Insulation cutting hack
Senseless made a pretty cool contraption for cutting insulation – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Grow your own oil
Wired has a good overview of bio-fuels – “Researchers hoping to ease America’s oil addiction are turning sawdust and wood chips into bio-oil, a thick black liquid that could become a green substitute for many petroleum products. Bio-oil can be made from almost any organic material, including agricultural and forest waste like corn stalks and […]
Design a Hologram Kit
We’ve covered this hologram kit before, and so far the Makers out there have reported limited success, but it seems like a fun project I’d like to try – “The Design a Hologram Kit has everything you need to make your own transmission holograms – up to 20 of them. Each film plate is a […]
HOW TO – Make magnetic refrigerator lights
Sockmaster writes – “Turn your fridge into a canvas for LED art. Any passerby can place and relocate the magnetic LEDs any way they wish to create illuminated pictures and messages. It’s great for high traffic kitchens and It’s fun for kids and adults alike.” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a drumhead decal
Courtney writes – “I needed to make a two color decal for one of the drummers in my band. The best way to layer two different colors of vinyl is to use a light table. I don’t have a light table, but I do have a glass-topped picnic table in my back yard. Here is […]
Restoring a Pac-Man cocktail arcade machine
Great overview of restore log of a Pac-Man cocktail machine, Bryan writes – “Starting from May 2000 to July 2000, I slowly started restoring the machine. The first thing I did was fix the test switch- it was wired wrong. After that, I sent out the control panels and coin door for powder coating, purchased […]
HOW TO – Make an earthquake detector
Jochen writes – “Let me admit at the outset that due to a scandalous absence of earthquakes in Northern Ireland this project has never been tested on any meaningful earth-movement whatsoever. However, the setup is sensitive enough to detect passing cars, bad-tempered neighbours slamming doors 10 metres away and pile drivers at a distance of […]