This project will take you through all the steps required to build a furnace, and to make the required tools to cast aluminum using the 'Lost Foam' method. I also...
Posted by Morgan Demers
Categories: Art & Design, General, Workshop | 1 Comment
Make a hot/cold food smoker from a 55-gallon steel drum.
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Home, Food & Beverage | 1 Comment
When you picture a steam engine, you likely imagine a giant cast-iron contraption festooned with knobs, valves, gauges, linkages, and wheels. This steam-powered toy boat has no moving parts and...
Posted by William Abernathy
Categories: Science, Kids & Family | 7 Comments
MonoBox is a small, inexpensive powered speaker that amplifies the output of your headphone music player. It’s little but it’s loud! All the circuit parts are available from RadioShack. The...
Posted by Ross Hershberger
Categories: Electronics, Music | 69 Comments
Plug your guitar into light-programmable waveforms with this unique effects box.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Art & Design, Music | 18 Comments
When I got my new iPad, I immediately came up against a few problems. I don’t have a lot of horizontal space in my office because my desk is always...
Posted by Rex Krueger
Categories: Furniture, Home | No Comments
Building this rocket launcher is a breeze, and folks are always amazed at how it shoots reusable paper rockets 200–300 feet high. The launcher is made from PVC pipe. You...
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games | 3 Comments
Build a Notification Alert Generator that pesters you to do your chores.
Posted by George Tempesta
When I read the Geekcon 2010 call for projects, I thought, what the hack — I’ll do it. Inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, I decided to let creativity...
Posted by Zvika Markfeld
Categories: Electronics, Arduino, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | No Comments
Last night I dreamed of a magical material that would be bendable like metal, as easy to shape as wood, and would never warp, split, or splinter. It would be...
Posted by Charles Platt
Categories: Home, Art & Design, Workshop | 3 Comments
I first came across this puzzle a few years ago at my uncle’s estate sale; apparently it was his father’s. I’m not sure if he made it himself or just...
Posted by Billy
Categories: Woodworking | No Comments
I have a 25′ cruising tugboat in Florida, and I wanted a small, lightweight ride that I could keep onboard for making beer and ice runs when I pull into...
Posted by Russ Byrer
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 1 Comment
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