The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
MAKE friend Sammy Joe from fredflare gave us the scoop that all the 36 winners have been announced for their 2nd annual “Next Big Thing” contest. Tons of cool stuff are on display made by crafters we adore such as The Small Object, Sublime Stitching, and One Good Bumblebee. Even comedienne Amy Sedaris is in […]
Scissorman writes – “Bored at work? Build your own 3″ trebuchet out of paperclips and throw balls of blu-tac up to an amazing 4 feet. WOW!!” – Link.
Jen writes – “Use a common crochet chain method to shorten your ipod earbud cord to a more manageable length without tangling or damaging the cord.” – Link. Related: Cablebone – Link. Tons and tons of knots – Link.
MAKE reader Ronal has some pages describing using an old laptop LCD screen as DIY LCD monitor, I’m not exactly sure where/what converter and inverter is being used (and how much it was) but – this is one of the most asked “DIY” mods folks want to do, so – perhaps we can figure out […]
Gfixler writes – “This is my second Rubik’s Cube project. I’m in my Rubik’s Period right now. With the magnetic Rubik’s prototype working, I wanted to do this little craft project, most likely inspired by the works of Space Invader. I’ve often thought of ideas that would benefit from a nice box frame, so I […]
Rachel sent in the simplest way to cut down the glare when you need to use your laptop outside – “How to make your own really cheap (or free) laptop sun shade. This is a tutorial (pretty self-explanatory though) that I made for solving the age-old problem (for me at least) of trying to be […]
Here’s a pretty good PDF on making your own mini-hydropower plant using (mostly) things you already have around the house – Link.
