Salvage Neodymium Magnets from an Old Hard Drive
Learn how to locate and salvage super-strong rare-earth magnets from an old, broken hard drive.
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How To: Build A Rustic Wooden Magnetic Utensil Holder
In a small apartment, counter space is at a premium. Knife blocks are huge and often unsightly, so I resolved to make an attractive, convenient solution. Several people commented that they would pay for such a product, so I opened Pretty River Woodworking on Etsy. As a second personal project, I needed a space to […]
How-To: Make a Magnetic Knife Rack
Know someone who would love this in their kitchen? Well you can make them one by following this super simple tutorial from Tim and Mary Vidra.
How To Make Ferrofluid At Home
Learn how to make your own ferrofluid
How-To: Magnetic Scrubber
Got a narrow glass or container that clearly needs scrubbing, but you can’t fit your hand in there to clean it? Jason Poel Smith DIY Hacks and How Tos came up with this brilliant Magnetic Scrubber tutorial for just that.
A Micro Relay at Work
The fundamentals of switching in GIF format! See a 5V micro relay switch from normally-closed to normally-open and back to normally-closed.
How-To: PC Fan Stir Plate
Liam made this cool DIY variable speed stir plate for creating yeast starter for his homebrewed beer. To control the speed of the magnetic stirrer, he used an ATmega328 with the Arduino bootloader connected to a PC case fan. Liam even made use of the LEDs that you can sometimes find on fancy fans to […]
