Drinking Glasses from Wine Bottles
Making drinking glasses from wine bottles has been around for years, and while it is relatively easy to cut a bottle, making a nice useful drinking glass is a little more difficult. Yeah, I can go to...
View ArticleWater Lint Trap From a 5 Gallon Bucket for All Seasons
Vent warm humid air into your house from the dryer. Don't send your nice heated air outside. When it warms up outside, quickly configure the lint trap to vent to the outdoors and save your air...
View ArticleSelf filling water bowl
This instructable stems from my being lazy and my very large dog that drinks lots of water. I doubt this idea would scale down for a small dog but it works great for for 5 gal buckets. The photos i...
View ArticleHydroponic Food Factory
Build your own outdoor hydroponic system to grow Potatoes, Strawberries, Lettuce and Celery!I have been interested in hydroponics from a very young age when a relative gave me a "grow light".Being...
View ArticleDIY Bicycle Turn Signals
Living in a city, I use my bike as means of transit, riding from home to work, work to studio, errands, etc. When I ride at night, I am often concerned if other vehicles/people on the road can see my...
View ArticleHow to make a bowl from a flat plank
This instructable will show how to make a bowl from a single plank of wood, using only a jig saw and wood glue, the bowl could be mounted on a lathe to clean it up but is not necessary. This is a great...
View ArticleSwedish Torch
If you have access to a chainsaw some dry softwood and a Swede here's a great way to make a self-contained camp fire with integrated pot supports!By: joshContinue Reading »
View ArticleHow to fix your swamp cooler ("Overclock" it 50%)
Swamp coolers work ok until it reaches 94 degrees. At that point, they stop cooling as well, because the pump can not get enough water on the pads to keep them wet. So by increasing the amount of water...
View ArticleMake a real Viking Stool
This is a real viking stool. We have many archaeological findings of this kind of stool. Lots of sizes and shapes, even some with a hole in the seat probably used as a toilet seat.The common...
View ArticleHow to Make a Soup Can Forge
The above video details the process I used to create a simple and inexpensive propane forge from commonly available materials. In the video below this forge is put to use for the first time making a...
View ArticleMaking a brass pocket flask
I'am educating myself to be a proper wood chop teacher, have been working as it for four years and mostly need the degree to get a steady job and decent pay. One of the many tasks we got was to make "a...
View ArticleArduino Chicken Coop Controller
Over the last few years my family has been keeping ex-battery hens - they are about 18 months old and have had a horrendous life kept cooped up in small cages in large warehouses. As much as we love...
View ArticleCheap and Easy Vintage Style Weatherproofed Gear
The look and functionality of a waxed cotton jacket - like those made by Filson, Belfast, and Barbour - is hard to beat. Water resistant, easily repairable and timeless these coats look good new but...
View ArticleHow to Measure and Mark with Precision
Measuring is the first step in wood-working. The second step is to make a mark on the measured point. The combination of the two processes—measuring and marking—forms the foundation of accurate work....
View ArticleMake your own smart watch
Most IT companies participate in the race to grab people’s wrist. A smart watch becomes the most significant item in a wearable device category. You can easily find this mood in this link, there are...
View ArticleHow to turn an old-school rotary phone into an input device.
Rotary phones are great for beginner hackers. They're not very complicated: for the most part, you can just look at the wires and guess what most of them control. Slip a microcontroller in, and you...
View ArticleCheap and effective Sous Vide cooker (Arduino powered)
Sous-vide cooking is a great new way of cooking food. I will not explain why and how it works here... for great recipes and explanations, you can check out those guys :...
View ArticleFunctional Leather Respirator
Being a creative, hands-on person, you've probably worn a disposable dust mask many times during your projects. You've also undoubtedly noticed their limitations: They're uncomfortable, they get...
View Articlecreating tool handles by 3D printing and casting
As part of a personal project, I developed a method for creating custom tool handles for people with hand related medical issues. The process consists of creating a silicone casting mold with a...
View ArticleEasy Garage Storage and Bench
This instructable will show how to build a cheap and simple garage storage and workbench out of plywood that will allow you to store all of your tools or gear safely while doubling as a great work...
View ArticleBusiness Card Folding Sheet Metal Wrench
This documents the process of designing and building your own folding business card. A DIY business card engages the recipient to invest some time puzzling out the assembly, and learn how the...
View ArticleHow to make an inlaid wood ring
The first thing to say is that this is not technically an inlaid ring. A true inlay implies that there is a recessed area that it filled with something else. This is done using a lamination technique....
View ArticleHow to Restore, Improve, and Digitize an old microscope
This microscope was discarded because the lighting mechanism it came with had stopped working entirely. Changing the light bulb did not fix the problem, and because the whole electrical mechanism had...
View Article30 minute USB microscope
i got a new digital camera today and i felt like posting something..heres a medium-resolution usb microsope i made for under $100 in parts (if you bought them new), had most of this around already and...
View ArticleUsing a hard drive to cut a record
We stripped 8 hard drives down the ascertain the most appropriate actuator for our application. Cutting the Groove Having seen footage of hard drive actuator arm play music when connected to...
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