The $5 PVC shaving stand
VPutz writes – “Corral your shaving paraphernalia and keep your brush and razor dry with this manliest–and cheapest–of shaving stands.” – Link. Related: Tons of PVC projects – Link.
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Homemade Nerf weapons – Boltsniper
Matt writes – “This guy makes nerf guns. Spring powered, gas powered, you name it. These have to be seen to be believed.” – Link gallery and how-tos. Related: HOW TO – Make a fast action NERF rifle… – Link. Mod your Nerf! – Link.
HOW TO – Turn an iPod nano into a silent movie player (without Linux)
Rcran writes – “By Taking advantage of the ‘Scroll through photos with the scroll wheel’ (while taking up the whole nano screen) feature, you can assume amazing control of the video. P.S You’ll need Adobe ImageReady (or similar application).” – Link. Related: Here’s a version I wrote back in 2004 on Engadget that uses Quicktime […]
MacGyverisms widget
The wisdom of MacGyver, on your desktop – “Do you know what a drag it can be to be locked in a freezer by ill-meaning bank robbers? Ever felt helpless while being chased by Soviets through Kabulstan? With some ice cubes, a light bulb and your computer you can break out of that freezer. Or, […]
HOW TO – Make category 5 /5e patch cables
Chris writes – “If you are going ot make a lot of network cables, you might as well get a 1000 foot spool of wire, the ends, a crimping tool and make exactly what you want. I bought a spool a few years ago for $50 at You Do It Electronics in Needham MA. It […]
Homemade Fighter cockpit simulator
Christian writes – “Johan Nauwelaertz from Sweden is building his own Jetfighter Cockpit Simulator in his garage. It uses 4 networked PCs, large projection screen and an original cockpit from AJ37 Viggen, a swedish attack fighter. The picture in this swedish article shows his latest setup.” – Link.
HOW TO – Cheap upgrade for Sony headphones
Bowdie writes – “I was always loosing the rubber earpieces from my Sonys, so I found some reaplacements, which actually work better (to my ear). I found these ear plugs at a local camping/outdoors store. They’re designed to reduce outside noise by using a removable plug to antentunate either high frequencies (in-flight noise) or low […]