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DIY HACK – Al’s Quick and Dirty Headcam

Posted on April 23, 2007 by max

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Cool, check out Al’s Quick and Dirty Headcam. He says it’s simple and it works.

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Motor DIY HACK – How to make a Homopolar Motor!

Posted on April 23, 2007 by max
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Oooh, check out this cool simple homopolar motor made with a standard AA battery, magnet, and some wires!

If you want to check out some real industrial motor stuff, make sure to check out our DIY with some industrial steppers.

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A Mini-Nibbler For $20

Posted on April 22, 2007 by max

Check out this nify mini-nibble for $20 found over at the Tool blog. Tool blog? That’s cool…

This tool would be great for many nifty DIY projects.

Unique blade and handle design requires less cutting effort than conventional snips. The metal is held firmly by the die while the movable center blade cuts. Starts from a hole as small as 1/4″. Jaws are

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Build a Super Sky Cycle and jump that traffic jam!

Posted on April 21, 2007 by max

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Check out these Super Sky Cycles you can build which are a motorcycle/helicopter hybrid.

Don’t worry about traffic jams anymore. This SkyCycle is a cross between a motorcycle and a gyroplane. It can race to 55 mph on the ground and more than 100 mph in the air. Unfortunately, it is only available as a kit, so you’ll have to rely on your own craftsmanship… but it will only cost you about $37,000.

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DIY – How to demolish a car!

Posted on April 21, 2007 by max
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Here’s a cool vid about how to demolish a car! The narrator uses some interesting ways to demolish his car including 4 dynamites.

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Garrett’s USB Mouse Prank Device

Posted on April 20, 2007 by max

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I was at work trying to draw some stuff and Garrett came over with his USB Hid Portal device and plugged it into my USB hub (which was annoying at first) then suddenly my mouse started making circles on its own! So we decided to call this the USB Mouse Prank Device… There’s really no howto on this but you can check out Garrett’s past USB projects such as:

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DIY Project – M&M Line Trace Robot!

Posted on April 20, 2007 by max

Tight, check out this really cool M&M Line Trace Robot! It’s awesome! They should sell these at M&M stores. (I recently bought a M&M sculpture for my dad’s birthday but this is even better!)

For the holidays, my local grocery store sold m&m’s candy containers in the shape of a racecar. The containers are painted metal (probably steel), with a thin plastic coating on the inside. A dinky package of plain m&m

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DIY SOLAR HACK – Cool collection of Solar Cooker HOWTOs

Posted on April 20, 2007 by max

Check out the inclined solar cooker and the vast range of solar cooker HOWTOs here.

Solar cooker available, generally fall under two categories. One is box type and the other is parabolic reflector focusing type .The cooking ability of existing box type simple solar cooker is seems to be not satisfactory in comparison to the cost involved. .Parabolic reflector focusing type cooker needs frequent adjustmen

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DIY SOLAR HACK – Pizza Box Solar Cooker

Posted on April 19, 2007 by max

Check out this cool Pizza Box Solar Cooker which is very simple to make and you can cook pizza if you don’t have a microwave or an oven. This Pizza Box Solar Oven can reach up to temperatures of 275 Fahrenheit! Nice…

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DIY FUN – How to make a sideways room!

Posted on April 18, 2007 by max

Check out this hilarious sideways room these guys made.

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