The $5 PVC shaving stand
VPutz writes – “Corral your shaving paraphernalia and keep your brush and razor dry with this manliest–and cheapest–of shaving stands.” – Link. Related: Tons of PVC projects – Link.
DIY Projects
Homemade Nerf weapons – Boltsniper
Matt writes – “This guy makes nerf guns. Spring powered, gas powered, you name it. These have to be seen to be believed.” – Link gallery and how-tos. Related: HOW TO – Make a fast action NERF rifle… – Link. Mod your Nerf! – Link.
HOW TO – Make category 5 /5e patch cables
Chris writes – “If you are going ot make a lot of network cables, you might as well get a 1000 foot spool of wire, the ends, a crimping tool and make exactly what you want. I bought a spool a few years ago for $50 at You Do It Electronics in Needham MA. It […]
HOW TO – Cheap upgrade for Sony headphones
Bowdie writes – “I was always loosing the rubber earpieces from my Sonys, so I found some reaplacements, which actually work better (to my ear). I found these ear plugs at a local camping/outdoors store. They’re designed to reduce outside noise by using a removable plug to antentunate either high frequencies (in-flight noise) or low […]
Video lighting on the cheap
Technical Video Rental has some tips on cheap video lighting for the how to series they’re making – “The most important part of a good how-to video is the content, but even if the content is great the video quality can make a big difference in how useful that content is to the viewer. An […]
Ruel’s DIY Electronics
Ruel sent in this massive project page with tons of DIY electronics for music. Projects include: Preamps, compressors, mixers, op-amps, MIDI and more! – Link.
Grow your own lawn chair
Seems like a fun project to make on your own, a chair made out of lawn – “The Grass armchair is self assembled, each pack contains 14 corrugated cardboard frames and 100g pack of grass seeds. You will need about 240 litres of soil, to fill in the frame. First find the right spot, because […]