HOW TO – Make a Zigzag pop-up
Here’s how to make a Zigzag pop-up – nice stairs!
DIY Projects
HOW TO – iPod speakers in your scooter
Instructables user avik writes: I got my first Vespa about a year ago and have loved tooling around New York on it. From day one though I wanted to be able to listen to my iPod as I zip around but the idea of riding with headphones on in all that trafiic seems crazy. When […]
Make your own automotive body panels
This is a nice set of photographs from a Lithuanian artist who made all his own interior and exterior panels from polyurethane foam. Yep, the foam is sanded and primed, no fiberglass on this car. I wonder if the DOT would approve? Make your own automotive body panels
Canoe Sail
Instructables user TimAnderson writes: This 5 meter spritsail rig makes a canoe go really fast. It’s easy to build, easy to control, easy to put up and take down. It tolerated gusts well and can be tuned for really light winds also. I use an aluminum sign as a leeboard and steer with a paddle.
How To: Make a simple WiFi Yagi antenna
Nick sent in this great build for improving your WiFi connection. There are a lot of different ways to make WiFi antennas, many of them featured on the MAKE blog. This is a nice design based on the Yagi antenna, which has been around since the 1920’s. I have been playing around with some wifi […]
Magnetic core inspired door grill
Joe sent in this is a really beautiful way of securing a door. The design was inspired from magnetic core memory that was used in early computers. In this case, the final product is used for keeping a dog from breaking the glass while trying to attack the mailman! [Thanks Joe!] Magnetic Core inspired Door […]
Build: Make a Boarduino
This week I am going to be building a Boarduino, which is an Arduino clone that can easily plug into a solderless breadboard. It comes in 2 versions, the DC version and the USB version. I am going to be making the DC version. It is slightly less expensive and I already have the proper […]