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Tag: Diy

DIY Stormtrooper Foosball Table: Empire FC

DIY Stormtrooper Foosball Table: Empire FC

Here’s a relatively simple project for 3D printing newbies. YouMagine member excite tricked out his foosball set by replacing the heads of the players with stormtrooper helmets. Excite based the helmets on Thingiverse member ProCoPrint3D’s design, then used permanent markers to add details. He admits that the mod won’t be…

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Dad Builds Craziest Crazy Straw Ever for His Daughter’s Birthday

Dad Builds Craziest Crazy Straw Ever for His Daughter’s Birthday

The blogger behind Ideas from Everywhere truly lives up to the name of his blog. He wanted to do something special for his 5-year old daughter on her birthday. Something crazy. Mission accomplished. He says to “Stop buying your kids crap toys. Believe me, memories last longer than any toy.”…

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The Ejector Bed Is Guaranteed to Wake You up

The Ejector Bed Is Guaranteed to Wake You up

I have a real problem with hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock and falling asleep again. The Ejector bed has no snooze button. When the alarm goes off, you are propelled through the air, so you’d better wake up. It doesn’t throw you super far. You aren’t going…

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CD Case Hologram Projector: The Future Was Here All Along

CD Case Hologram Projector: The Future Was Here All Along

You can buy specially constructed prisms that turn a mobile device – or any small display for that matter – into a hologram-like projector. But you can save a few bucks by making one out of a CD case instead. The materials needed for this hack are commonly found, and…

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MicroSlice Pocket Laser Engraver: Slice in a Dice

MicroSlice Pocket Laser Engraver: Slice in a Dice

Last month we saw how you can reuse a DVD-RW’s laser diode to make a small laser engraver. But if you’d rather buy something like it instead, check out the MicroSlice. Made by Instructables member SilverJimmy, MicroSlice has a 405nm laser module, similar to the ones found in Blu-ray drives.…

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Perpetual Slinky Escalator Makes You Work for Your Amusement

Perpetual Slinky Escalator Makes You Work for Your Amusement

A year ago Creatables came up with a miniature inclined Slinky treadmill. Sadly, it appears the toy never made it into production. But one of our favorite woodworkers Matthias Wandel came up with a DIY and hand-powered alternative. Matthias’ slinky machine is a hand-powered escalator. He tried to power it…

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DIY Fallout 4 Pip-Boy 3D Files: Jury Printing

DIY Fallout 4 Pip-Boy 3D Files: Jury Printing

The limited edition Fallout 4 that comes with a Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV replica is already sold out. But thanks to 3D printing and Yvo de Haas, you can fill your wrists, legs, cats and even the entire world with Pip-Boys. Yvo admits that his design doesn’t look exactly like…

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DIY Candle Holders Inspired by the Stones from The Fifth Element

DIY Candle Holders Inspired by the Stones from The Fifth Element

One of the most elemental aspects of the terrific 1997 Luc Besson-directed sci-fi flick The Fifth Element are “The Elemental Stones.” These four tan-colored bricks, which feature grooved patterns, represent earth, air, fire and water and are part of a device that is powerful enough to destroy the Great Evil…

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Microduino mCookie LEGO-compatible Modular Computer

Microduino mCookie LEGO-compatible Modular Computer

The past couple of years we’ve seen single board computers separated into modules to make them more accessible to newbie makers, especially children. Microduino knows there’s no better way to get kids interested than with LEGOs, so it came up with the mCookie. Like littleBits, mCookie modules attach to each…

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DIY Low Budget BB-8 Puppet: CHPSK-8

DIY Low Budget BB-8 Puppet: CHPSK-8

We’ve seen how you can make a robot replica and a 3D printed figure of Star Wars‘ new droid BB-8. Here’s Caleb Kraft’s low budget version: a BB-8 hand puppet. Caleb made the puppet using a 12″ globe, a 6″ styrofoam sphere, four neodymium magnets and some spray paint. Caleb…

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Build Your Own Back to the Future Hoverboard

Build Your Own Back to the Future Hoverboard

You don’t have to be from October 21, 2015 to build your own Back to the Future hoverboard you know. This video will show you how. It actually looks very simple and the board looks just like the one in the movie! This latest video from AweME’s Prop Shop shows…

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DIY Pocket Laser Engraver: Pewny

DIY Pocket Laser Engraver: Pewny

Got a few spare DVD drives? You can use the laser from those drives to make a tiny laser engraver. Thingiverse member Isolt did just that, then made it safer and better looking with 3D printed parts. The laser diode needs to be from a DVD drive that writes to…

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DIY Splatoon Inkzooka Replica is Ready for Summer Turf Wars

DIY Splatoon Inkzooka Replica is Ready for Summer Turf Wars

Niconico member tono2 made replicas of the Inkzooka, Splat Charger and Splat Bomb from Splatoon. But since his Splat Charger is a prettied up water gun and his Splat Bomb is just a prop, the highlight of his tono2’s showcase is his hilariously powerful Inkzooka. The replica has an impressive…

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DIY Cheap Terminator Arm: T-0.08

DIY Cheap Terminator Arm: T-0.08

…or rather, a decent DIY low budget Terminator arm. I can tape five toothpicks to a broom and call it the T-800’s limb, but that’s not going to get me any YouTube money. Luckily the host of Awe Me’s new show Low Budget Prop Shop is the very capable Dustin…

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Tooli 4-in-1 Desktop CNC Machine: Draw It, Cut It, Paint It, Engrave, Dispense, Pick & Place It

Tooli 4-in-1 Desktop CNC Machine: Draw It, Cut It, Paint It, Engrave, Dispense, Pick & Place It

Last year, we featured the Nomad, a desktop CNC mill. Toolbotics’ Tooli is also a desktop CNC machine, but it’s meant for arts and crafts. Its four optional heads lets you automate a variety of tasks, from drawing to assembling small items. Tooli’s plotter head lets you draw with pens…

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DIY Euro Truck Simulator 2 Dashboard: A Dash of Realism

DIY Euro Truck Simulator 2 Dashboard: A Dash of Realism

Fans of driving simulator games not only play with steering wheels, gear shifters and pedals. Some of them get working gauges to make the experience more immersive. Hack A Day forum member Leon Bataille wanted to have a dashboard for Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS 2), but instead of buying…

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