HOW TO – Catch a mouse without a mousetrap
Chris sent us in a (humane) how to on catching a mouse without a mousetrap, all using household items – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Make a copper pipe potato gun
Chuck sent in his great how to on making a copper pipe potato gun – “Dave and I have an affinity for copper. We’re, I guess, slightly obsessed with the stuff. It’s shiny, soft but strong, and easy to work with. So we build stuff out of it more and more frequently. Some bloggable, some […]
The Kon-Tiki adventure
Clarke writes – “‘Kon-Tiki’ a huge scouting event in South Africa inspired by Thor Heyerdhal’s 1947 adventure aboard a reed raft demonstrating that ancient people could have sailed from South America to Polynesia. Troops build rafts that must stay afloat for 24 hours using their pioneering skills (ropes, poles and oil drums; no nails or […]
Mystery Circuits – Sound Gizmos!
A wonderful collection of things that make music, Mike writes – “Here are most of the projects I’ve built/modified from 2000 to present. Click on each picture to see the details of the instrument. Some of the older projects will just have a sound sample when you click rather than link to another page with […]
DIY Experimental computer controlled home lighting system
SiLight writes – “SI-Light is a experimental computer controlled home lighting system. It started with the goal of individually addressable RGB light modules that could be used to tie-dye or acid-warp my studio apartment. It is a combination of hardware, firmware, and software that was written over a few days in the summer of 2005, […]
DIY MP3 player – $26
There’s an IDE MP3 controller board for DIY music player on eBay might be worth checking out – Board Description: * Stereo Design. * Support 2.5″ and 3.5″ IDE hard disk up to 200G. * Support ID3 Format * 7 Level Equializer * MP3 Chipset STA013, CS4340 * Black Light LCD display with 7 buttons. […]
HOW TO – Build a Quinzee
Rick writes – “A while back, Make had a post about the Icebox the Igloo-making tool. Why bother fiddling with making & stacking blocks of snow? Just build a quinzee instead. Quinzees take a whole lot less time and are really easy to make. The only tool you need is a shovel – heck I’ve […]
