Bhammond writes – “I used SketchUp last December to design a home-bar from scratch. I ended up designing the different sized pieces of lumber that I needed and pieced it all together…” – Link. Related: Hammock made with Sketchup… Link. Workbench plans – made with Sketchup – Link. SketchUp -> Google SketchUp now free… Link.
Wonkothesane writes – “Here’s a great site with good information about making your own backpacking/outdoor gear. Their philosophy is simple “Not only is the price of backpacking gear outrageously high, but it’s difficult to find outdoor gear that exactly meets our specifications. Paying high prices for backpacking equipment, especially when it only partially satisfies our […]
Nixie tube clock kits ($150) – check out the PDF to get an idea of what you’re in for – “This kit uses a microcontroller and discrete logic chips to provide the logic for a 12 hour clock based on IN-14 nixie tubes. It has hours, minutes and seconds, with colon separators. The kit is […]
21st Century Decluttering sent in a ClosetMaid hack/mod – “Sometimes you just need to convert your clutter. I had several long pieces of ClosetMaid shelving the garage. They are easily found at garage sales when people remodel. Even new, these pieces are surprisingly inexpensive, as I believe that ClosetMaid is doing a ‘razor’ and ‘razor […]
Old Amateur Scientist article, might need to (re)make this to see if it really works – “With nothing more than a few pieces of plumbing and a source of compressed air, you can build a remarkably simple device for attaining moderately low temperatures. It separates high-energy molecules from those of low energy. George O. Smith, […]
Prank’s Instructable on how to take any R/C car and control it with your computer – Link.
FrankG writes with his DIY HVAC for small greenhouse (part 2) assembled from scavanged parts – Link. Previous: Solar chimney project – Link.
