There have been multiple times where I have needed a 9v battery lead/clip but did not have one. Just the other day I was working on a project that I wanted to hook a 9v up to and like before I did not have any 9v battery clips, so I made my own. I made […]
My RC boat is almost finished! I got the rudder installed and I just finished installing the stuffing tube, shaft, and motor. I now just have to get a battery to use and then I’ll try ‘er out! To mount the stuffing tube to the boat I drilled two holes in the center of the […]
Time to build a rudder for the boat. I made the rudder out of some brass sheet I got at the hardware store. To start I took my brass sheet and I drew on it the dimensions of the rudder. I made the rudder 1-1/4″ wide at the top and 1″ at the bottom. The […]
So I already have a boat prop, but now it’s time to build a boat for it. My plan is to build a very basic boat I can use in my pool. I will use a cheap toy boat from Wal-Mart as the hull, a DC motor that I saved from my destroyed RC helicopter, […]
The other day I played Guitar Hero for the first time in months (yes, I still have mad skills. haha). As I was playing I found it difficult to activate the star power. I know that the newer Guitar Hero brand guitars actually have a button that activates star power where the saddle would be […]
So I’ve built my Firecracker Dispenser out of wood and with tighter tolerances. This version, version 2, is better constructed than version 1, but I am still having problems with jamming. This version is made out of 1/8″ balsa wood. It’s the exact same design as the first version, it is now just made out […]
While working on the first prototype of the firecracker dispenser and lighter, I wanted to take some video of it when I realized I couldn’t attach my iPhone to a tripod. I know you can buy things that make it to where you can do this, but why buy it when you can make your own . […]
It has been by goal for a few years to design and build a machine that will hold multiple firecrackers, dispense them one by one, and then light them. Not only would this be really cool to just set on the ground and let it run, but my end goal with this idea will be […]
I normally try to save my money where I can. If I can build my own of something for cheaper than I can buy a commercial one for, I most often will. In this case it is a balsa stripper. I needed one of these tools the other evening but I didn’t want to spend […]