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Electronics: Fun and Fundamentals — The Ching Thing
You needn't believe in divination to enjoy making this fortune-teller.

Simple Machines: The Lever
Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.” The lever is one of the six classic simple machines.

Country Scientist — How to Document What You Make or Discover
No matter what you plan to make, invent, or discover, one of the best steps you can take is to keep a detailed record of your progress.

Paint Can Furnace with Accessories, Lost Foam Casting, and More!
This project will take you through all the steps required to build a furnace, and to make the required tools to cast aluminum using the 'Lost Foam' method. I also go over traditional greensand pattern molding, and cast a piece using that method as well with the furnace.

The Dryer Messenger
Never forget your laundry again!

wrap up your tools with an old pair of jeans
Don’t let a torn seam doom your veteran work jeans to the landfill. With just a few stitches, they can return to the workshop with honor as a handsome, durable tool wrap for wrenches, chisels, and the like.

Danger — Make a Rope Swing
Trust life and limb to something you made.

mounting a gadget permanently.
A GPS unit is a great CAR accessory, but the power cord hanging across the dashboard is an eyesore. Many vehicles have 12V power at the rear-view mirror, with a 2-wire plug. Tap into it to straighten up your view.

Skill Builder — Finishing and Post-Processing Your 3D Printed Objects
Friction-weld, rivet, sand, paint — arm yourself with simple tools and techniques to take your desktop 3D printer to the next level.

How-To: Professional Perfboards
In this tutorial, you will learn to print layout templates and silkscreens onto perfboard. This will make populating as well as soldering a lot easier PLUS it looks professional.

Messenger Bag
Make a messenger bag for your trips around town. (Also works great as a diaper bag.)

Use a Common Anode RGB LED
This is a quick tutorial on how to fade between colors with an Arduino and Common Anode RGB LED.