Laminar Flow Water Fountain
Make a cheap, high-tech nozzle to eliminate turbulence and create incredible water effects.
Posted by Larry Cotton
Categories: Fun & Games, Gardening, Home | No Comments
Drill and drill bits Projects
The Nellie Bly Smoker
Make a hot/cold food smoker from a 55-gallon steel drum.
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Food & Beverage, Home | 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
The Electronic Nag
Build a Notification Alert Generator that pesters you to do your chores.
Posted by George Tempesta
Simple Van de Graaff Generator
When I was younger, I spent hours perusing Bill Beaty’s electrostatics web pages. At the time, I didn’t achieve any real successes trying to build his high-voltage contraptions, and so...
Posted by Adam Wolf
Categories: Science | 6 Comments
Pinhole Panoramic Camera
I bought a new scanner recently, and soon found myself spelunking through drawers of old photos from my many misspent years in photography. Some of the most interesting shots were...
Posted by Ross Orr
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
Homemade Home Security
Build a 4-camera surveillance system and watch from any web browser.
Posted by David Bodnar
Categories: Fun & Games, Home | No Comments
PVC Floating Accent Light
This lamp adds a romantic glow to any room. Designed to provide good airflow around the bulb, it seems to float magically on a soft ring of light around its...
Posted by Larry Cotton and Phil Bowie
Categories: Home, Furniture | No Comments
PVC Plant Holder
This versatile and attractive plant holder holds a standard 4" flowerpot in a variety of ways.
Posted by Larry Cotton and Phil Bowie
Categories: Gardening, Home | No Comments
PVC Kids’ Table and Stool
This small table fits young kids perfectly — and they can scribble to their hearts’ content on the dry-erase tabletop.
Posted by Larry Cotton and Phil Bowie
Categories: Furniture, Home, Kids & Family | No Comments
Folding-Wing Glider: Rockets Up … Glides Down!
This balsa wood glider catapults up with wings folded back, wings pop open and it gently glides down.
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Kids & Family | 6 Comments
Better Nerf Gun
Like most geek-filled offices, at my workplace we have several Nerf guns and similar toy weapons floating about. Not impressed with the performance of my colleague Lester’s Nerf Maverick, a...
Posted by Simon Jansen
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 4 Comments
