Secret-Knock Gumball Machine
Make a cute candy vending machine that only dispenses treats when you knock the secret rhythm on its front panel.
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Hovercraft Shop Vac
I have owned several shop vacuum cleaners, but regardless of the make, I never liked the way the casters worked. They never rolled where I wanted them to. When I recently had to replace a worn-out shop vacuum, I looked for a way to improve the mobility of the new machine. That’s when I realized […]
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Stationary Drumcycle
A recent toe injury kept me from running for a few weeks, and I bought a stationary bike to keep in shape while recovering. The exercise bike has a lot to recommend it: it’s low-impact, safe, easy to scale up for harder workouts, and indoors out of the weather. It’s also as boring as watching […]
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DIY Bedroom Make-Over
In this first of three DIY Bedroom videos, I show you how to paint a room, lay down Ikea click-together floor, and add trim to a baseboard.
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No-Sew Touchscreen Gloves
To make capacitive touchscreens work through gloves, you need a conductive pathway between the screen and your finger(s). Commercial touchscreen-friendly gloves made with conductive fabric at the fingertips are available, and if you’re handy with a needle you can use special thread to sew conductive stitches into the fingertips of a glove you already own. […]
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RoofGuessEstimator
I design home additions. Knowing the pitch of a roof is a critical step in designing an addition or estimating roof areas for shingles, insulation and ventilation requirements. Figuring the roof area is a lot easier and safer with this tool.
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