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Build a Leyden jar and use a capacitor

How to build a Leyden jar and use a capacitor

Make Magazine takes your through the world of capacitors where you'll learn how it was invented and how to use one. They also give the lowdown on how to build your very own Leyden Jar that stores static ...

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Build a hydrogen generator

How to build a hydrogen generator

Heard the hot news on hydrogen powered cars? Want more info? Watch the magical power of hydrogen form right before your eyes. This is an exciting science experiment with real world relevance!

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Make a clock projector

How to make a clock projector

Time flies. Especially when it's projected. The floating wall clock is projected thanks to a magical box which uses light and mirrors.

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Turn a flatbed scanner into a camera

How to turn a flatbed scanner into a camera

Take an ordinary flatbed scanner and turn it into a scanner camera for some super wild and trippy photos! You can even control focal lengths and the iris with this scanner camera. For anyone interested in ...

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Make your own spy sunglasses

How to make your own spy sunglasses

This is easily one of the coolest homemade spy tricks out there. You will need a digital camera, RCA cable, and sunglasses. Now you are ready to go undercover.

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How to use a digital multimeter on circuit boards

Use a digital multimeter on circuit boards

With this video "Tangent Tutorial," you'll learn how to use a multimeter for your electronic circuit board work. This video demonstrates ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 3
Views 16,825

How to use a potentiometer on your electronic circuit boards

Use a potentiometer on your electronic circuit boards

This "Tangent Tutorial" will show you how a potentiometer works with ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 7,096

How to use basic soldering techniques for electronics

Use basic soldering techniques for electronics

This "Tangent Tutorial" will cover some basic soldering techniques for ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 2
Views 10,226

How to waterproof your thumbdrive

Waterproof your thumbdrive

Systm is the Do-It-Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest ...more

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Curated 5 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,413

How to wire a solar cell into an electrical circuit

Wire a solar cell into an electrical circuit

The Solar Schoolhouse presents this video tutorial on how to use the Solar Cell Classroom Set. The purpose of this set is to give students ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 6,874

How to attach a webcam to a telescope

Attach a webcam to a telescope

This shows you how to modify a webcam so that you can attach it to a telescope. Just think, you'll never have to look in that eyepiece ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 3
Views 5,458

How to build a beeping electronic practical joke

Build a beeping electronic practical joke

Watch as Kipkay from MAKE Magazine shows you how to make something really cool for the office, with parts from RadioShack. One of the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 3,031

How to build a beer safe using RFID technology

Build a beer safe using RFID technology

Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest ...more

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Curated last month by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 323

How to build a condenser microphone

Build a condenser microphone

For under $20 in parts, build this condenser microphone yourself at home.

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Curated 2 years ago by alexkain | Comments 0
Views 4,764

How to build a hydrogen generator

Build a hydrogen generator

This how-to video offers step by step instructions for how to build a stainless steel hydrogen generator for $15 dollars. You will need six ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 9
Views 60,025

How to build a Leyden jar and use a capacitor

Build a Leyden jar and use a capacitor

Simple yet effective, capacitors come in a dizzying array of forms and materials, vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 8,211

How to build a lost screw finder attachment

Build a lost screw finder attachment

MAKE zine aims to bring the DIY aesthetic and mindset to all the technology in your life. They want you to break open things and put them ...more

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Curated 1 week ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 60

How to build a mini hovercraft

Build a mini hovercraft

Create a miniature hover craft from the fan, polystrene or Styrofoam plate, batteries and double-sided scotch tape. It really works. Powered ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 7
Views 18,070

How to build a morse code telegraph

Build a morse code telegraph

Make a homemade electronic telegraph for sending secret coded messages to friends. No soldering required.

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 0
Views 5,343

How to build a motion detector to fire a paintball gun

Build a motion detector to fire a paintball gun

Team Cynergy presents step by step instructions on how to program an ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 3
Views 4,223

How to build a pair of binaural stealth microphones

Build a pair of binaural stealth microphones

MAKE and Kipkay brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make Magazine celebrates your right to tweak, hack ...more

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Curated 6 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 7,213

How to build a portable power pack

Build a portable power pack

Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest ...more

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Curated last month by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 474

How to build a small hydrogen HHO generator

Build a small hydrogen HHO generator

Make your very own hydrogen (and oxygen) generator with a 9V battery, copper wire, and baking soda (or salt). Why? Who knows. Make sure to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 19
Views 43,435

How to build a sonic fabric reader

Build a sonic fabric reader

Sonic fabric is a textile woven from 50% cassette tape and 50% polyester thread. This video illustrates how to build a "reader" that will ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 1
Views 1,042

How to build a styrofoam plate speaker

Build a styrofoam plate speaker

This magical electronics tutorial video will teach you how to make a decent sounding speaker from a disposable Styrofoam plate. A Styrofoam ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 6,184

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Indian Spiderman Defies Gravity (and Death)

Real life spiderman, Jyothi Rai of India, spends his time entertaining tourists by scaling walls of the Chitradurga Fort. The daredevil works completely harness free. Inspired? WonderHowTo's Climbing ...

Creepy Crawler Ant Robot

Wow, this robot has incredible movement. "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos ...

Remote Control Your Lawn Mower

Time to make those lazy Sunday afternoons even lazier. Instructables member johndavid400 has posted a full HowTo on modding your lawn mower to operate via remote control. " ...How to make your ...

Why Buy a Car When You Can Build-It-Yourself?

BBC show Top Gear has built a homemade electric car in just 18 hours: the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. According to Autocar,  "...the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is a road legal car/shed that ...

Obama! Are You Eating that Chicken Wing Correctly?

Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to eat a chicken wing. And yes, Obama likes chicken wings just like everybody else does. Here's how you do it, courtesy of Food Wishes (also, here's several ...

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