August 26, 2008
DIY - How to convert a DIN Keyboard into a PS/2 Keyboard!
If you have been using computers since the early 90s or even before, you probably have couple of these DIN keyboards lying around. Here’s a DIY that will show you how to solder on a PS/2 style cable to your old DIN keyboard so you can re-use it again. This instructable is for anyone out there with a perfectly good older style din 5 keyboard ... More
August 23, 2008
DIY - How to Make Potato Plastic!
Here’s a fun DIY for those of you with too much time in your hands, a DIY on how to make potato plastic! (or make plastic from potatoes that’s what I meant) I am not sure if the potato plastic itself is edible but does look like a real good alternative to our traditional air-polluting plastic. In this video we make a batch of potato ... More
DIY - How to Hack your own Solar RC Car!
When it comes to building your own gadgets, nothing is better than a solar powered RC Car! Of course, it only “charges” using solar cells, but this solar movement is helped greatly by DIYs like this. Great job! A rc car with two solar panels strapped up top for charging power. (Sorry no images) video coming soon. This is my first Instr ... More
August 12, 2008
DIY - How to Build a Tennis Ball Massage Chair!
Wow, here’s a really cool DIY on how to make a Tennis Ball Massage Chair that will get leave you feeling fully relaxed. Even better, you could probably substitute any type of ball such as golf balls to get a different effect.(softer or harder) The tennis balls you see are not glued in place; they are held only by different-sized holes in the ... More
August 5, 2008
DIY HACK - How to Build a Magnetic Stripe Card Spoofer!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little hack that will allow you to spoof most magnetic stripe readers including your local groceries’ credit card reader. This instructable demonstrates how to use an electromagnet, a simple amplifier circuit, and a personal music player ... More
July 30, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Chapstick LED Flashlight!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make a chapstick LED flashlight. It’s pretty simple to do but a great idea. Maybe Chapstick companies will pick up on this and make them as promotion materials. This is an instructable on how to make a flashlight out of a ChapStick tube. After reading up on multiple LED instructables I thought it would be ... More
July 23, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own DIY Compact Survival Kit!
If you are outdoors a lot, you might want to consider making your own DIY compact survival kit and customize your emergency needs. Wilderness survival should be taught to everyone. It can save lives, thus is an important body of knowledge. A survival kit should be cheap, and it should be simple, as this encourages more people to carry them when th ... More
July 10, 2008
DIY - How to make Paper Ghandi!
Here’s a fun way to make your own paper Ghandi. FYI, if you don’t know Ghandi is, here you go. (better yet, I suggest you attend elementary school) This instructable will take you through the process I used to create a 17′ tall reproduction of my avatar from Second Life, MGandhi Chakrabarti. via instructables avatar, chakra ... More
July 2, 2008
DIY - How to convert a Disposable Camera into an Emergency Strobe Light
Here’s a cool hack that shows you how to turn your regular old Kodak disposable camera into an emergency strobe light. The hack does require some soldering but not too much work for some cool effects. This instructable involves modifying a device that operates on 300v DC, so I am NOT responsible if you injure or kill your self and/or any ... More
June 23, 2008
Mario DIY - How to Make 1-Up Mario Candles!
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own 1-Up Mario Candle. Go retro with this candle that looks like a 1up from Super Mario Bros.! I recommend you to read through the entire Instructable before you start. This is entered in the Let it Glow contest. Please vote it you like it! Thanks, enjoy! 1up, candles, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYou ... More
June 17, 2008
DIY Steampunk Fan!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode It seems like the social networking internet world “loves” steampunk stuff, here’s another steampunk fan! (Ah gowwwd, please turn off that awful music!) This is sort of a cross between an instructable and a slide show. I did take some picture ... More
DIY - How to Measure Speed of Light using Chocolate!
Here’s a really cool science experiment that allows you to measure speed of light by putting chocolate in the microwave and measuring the hot spots. In this Instructable, the first in a series using the book How to Fossilize Your Hamster And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist as inspiration, we use a bar of chocolate to mea ... More
June 16, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Light Bulb Oil Lamp!
Here’s a great way to re-use your old light bulbs and turn them into oil lamps for your pleasures. It does look dangerous though if you cracked the light bulb and the oil starts spilling out everywhere… wait a minute, that’d cause some serious fires! This instructable covers the entire process, from a new light bulb to a new ... More
DIY - How to Install a Central Vacuum System in your Home!
Well, if you want to save some bucks while installing a central vacuum system in your house, here’s a perfect DIY for it although I do not recommended it. After several months of research, I installed a central vacuum system in my house during many nights and weekends from December 2004 through January 2005. It was a big project, but well wo ... More
June 12, 2008
DIY Hack - HOWTO Make A High Voltage Supply in 5 Minutes!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun DIY for experimenting with some high voltage from spare TV parts. In this Instructable you will learn how to make a High Voltage High Frequency power supply in 5 minutes and for less than $20. All you need is a compact fluorescent light (CFL) ... More
June 8, 2008
How to Make Your Own Iron Man Arc Reactor!
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own Iron Man Arc reactor! This instructable is one of two parts detailing how to build an arc reactor and an iron man mask. Both work together but are written as seperate instructables for clarity. This part is for the Arc Reactor the Iron Man Mask can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/How- ... More
June 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make Color-Changing Ambient LED Lights for your room!
Here’s a cool DIY showing you how to make color-changing ambient LED lights. Mind you, you don’t have to make one, you can probably go to IKEA and buy one for a lot cheaper nowdays. This instructable covers how to build, mount and control LED light bars to provide for full color ambient room lighting as well as “ambilight” ... More
June 5, 2008
DIY - How to Make an Underwater Microphone (Hydrophone)!
The fish says, “nice work bud, now I can start vlogging about my life in the fish tank!” Construct a inexpensive hydrophone out of things laying around your house. I decided to put up this instructable because (to my surprise) no one has a hydrophone instructable up yet. I made mine using a mixture of other people’s hydrophone c ... More
June 2, 2008
DIY Solar Lawn Mower
Here’s another cool lookin’ solar lawn mower! this Instructable will show you how to mow you’re grass using solar power to charge the mowers batteries via instructables Related: Solar Lawnmower and Mopbot More Solar Powered Lawnmowers… Batteries, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Earth, Energy, Gadgets, grass, instructab ... More
May 29, 2008
DIY - How to Make Biodiesel!
With the crazy fluctuation in gas prices, especially here in San Francisco, you can cut down on additional carbon footprint through biodiesel and here’s how to make your own biodiesel at home! This is my tutorial for using my appleseed processor to make biodiesel. This tutorial will get you through the process of making biodiesel, but not th ... More
May 24, 2008
How to Make an NES Remote!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s another cool instructable on how to make an NES remote! This idea started when I saw someone on the web putting an iPod Shuffle into a NES controller. I thought it was was a great idea. Then I got the idea to do the same thing, but instead of an iPo ... More
May 22, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Monitor Speaker!
Here’s a great way to build a speaker out of your old car speakers sitting in the garage. This is an instructable about making a monitor speaker from a car speaker. A cheap way of making some speakers just to get rid of those awefull computer crap. via instructables car speaker, car speakers, Cars, computer crap, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourse ... More
May 20, 2008
DIY - How to Build a Banana Bike!
Here’s a cool instructable on how to make your own banana bike. Although I’d probably never recommend you ride one, it’d be fun to build one yourself. Convert a small kid bike into a fun sporty looking silly riding adult bike. Kids outgrow their bikes so fast but here is a way to put even the smallest 12″ wheel kid bike b ... More
