Do you think you will be directing any home-brewed movies anytime soon?  Well, if you are, here’s how to make a mobile tripod for those action shots.

How to make a stable, mobile, and cool looking base for your tripod.

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Now, you can become a serial paintball killer by making this paintball silencer.

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Here’s a really cool DIY that shows you how to make an automatic cat water dispenser so your kitty can drink water straight from the faucet!

So, I built the Cat Faucet so the cats could turn the water on and off for themselves. As a kit, I would rate this medium complexity. The electronics are simple and straight-forward but you also need to do some mechanical work and some plumbing to complete the project, which raises the complexity.

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Believe it or not, this guy claims that he can start BBQ charcoals faster with his homemade wire-mesh and hair dryer.

You might want to consider trying this method for your Independence Weekend BBQ.

Whenever I have trouble starting coals for my BBQ I grab a hair dryer, point it at my grill and pull the trigger. One minute later I have red hot coals and I never have to use any lighter fluid to get them started.

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Well, today, my 42″ Samsung DLP TV I bought in 2005 broke down on me.  The only thing I got from the TV was a Lamp LED going on and off.

So I figured that it was time for the Lamp to be swapped out for a new one.

Before doing that, I ran into this blog posts about how to reset the Lamp hour setting on the Samsung DLP TV.

Once I resetted the Lamp hour, my TV started working again!  Yey, I guess the manufacturer, Samsung, put an hourly limit on the lamp so you replace the lamp but hey, why replace it until it’s truly broken?

Here’s the simple instructions on how to reset that lamp hour setting and make your DLP TV lamp last longer:

Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power.

Your TV set should now say “Loading Factory”.

Browse down to “Option” then press Enter (or the right cursor button).

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Holy crap!  It’s a drawing bug!  For instructions on how to make your own, head over here.

..using a small motor you can create a kinetic bug that draws or create more than one to have a race with your friends

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Check out how to make an umbrella parabolic microphone!

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Here’s a real great way to “hack” someone’s computer.  (It’s Friday, anything goes)

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Can’t afford a real flute?  Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own PVC pipe flute!

Here’s a HowTo on building a pvc recorder out of cheap parts (pvc pipe and dowel rod) and common tools.

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Here’s a fun DIY on how to make your own glowing red laser wax bulb. A lot of work for little results but still, now you know how to do it.

this will show you how to make an awesome night light using a laser, wax, and a light bulb.

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