DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Here’s a simple motor you can make, if you happen to have a large quantity of mercury laying around, which you probably don’t have, so check out how it works from our pals at Popular Science – “Mercury used to be lots of fun–before we knew that it could kill you. In this simple electric […]
Check out this mystery mesh VW [via] – Link. Related: Make made transportation – Link. Mod Your Rod: A collection of car hacks and mods – Link.
C Connors writes – “Nick Viera converted his old Jeep to ev during his junior year in high school. According to Nick, he got 17-20 miles per gallon before converting to electric. 13 cents a mile for gas powered, 4 cents a mile for electric powered. No more emissions, no outrageous complexity, no noise in […]
Our pal Chuck from ToolMonger shows you how to add rear exit handles to your truck – “Manufacturers used to give you exit handles above the back doors as well as the front, but in newer trucks they haven’t bothered. So, with a little cutting, filing, and fitting, we added a set. We also took […]
Tho sent in his DIY fold-a-bike, he writes – “Here’s my folding bike that I built years ago from a cheapo small frame bike. The bike now has 20″ wheels, and the frame size is equivalent to about 17″. It was made by starting with the 19″ frame, cut apart with a hack saw, shape […]
I finally got around to a little housekeeping on the MAKE blog and added a bicycle category (we’re adding the old posts to it now)… so, in celebration of this new section here’s a shopping cart bike… Mike writes – “I found this modified bike/shopping cart combo outside my new apartment. The front is a […]
Robert sent in these photos taken in Rwanda of some cool homemade wooden bikes. – Link. Related: Wood Motorcycle – Link. Unusual Home Built Bicycles from wood and salvage – Link. Our new bicycle category (adding past posts this week) – Link.
