HOW TO – Make Tarp tents
You know those big blue tarps? Here’s how to make tents out of them – Link.
DIY Projects
Hack a Robosapien + kit
Robodyssey shows how to upgrade the Robosapien and it looks like they’re going to sell kits soon too! – ” We hacked a Robosapien just because we thought they were so cool. After taking our robot on a couple of field trips, we were ask so many times “How did you do that?” that we […]
Making hobbyist PCBs with professional CAD tools
Westfw has a great Instructable on making printed circuit boards using EAGLE – “It’s nice that there are some professional circuit board tools available to the hobbyists. Here are some tips for using them ito design boards that don’t need a professional fabricator to actually MAKE them…” – Link.
LED Mag-Lite mod…
BrakeBaver writes “Replace the bulb in a 2xAA mag-lite with a bright white led. A cool burning led will give you longer battery life and won’t burn your face off.” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a Thermal Carafe
Drew writes “I used some discarded beverage bottles, aluminum foil, duct tape, and expanding insulating foam to make a thermal carafe for next to nothing. Then I tested it against a real Thermos and an uninsulated bottle to see how it compared. Conclusion: a thermos made from junk isn’t quite as good as a store-bought […]
HOW TO – Make a rubber ducky USB flash drive
Rachel sells these little USB mods and she alsos show you how to make your own – “It’s really easy to make these fun and friendly rubber ducky flash drives or any other rubber character. I picked up these cute little guys at the 99 cents only store in LA. If you live in the […]
$20 Dry erase board – ElephantStaircase
Cape and Ray sent in their how-to on making a super simple and cheap dry erase board – Link.
