Super Soaker mods
It’s almost summer, that means it’s almost time to start the Super Soaker mods – this site has a few projects and how tos, like Havoc – a water balloon shooter with 100 yard range! Link.
Month: May 2006
HOW TO – Copy a vinyl record
Awhile back we posted about making vinyl record clones and here’s a better how to on making a clone of your vinyl records – [via] – Link.
HOW TO – Make a marble shooting airgun
Dan shows you how to make a pneumatically powered, marble shooting airgun, it’s breech loading and wadless – built almost entirely from parts from Home Depot. – Link.
Now Hear This – Popular Science podcast
Popular Science has a new podcast you can download / get via iTunes, the first episode is about project MyLifeBits “In the future, will everyone have photographic memories? Gordon Bell discusses his quest to digitally capture all the events of his life for a project called MyLifeBits. He predicts that advances in miniaturization and data […]
Hot Rod home coffee roasters
Gallery and info on modded (and modding) coffee roasters – “For some people who roast their own coffee, off-the-shelf home coffee roasting appliances don’t cut it. Either they don’t offer enough control of the roast, are too expensive, or just don’t allow the roaster (uh, the person that is) to express themselves. The homemade or […]
HOW TO – Make a solar bike light
Nak writes “Modify a solar garden walkway light into a solar powered bike light that charges during day riding and can be turned on at night!” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a rubber band helicopter
Here’s how to make a rubber band helicopter similar to toy that inspired the Wright brothers to build a plane – “It doesn’t have a bearing and is therefore very simple to make, however you must have a long bit of split bamboo which must be thin and flexible enough to bend into a loop. […]