Hydroponic Veggie Garden
Grow your own with this compact system, perfect for the urban gardener.
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Flying Crank Ghost
This classic animatronic prop is “de rigueur” for any serious haunter.
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Skill Builder — Finishing and Post-Processing Your 3D Printed Objects
Friction-weld, rivet, sand, paint — arm yourself with simple tools and techniques to take your desktop 3D printer to the next level.
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Conductive-Thread Ribbon Cable and FFC Connectors
You can easily use conductive-thread ribbon cable by connecting it with Flexible Flat Cable (FFC) connectors.
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DIY Welding Rod
There are a bunch of DIY welder articles and how-tos out in the maker ether, ranging from the super-simple, dumb, and brutally effective (three car batteries, wired in series) to the high-tech and fancy (TIG machines from microwave bits, oxy-hydrogen torches from split water and plumbing supplies). With all of the information out there, it […]
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Light Up Your People
Infrared diodes and detectors make things fun and magical. We are used to touching or flipping a switch to turn on lights. A simple transistor circuit with an infrared detector and the lights change with a wave of your finger. My circuit boards are simple and all of the parts to run the detector, transistor […]
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