HOW TO – Make a marble shooting airgun
Dan shows you how to make a pneumatically powered, marble shooting airgun, it’s breech loading and wadless – built almost entirely from parts from Home Depot. – Link.
DIY Projects
Hot Rod home coffee roasters
Gallery and info on modded (and modding) coffee roasters – “For some people who roast their own coffee, off-the-shelf home coffee roasting appliances don’t cut it. Either they don’t offer enough control of the roast, are too expensive, or just don’t allow the roaster (uh, the person that is) to express themselves. The homemade or […]
HOW TO – Make a solar bike light
Nak writes “Modify a solar garden walkway light into a solar powered bike light that charges during day riding and can be turned on at night!” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a rubber band helicopter
Here’s how to make a rubber band helicopter similar to toy that inspired the Wright brothers to build a plane – “It doesn’t have a bearing and is therefore very simple to make, however you must have a long bit of split bamboo which must be thin and flexible enough to bend into a loop. […]
Homemade crank radio
A MAKE reader writes in with a homemade Freeplay style radio – “Pinouts are described for the Motorola Freecharge, a battery pack with a hand crank for charging, and the hit clips radio cartridge. Solder power terminals from the freecharge to power in on the radio receiver, then solder the speaker terminals to speaker out […]
HOW TO – IR remote control your computer
Will shows you how to build an IR remote control interface for your PC, works with WinLirc and/or LIRC – Link.
Targus 17″ XL notebook backpack fix
Chuck writes “I have a 17″ laptop. Only a few bags are available and only one backpack: the Targus 17″ XL Notebook Bag. Sadly, its design makes the outermost panel almost unusable unless you carry water bottles with it. They add straps on other models, but not the 17″. I added some snaps, and it […]