Here’s an easy technique to create a decent quality circuit board. You can design your own circuit traces, or you can find existing artwork of proven designs. There lots of...
Posted by Chris Connors
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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
If you’ve been brainstorming Halloween DIY costume ideas, no need to bang your head on a brick wall. It’s time to put on your thinking cap. Literally! With just a...
Posted by Jeromina Juan
Categories: Craft, Fun & Games, Home | No Comments
Personally, I prefer art that has a function other than hanging on a wall. I look for various ways to incorporate my photographs and collages into everyday items — items...
Posted by Jenifer Bryan
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If you have a router and the means to cut a straight line with it, this trick for building a 5-sided acrylic box is considerably easier than the common slab-joint...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Woodworking, Furniture | No Comments
Welding! Welding is a glorious, mystery-infused, thoroughly bad-ass way to stick things together. Welders move in their own cloud of mythos and danger – they are dirtier, tougher, and sexier...
Posted by hackett
The vacuum siphon coffee brewing method dates back to the 1840s. It produces some of the cleanest, smoothest-tasting coffee of any method. Commercial vacuum pots are available, but I wanted...
Posted by John Edgar Park
Categories: Food & Beverage | 1 Comment
Fans of Patrick McGoohan’s classic BBC spy series The Prisoner will recognize this gimmick from Episode 15, “The Girl Who Was Death.” This is a pint glass with words etched...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Furniture | 7 Comments
If you want an extension cord, power cord, or other plastic-insulated cable in an unusual color, and you can find one in white, there’s a good chance you can dye...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Art & Design | 4 Comments
It’s rare to get very low temperatures where I live, but last winter the temperature was low enough to freeze and burst pipes. After thawing my pipes, I needed outdoor...
Posted by Nathan
Categories: Gardening, Home | No Comments
Permanent color that won't flake off.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Workshop, Science | 27 Comments
Hide a secret flash drive in an innocent AA cell.
Posted by Andrew Lewis
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
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