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Make: Projects – Secret Garage Door Remote

Make: Projects – Secret Garage Door Remote

This easy mod retains all of the convenience of the remote clipped to the visor while dispelling most of the risk. The remote button is concealed on the underside of a plastic beverage cup that rests in your cup-holder, with the electronics concealed inside the cup. To activate the opener, just push down on the top of the cup. From outside of the car (and from inside it, too), the remote looks like an empty soda cup you just haven’t thrown out yet.

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Plywood Secret Compartment

Plywood Secret Compartment

Check out this very clever secret compartment hiding place inside of a table’s edge.

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Secret Playroom Access Through Armoire

Secret Playroom Access Through Armoire

A Portland contractor builds a secret playroom behind an armoire destined to launch a thousand Narnia jokes.

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Jonathan Wolfe’s puzzle acorns

Jonathan Wolfe’s puzzle acorns

My buddy Jon makes these awesome little puzzle boxes from acorns. There are four shown in the video: one pair consisting of a smaller hinged acorn that nests, matryoshka-style, inside a larger one with a wire spring latch; a larger, locking nut that is opened by removing a small pin; and, finally, a large hinged version that is unlatched by knocking it against a surface from a certain angle.

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