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Entryway: Simple and Beautiful

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:45:08 +0000

Not every home has an entryway that can accommodate the hallway wardrobe units sold in stores: as a rule, they are designed for a spacious hallway. At the same time, even in a small corridor you can rationally organize a corner with a mirror and hangers, similar to the homemade furniture set for a small Read more...

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Not a Stroller, but a Motorized Chair

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:06:51 +0000

First, a few words about myself and the situation fate put me in. It all started when, during a motorcycle accident, I suffered a severe spinal injury with damage to the spinal cord. Unfortunately, I was not operated on immediately, but two months after the injury. The result was complete paralysis of the body, from Read more...

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The Perfect Lock

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:35:56 +0000

Many people know or suspect that any lock, even the most expensive one, can be opened with certain skills and tools. The design of the proposed lock is simple, but it will give an experienced burglar maximum “pleasure” before he “cracks” it. People who have ever taken an interest in these matters are surely familiar Read more...

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Starting in Winter — Like in Summer

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:59:13 +0000

Starting a car’s internal combustion engine in winter — especially after a long period of inactivity — is often a serious problem. The issue is even more pressing for powerful trucks and agricultural machinery, much of which is now privately owned and is typically stored outdoors without a garage. And the cause of a difficult Read more...

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The Foundation of a House

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:24:28 +0000

Finnish house designs have proven themselves to be cozy, warm, and resistant to seasonal conditions and the effects of time. Finnish builder Pentti Jurmalainen discusses the specifics of laying bases and foundations for such country houses. Do you know what the parts and elements of a house are called? If not, carefully study Fig. 1. Read more...

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Taming Rainwater

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:11 +0000

My new house is good in every way, but it has no gutter. Rain runs off the roof onto the foundation, and in windy weather it also hits the walls. In the store, drainage gutters with brackets and especially the elbow pipes with funnels inspire a quiet melancholy with their appearance. I did not want Read more...

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Both a Door and a Countertop

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:32:43 +0000

The need for a large guest table at a country plot does not arise very often — only when friends or relatives come together to relax in the fresh air or to celebrate some family event or occasion. But it hardly makes sense to make special furniture for such a case, furniture that will remain Read more...

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Anti-Theft Device — in 5 Minutes

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:43:04 +0000

Having read in issue No. 1 of “M-K” for 1989 a description of an electronic vehicle ground cut-out, I decided to use it as a simple anti-theft device. However, when the toggle switch is replaced with a push-button (as recommended by the designer V. Arapov) or with a reed switch, a highly undesirable effect occurs: Read more...

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“Almaz” Machine Tool

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:09:35 +0000

A diamond glass cutter cuts window glass perfectly, but using it correctly is not that simple. Unfortunately, the skill comes only after a dozen or two panes have been irreparably ruined, and even then a precise cut is far from always achieved. To prevent this, while cutting you must keep the tool constantly perpendicular to Read more...

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Tiny Moped

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:20:42 +0000

The compact moped I designed, unlike production models, fits freely in a passenger elevator. That is perhaps one of its main advantages, since the two-wheeled little machine (which, incidentally, reaches the same speed as the “Riga-7”) can also be “parked” on the balcony of a city apartment. The moped frame is taken from a children’s Read more...

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