HOW TO – Make an office supply trebuchet
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.
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Manage your iPod cord – with knots!
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.
DIY LCD monitor
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 […]
HOW TO – Turn an old CRT monitor into a trash can
GeneralCoffe writes – “Check out these instructions on how to to turn an old monitor into a trash can. I use one of these at my office and it gets a lot of compliments from visitors. Fits a standard 13 gallon trash bag.” – [via] Link.
Wind farms interfere with radar?
This is interesting, Wind farm construction out in Illinois is being halted, because the giant turbines might interfere with military radar – some folks don’t care for Wind Farms either, it can spoil their view of the ocean – [via] Link. In MAKE we show you how to make a Wind Powered Generator – With […]
Rubik’s Cube Mario pop art wall hanging
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 […]
Simple laptop sun-shade
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 […]