IN THE AIR — “TRAIN”

IN THE AIR Specialized in aeromodelling magazines increasingly published articles about the model aircraft with electric. Today betrothe quite successfully fly and kordovye, and Svobodnaya, and RC models. The reasons are many, and one of the main can rightly be considered the appearance on the market of light and powerful power sources and motors, a compact and lightweight remote control equipment.

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“SWEET” AUTO-TRAIN

Not so long ago, with retirement, I seriously take up beekeeping. But our region is not rich in melliferous plants, so during the season we have to move with the whole apiary from one place to another six or seven times. To transport hives I to their pickup IZH-27151-01 produced a trailer which you can install eight buildings. This capacity is provided by the fact that for a passenger car trailer is quite unusual — it is biaxial. In the manufacture of many trailer parts and components used from the disused vehicles and agricultural equipment. Given the time developing designs and search of the necessary parts and materials trailer I did for two months.

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AND “THE KID” CUT.

AND I’m a longtime admirer of the magazine “modelist-Konstruktor”. In the publications of improvised technique find many useful, and most importantly — increased creativity and a desire to design your own technique. I also homebrew with the experience. In recent years, made three tillers for themselves and their relatives. For processing country of six acres, but still planted mostly fruit-berry cultures, these machines are very suitable. But if the plot is bigger, then their effectiveness is eroding. Without a tractor here not to do, even a small mini. Here I am, before you take a plot of land on the former state farm field is abandoned, decided to make and made a good assistant — a mini-tractor.

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MODEL-A COPY – OF A SET OF

MODEL-COPY - SETIn the last decade popular form of modeling the guys is to build plastic models-copies of ready sets. And it is clear. No need to look for scarce materials and components – almost everything you need is in the box. A beginner, even inept Modeler-student can easily pick a few ready-made parts than to cut them from scratch, because so eager to get the toy like a real tank, ship or aircraft, that neither the exact fit of parts, nor to the fine detailing of patience is not enough. It is clear that “copy number” of such models it is possible to speak only conditionally.

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WINGED FOAM

FLYING FOAMThe emergence in recent years of powerful and light microelectrophoresis DC and bystrozamorozhennyh batteries that can withstand large load, made it possible to create flying models with electric drive. The undoubted advantage of these indoor models are ease of use; the ability to practice aerobatic maneuvers not only on the street but also in the gym all year round; low noise; no pollution of the environment.

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THE SPEED CHANGE RODS

SPEED CHANGE CRANKSETAs you know, for different road conditions: descents, climbs — many types of bikes use a block of sprockets of different diameters for changing torque to the rear driving wheel. These mechanisms are relatively complicated, high cost structure, which does not allow to use the foot brake. But torque can be adjusted by changing the length of the connecting rod! And their mess is easy to exercise at home on all road bikes.

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A bike TRAILER? A TANDEM!

A bike TRAILER? A TANDEM!Many lovers of active rest on the nature, prefer Cycling to other types of short journeys: on foot, by car. Walking on foot you can fully enjoy the pleasures of nature, slowly to see, but, unfortunately, only in the immediate vicinity. When the drive to communicate have no longer with nature, and with the road, to break away from that is problematic even in a jeep.

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TIME! AND RAZBOROV

TIME! AND RAZBOROVHow much trouble beginners (and not only) drivers delivers the operation to dismantle and mounting of tires of the wheels of the cars! Bent rims, ripped the side of the tire, zakazanye mount cameras and even hurt the fingers — frequent companions of this work. Therefore, many car owners prefer to go to the car wash and entrust it to the professionals, that has its known disadvantages. (Besides, as someone was subtle: tire punctures happen more often, farther from the service are).

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TRIMARAN: SPEED AND MANEUVER

TRIMARAN: THE SPEED AND MANEUVERRacing sudomodel motor. Racing RC miniature electric scooters have always been popular with modelers, especially among those who only starts to master these amazing racing cars. This to a large extent contribute to: the relative simplicity of the modern lines of gliders, making it possible to manufacture the housing from a variety of materials and to use the best available for model making technologies; the reliability of the electric power plant, excluding the start-up problems inherent in internal-combustion engines; and, finally, not too expensive – only two-channel – remote control equipment.

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DRAINED THROUGH THE HOSE

Fixture drainChanging the oil in a car engine is one of the dirtiest operations. Judge for yourself — when warmed to 80-90 degrees engine merges dirty testing, her hot stream enters anywhere, but not substituted for her capacity. Meanwhile it is enough to make a simple device, and testing of all drops to be intended for her in the canister.

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