These beautiful and flying planes are very simple. Even preschoolers can make them with the help of adults. To work, you will need thick paper (whatman paper), several dry and straight straws Ø2-2.5 mm (cereals, bluegrass) and silicate office glue. Tools include a safety razor blade, a jigsaw, a ruler and a pencil. Start making Read more…
Our magazine was one of the main popularizers of the recently emerged family of all-terrain vehicles – vehicles powered by low-pressure pneumatics. All-season, excellent cross-country ability, the ability not to disturb vegetation when driving through the forest or tundra – the advantages of vehicles of this type immediately attracted the attention of lovers of amateur Read more…
With the development of cooperatives in our country, the number of people wishing to apply their knowledge and skills in the agricultural sector, for example, in creating an apiary, raising rabbits or breeding poultry, is constantly growing. But enthusiasm alone is clearly not enough here – you also need to have the appropriate equipment, say, Read more…
Six years ago I received land for a garden plot, and the problem of watering immediately arose. Pumping water manually is difficult and unproductive, and the gasoline engine does not seduce you with its noise and smoke, and you won’t have much trouble with it – carry it, secure it, remove it and take it Read more…
Typically, garage doors have two heavy leaves that open outward. Every car enthusiast knows how much trouble they cause, especially in winter. Snow accumulates on the area in front of the garage, ice freezes on the doors, lock, and handles. You have to tinker a lot to get the car out. By abandoning the traditional Read more…
A modern city dweller cannot be intimidated by long trips: all types of public transport are at his service. Another thing is short everyday routes: to a kindergarten, a store, a workshop, a laundry… A rural resident, owner of a summer house or garden plot has to make short trips with cargo even more often. Read more…
There are a huge number of people dreaming of building walk-behind tractors, snowmobiles, microtractors, and cars. The number of devices under construction is tens of times less, not to mention the number of those built, much less operational. As a result, amateur designs that have been completed and work flawlessly are rare. The designs of Read more…
I love to design various homemade wheeled vehicles. I have already made, for example, a mini tractor-loader, a stylized replica of the Lotus-7 from a VAZ-2101, and a buggy with a 1.5-liter engine. And last winter the idea came up to build a small single-seat tricycle for the season. And this way – so that Read more…
I was confirmed in my decision to build a walk-behind tractor after I read the article “Vyatich” (“M-K” No. 7, 1981). However, the design proposed by the magazine, despite all its advantages, did not satisfy everything. And first of all, I didn’t like the chain transmission: I wanted to make the transmission more compact, thereby Read more…
One or two tracks at the back, two skis at the front, a seat for two passengers – this is what motorcars look like – the machines that are now making a triumphal march around the world. They are ridden even in countries where snow is rare, for example in Italy. Motor sleds have almost Read more…
