinvent the bicycle,” he would have taken it as a joke. However, that skepticism vanished after coming across a magazine article describing a “wind vehicle” built by Alexander Dvoynikov. The model had both air and propeller screws mounted on an Read more…
Boys seem to have a natural pull toward technology — probably something embedded in their genes. Yet, there’s a fairly long period in their lives (that so-called “transition age”) when they consider playing with toy cars too childish, but driving a real car is still not an option — and often, not even available to Read more…
“I read in Modelist-Konstruktor about the continuation of the “Small Mechanization” competition and decided to take part. I offer a simple and compact micro-mill. Its dimensions can be judged from the photo: the entire construction fits in the palm of my hand. It’s a universal device — designed for producing both coarse and fine corn Read more…
Dear “Modelist-Konstruktor”! In issue No. 9 for 2004 of your magazine, a material was published about a compressor I made based on a motor-compressor from an old refrigerator. I used it for several years for various needs: paint spraying, tire inflation, and other tasks. But sometimes it lacked pressure and air reserve. Then the idea Read more…
