Build a Cheap and Easy No-Solder Prototyping Board
A great transition from simple circuits to solderless breadboards, the springboard is a 50-year-old relic that’s difficult to find commercially these days, but easy and cheap to make.
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SketchUp and Materialise Partner for 3D Printing Design Optimization
The popular design tool and the additive manufacturing experts team up to allow for optimized 3D printing capabilities of your designs.
The $5 Cracker Box Amp
Build this workable little practice amp in about an hour.
Craft Fashion: Paper Bead Statement Necklace
If you’ve always wanted to roll paper beads, but weren’t sure how to get started, now’s your chance! Pick up a new skill and create your own crafty accessories with this paper bead statement necklace project. Ready for a new paper technique that won’t require special tools or take hours and hours to master? This […]
Tell Time with this 3D Printed Portable Sundial
Sundials have been used to tell time for thousands of years. People have been able to tell you what time of day it is pretty accurately with just a stick (known as a style), a shadow, and some markings on the ground. Nowadays, not many people know how to read sundials and many prefer digital watches […]
Make a Warren Truss Bridge with Popsicle Sticks
Build the simple span that launched the great age of iron bridge building.
Build Your Own Beautiful Custom Snare Drum
For most people, playing drums is all about perfecting the skill of actually playing. In Tom Featherstone’s case, however, he decided to learn how to actually build them as well. Featherstone got his start with the “technical side” of drums by first taking apart his 10-year-old electronic drum kit to replace sensors. Once he started recording […]