WorkshopCAUTION: This project is a non-weatherproof adapter box for 240V.Build a 240V Power Adapter for Your MIG Welder
WorkshopA tasty pineapple snack provides the raw materials to build your own wobbling robot toy. This little guy will shake and vibrate simply by turning its head.Build an Adorable Wobble Bot from Upcycled Cans
WorkshopFor an easy welding project, weld two salt shakers to make a sleek hourglass.Weld Two Salt Shakers to Make This Sleek Hourglass
WorkshopSee how one dad built a child-sized tank-like vehicle for his young son using an electric motor, a car battery, and a custom design.Build Your Kid a Drivable Electric Tank
WorkshopInspired by portals seen in Star Wars, this mechanical iris uses gears to open and close, making a stunning peephole for your door.Make an Awesome Mechanical Iris
WorkshopLearn how to heat-treat and toughen the metal that built our world: carbon steel.Heat-Treat Steel for a Rubber Band Shooter
TechnologyBuild this battle-tested rig to launch, track, and recover a high-altitude balloon that will carry your hacked Canon camera to the stratosphere. With this setup using APRS ham radio and the Trackuino — an Arduino-based communications boar...Near-Space Balloon Cam with Arduino and APRS Radio
WorkshopThe ever-growing variety of 3D printing filaments is amazing — we can now print in strong, flexible, glowing, and dissolvable plastics — but sometimes plastic isn’t the right material for the job. Sometimes, you just need metal! Alth...Metal Casting with Your 3D Printer
WorkshopFriction-weld, rivet, sand, paint — arm yourself with simple tools and techniques to take your desktop 3D printer to the next level.Skill Builder — Finishing and Post-Processing Your 3D Printed Objects
WorkshopThere are a bunch of DIY welder articles and how-tos out in the maker ether, ranging from the super-simple, dumb, and brutally effective (three car batteries, wired in series) to the high-tech and fancy (TIG machines from microwave bits, ox...DIY Welding Rod
ScienceIntroduction How would you or anyone you know like to generate their own electricity?Generator Bicycle
MetalworkingI visited Hackett at the Madagascar Institute here in Brooklyn, NY where he helped me weld legs and a base together.Make a Typecase into a Coffee Table
WoodworkingThe George Nelson ball clock is a neat little slice of mid-century art and architecture, but with the current licensed reproduction selling for around $265, I decided that if I were going to have one, it would have to be an unofficial versi...Ball Clock
