Happy Handles-Grocery Bag Carrier
In this website we are going to teach you how to create a happy handle to make carrying your groceries simple!
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Drill bit Projects
Thumb Piano
The thumb piano, known as a kalimba, mbira, and by many other names, is a lamellaphone that uses prongs called tongues, keys, or tines that you pluck to generate acoustic...
Posted by RP Collier
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Guitar Strap Gamepad
If you’re playing Rocksmith (and I think you should be), and you’re playing standing up (ditto), you have probably run into the "where do I put the controller" problem. The...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Soda Can Label Embossing
Positive response to the review of my antique Tapewriter label embosser got me thinking about lower-cost ways to make embossed aluminum labels. A comment from reader Rick Hyde ("Actually, the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Mendocino Motor
See photons turned into motion with this solar-powered, magnetically levitating electric motor.
Posted by Chris Connors
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Laboratory Cork Ring
Round-bottom flasks offer many advantages for chemical work that requires heating a liquid, but suffer from a major storage and handling drawback: They don’t sit flat on a work surface....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Stationary Drumcycle
A recent toe injury kept me from running for a few weeks, and I bought a stationary bike to keep in shape while recovering. The exercise bike has a lot...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Inkle Loom
Weaving is one of my favorite crafts because it’s meditative and challenging, practical and artistic. It combines plain-woven cloth’s simple elegance with the astounding complexity of a kilim split-stitch tapestry....
Posted by Kristin Roach
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Custom Roller Skates
So why would you want to make your own roller skates? Because you can! Imagine rolling into a rink and turning heads as skaters check out your original, cool-looking skates....
Posted by Richard Humphrey
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Corrugated Glow
A friend of mine recently finished a deck remodel, whose highlight (literally) is a transparent corrugated roof that diffuses sunlight in a delightful way. This inspired me to find some...
Posted by Ross Orr
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Whack-a-Mole Game
Jim Chen designed an excellent electronic "Whack-a-Mole" game using 555 timers, LEDs, and bent-diode touch sensors, that you can build on a solderless breadboard; for a full explanation, check out...
Posted by Steve Hobley
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Knitted Boots
The first time I saw a knitted boot in a magazine, I was inspired to try my hand at replicating it. The plan was to transform a pair of existing...
Posted by Tina Marrin
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