You can make your own USB microscope using an old webcam and a cheap toy microscope. All it takes is a soldering iron, some hot glue, and an hour of your time. Instructables user moris_zen has the details, which basically involves a little focusing trial and error before gluing things together: While you view the […]
Here’s a project I did this Christmas. It’s the “Gift of Robot Invasion” LED Christmas Tree Ornament from The Best of Instructables, Volume 1. The bot is made out of copper plumbing parts, scrap circuit board, dead transistors for hands, the bottom of a beer can (for the bot’s satellite dish) and paper clips. The […]
Inspired by the TV series Numb3rs, instructables user johnpombrio worked with his son on this glass dry erase board. He writes: This instructable will show how to build a glass whiteboard that will never wear out and never ghost. The size I made mine was 28 inches by 54 inches and was NOT made to […]
Wouldn’t it be awesome to have an ice rink in your back yard? Instructables user Instructors writes: For 3 years now my family has been putting up a homemade ice rink in our backyard. The method was a very simple one only requiring a flat area, some PVC, a large plastic tarp, along with some […]
Instructables user bwitmer writes: Here is how I built my own combination cider and cheese press. After a great apple harvest this year, I was inspired to obtain my own cider press. However, after pricing one and seeing that they cost exactly one arm and one leg to purchase I started thinking about building one […]
Mics + motorized motion can create some very unique recording sessions – This Instructable describes how I made a rotating microphone using just a few basic electronics and some common household items. You can use a rotating microphone to simulate the doppler effect like that of a leslie speaker cabinet. The rotating microphone is the […]
This contest by Instructables is a great opportunity to trick out your workshop! And your entry instructable can be about almost anything, as long as it uses tools! The deadline is coming up, so get your entires in! From the site: The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest is here and we have $20,000 worth […]
