Mage2 writes – “Using a Heatgun to remove/ scavange parts from old or broken PCB. I using a old hard drive as a example. You can salvage most any surfacemount, BGA or even through hole parts using this method.” – Link. Related: Soldering and Desoldering – Link. Soldering Tutorial – Make Video Podcast – Link. […]
Got an old scanner? Jpitz31 shows you how to make a desk lamp – “This instructable shows you how to make a desk lamp out of scrounged scanner parts and a few extras from Home Depot. I have set up a small solar array, controller and a storage battery. I wanted to make some low […]
Add this motorized DIY fly trap to the humans-vs-flies arsenal… – Link. Related: Electric flytrap lantern – Link. $21 Carnivorous plant kit – Link. Charcoal Companion Amazing Bug Zapper – Link. Wi-Fi Enabled Mosquito Killer… – Link. DIY mosquito trap – Link.
Tim has a bit about his garbage bag and rice cooker alcohol still… “A still has two parts, a boiler and a condenser. A rice cooker/warmer makes a great boiler. It’s got a rubber gasket so all the steam goes out the vent. It’s insulated so all the heat goes into the mash. A plastic […]
Here’s a great how-to on making an invisible book shelf! – Link. Related: HOW TO – Build your own secret bookshelf door – Link. Bookshelf, from old books – Link. Holy Shelf Unit, Batman! – Link.
Super Cameraman writes – “Ever wanted to make a movie where you wanted somebody to fall down a flight of stairs, or off a building, but didn’t feel like using a real person? Well here’s a tutorial on how to make a decent looking stunt dummy out of free materials.” – Link. Related: Street installations […]
Kiteman writes – “About 300 years ago, Daniel Fahrenheit made and calibrated the first reliable thermometers. Some people* still use the scale he developed; the Fahrenheit Scale.” – Link. Related: LED Temperature thermometer project – Link. HOW TO – Make an AVR-Based statistics thermometer – Link. HOW TO – Make a digital thermometer – Link. […]
