This project will take you through all the steps required to build a furnace, and to make the required tools to cast aluminum using the 'Lost Foam' method. I also...
Posted by
Morgan Demers
Categories: Art & Design, General, Workshop | 1 Comment
Build an Airsoft gun target and BB catch to save your walls from destruction and to improve your accuracy.
Posted by
Billy
Categories: Home, Woodworking | 4 Comments
This is my version of a classic way to “roll” the die for a board game.
Posted by
Gus Dassios
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Build a snack-dispensing scratching post that will make Kitty forget the couch and curtains.
Posted by
Phil Bowie and Larry Cotton
Categories: Furniture, Home | No Comments
When you picture a steam engine, you likely imagine a giant cast-iron contraption festooned with knobs, valves, gauges, linkages, and wheels. This steam-powered toy boat has no moving parts and...
Posted by
William Abernathy
Categories: Science, Kids & Family | 6 Comments
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
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