Tool using animal writes has a simple hydroponic system you can make with foam cups and easy to gather supplies… – “This is a completely passive hydroponic float system suitable for fast growing crops in cool weather..” – Link. Related: Hydroponics – at home and for beginners – Link. Grow your own salad – AeroGardens […]
Here’s a simple DIY 9V lantern based on a commercial version, Joe writes – “I had two goals with this, one don’t solder and two make it like post over on gizmodo showing a 9V Lantern. I had recieved a few emails about making things without soldering, I guess to some thats intimidating. So here […]
Honus writes – “A friend wanted me to make him a Green Lantern ring for his costume so I thought I’d share how I did it. Obviously some of the equipment involved is very specialized but if you can get someone to cast the ring for you the rest can be done at home.” – […]
Badger sent in this excellent re-MAKE of an old spring pole lathe… – “I study medieval woodworking a lot, and I’ve always wanted to try out the medieval style lathe. The major difference between this type, and the modern lathe is that the motion is reciprocal, rather than continuous circular motion. That, and the fact […]
CRAFT Instructable group member Honus posted up a clever/simple bat decoration – “I made several of these bats to hang from our trees. They’re really easy to make. You’ll need two different sized styrofoam balls, black tissue paper, five minute epoxy, white glue, some white paint, some wire, a couple of black foamie sheets and […]
Nak posted up a good starter in the MAKE Instructables group on duping your own keys… – “This will explain the process I went through to copy a key with a vice, a file and patience.” – Link. Related: Join the MAKE Instructables group – Link. Bump keying – Link.
Pinski1 has a great Instructable in the MAKE group on building a LED display… – “This is a simple HOW-TO make your own personalised LED Dot-Matrix display. I will be adding the complete program with an explaination to light the LEDs with. It’s also rather hackable, you can change it to suit yourself. I decieded […]
