Cord Curling Part 2 – Reversing the Coil
See Part 1 of this guide here. Thanks to Bart Patrzalek for the tip, and Brian Adams for the instructive How It’s Made video segment.
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See Part 1 of this guide here. Thanks to Bart Patrzalek for the tip, and Brian Adams for the instructive How It’s Made video segment.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Adding a remote control switch to nearly any project is easy with these small keyfob-based RC relays. They are very inexpensive (<$20) and offer such options as MOMENTARY and TOGGLE...
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If you own an E27 LED bulb that flickers at start up or doesn’t reach full brightness anymore, don’t throw it away! Just change the electrolytic capacitors in the power...
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The Kinect is a peripheral for the Xbox 360 console that allows a user to interact with the Xbox 360 without touching a controller. A general description of the Kinect...
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This is an easy-to-build simple solar engine, also known as a Trimmet. We will construct a direct-drive type (as opposed to a voltage-triggered) spinner that will really go nowhere fast...
Posted by Marc Barbani
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Build simple, rugged, floating LED lanterns that glow for days.
Posted by Steve Hoefer
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What is better, heating a room or heating yourself? When you are thinking on the last option, I have a very simple method. You can use a 12-volt electric blanket....
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Since the Digitally Addressable RGB LED Strips come in one big reel and are then cut off, occasionally you get a piece doesn’t have the leads tinned for soldering. So...
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I wanted to be able to charge my cell phone, MP3 player, and other USB devices while not having plug-in power available. This hand-crank generator, originally designed by Ben Heck,...
Posted by Rich Reynolds
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Posted by Rich Reynolds
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This guide is for people that wish to have Android on their Nook but don’t want to do any complicated rooting processes. The reason I made this is because I...
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