Fast Toy Wood Car
Lots of my friends have kids, and that means lots of birthdays. I wanted to have a custom present that’s easy to make and has lots of room to play,...
Posted by Ed Lewis
Categories: Home, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
Bolts Projects
The Nellie Bly Smoker
Make a hot/cold food smoker from a 55-gallon steel drum.
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Home, Food & Beverage | 1 Comment
Catapult Glider Launcher
Fling your Rocket Glider or other toy aircraft 150 feet into the sky!
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games, Home | 2 Comments
Fetch-O-Matic
Several years ago I watched a viral YouTube video that starred Jerry the Dachshund, whose engineer owner had built him his very own automated ball launcher. I had two dogs...
Posted by Dean Segovis
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | 4 Comments
Gravity Catapult
I have long been enamored of catapults. Invented around 400 B.C., they were used until nearly A.D. 1300. So for 1,700 years, catapults were arguably the largest, most expensive, and...
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Tiny Wanderer
In early 2011 my robot club, the Dallas Personal Robotics Group, was looking for a way to help our beginning members build up their skills. To this end, we produced...
Posted by Doug Paradis
Categories: Electronics, Robotics | No Comments
Lawnbot400
I have always hated mowing the lawn. I was the guy who only mowed when the grass got to be 6" taller than the neighbors’ lawns — not because I...
Posted by J D Warren
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, Robotics | No Comments
Plant Light Stand
If you aren’t fortunate enough to have a heated greenhouse but still want to start your own plants from seed in the winter, this inexpensive plant light stand will get...
Posted by Thomas R Fox
Categories: Furniture, Gardening | No Comments
Dodecahedron Lamp
People appear symmetrical, but even the most perfect human face shows irregularities if we compare the left side with the right. Perhaps this is why the absolute, rigid symmetry of...
Posted by Charles Platt
Categories: Furniture | No Comments
Flying Crank Ghost
This classic animatronic prop is "de rigueur" for any serious haunter.
Posted by Edwin Wise
Categories: Home | No Comments
Radar Speed Detector
Turn a Hot Wheels toy into a versatile radar gun.
Posted by Ken Delahoussaye
Categories: Electronics, Home | No Comments
3D Scanning System
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable.
Posted by Andrew Lewis
Categories: Computers & Mobile, 3D Printing, Electronics, Workshop | No Comments
