13 Useful, Cheap Product Substitutions
Save yourself some money and time using these homemade substitutions for common arts, crafts, and maker supplies.
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Hear the Homemade Jet Engine Built by a High School Student
At the World Maker Faire in New York, we saw Tomko demo his G1 home-built engine.
Upcycle a Microwave into a Spot Welder
Long-time Maker Matthew Borgatti recently completed work on a homemade spot welder, built from a scrapped microwave and a few other parts.
Rubber Bands and Fishing Line Make a Low-Budget 3D Printer
Jeffrey Kerr (aka Lobo CNC) is on a mission to make the cheapest DIY 3D printer possible. His current design is the Delta-T v0.3 a non-Cartesian 3D printer in the delta style that uses only a handful of easily sourced parts, including: acrylic, aluminum tubing, stepper motors, an extruder, fishing line, rubber bands, bolts, a controller […]
Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift: Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Whip up a batch of fancy, homemade barbecue sauce with this quick recipe from Andy Baraghani of Tasting Table!
Cozy Cosplayer Knits a Captain America Bodysuit
Need a custom-fitted superhero costume? Better get your knitting needles out and dive into your yarn stash like cosplay enthusiast Fangirl Physics did when she knitted herself an entire Captain America costume by hand! Although she didn’t put out a pattern for this project, she did share thorough documentation of the process of making the […]
Two Ingredient Homemade Fruit Roll Ups
Turn some fresh fruit into a healthy and sweet treat for a special little someone with these super easy homemade fruit roll ups from Meg of WhatsUpMoms.
