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Electronics made easy

So I have seen a lot of people asking where is a good place to learn about electronics. I think it is about time that someone made an instructable about it. In this instructable I will cover some of...

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Basic Electronics

Getting started with basic electronics is easier than you might think. This Instructable will hopefully demystify the basics of electronics so that anyone with an interest in building circuits can hit...

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Up out of the way wire dispenser

This is an addition to my other instructable HIDE N SLIDE http://www.instructables.com/id/Hide-N-Slide/ i needed the wire to be at the bench but had no room for it so this is what i came up with ALWAYS...

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Where's my Square

i was always misplacing my squares so i decided i wanted a dedicated place for them but always at hand while at my bench so i came up with this idea why not use some wasted space ********PLEASE ALWAYS...

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Double Mirror Right Angle Drilling Guide

Drilling a straight hole can be difficult because you can only see one side of the bit at a time.  Without a lot of practice, many of the holes end up perpendicular in one plane and not so...

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Garden Tool Rack

This is a guide to making a cheap and simple garden tool rack. This one is for my dad's shed and keeps all the tools safely of the floor.By: pudtinyContinue Reading »

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Make Cheap, Easy Cardboard Small Parts Storage Organizers

How to make small boxes (at a very low cost) solve a need and organize small parts. I make these boxes as needed, so it doesn't become an overwhelming chore all at once. It's a good way to store small...

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Quick, Cheap, and Easy Tool Organizer

While in the process of setting up my new shop, I needed some way to organize and store a bunch of small hand tools. A length of PVC pipe and a few screws solved the problem. Comments/suggestions and...

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The Ultimate Geocache

This is a little project I have been working on with the goal of being an infamous five star geocahe. I used a hacksaw to cut the base off of a dead tree and cut the cap. I hollowed out the log with a...

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Geocache Padlock with hidden compartment

I originally made this to use as a Geocache but you could also use it to hide anything small enough to fit inside I suppose.  Hung low on a fence or on a bike rack, it looks normal and most people...

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Micro (Geocache) Container

 This instructable will teach you how to make a small container from two bottle caps and a bottle neck. It's a great way to re-use bottles that you may have been throwing out. I just wanted to...

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How to Build a Simple Security Camera Safe

Cameras, they seem to be everywhere these days. They are so ubiquitous that the eye sometimes simply fails to notice them. I pass by at least one or two cameras every time I walk the hallways from one...

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The Evil Cache

My girlfriend and I have recently started geocaching and we both really enjoy it.  We've seen/been to some neat places that we otherwise would have just passed on the road or would have never visited...

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Hollow Bolt Dead Drop

I made this dead drop a while back just to see if I could.  I didn’t even know that was the name for one of these things until I came across the Spy Challenge so I thought it would make a good entry....

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Cordless Power Tool Conversion 18VDC to 120/240VAC

Necessity is truly the mother of all inventions....and my case was no different.  About a year ago, I found myself with a dead battery for my Ryobi 18V cordless tools and no means of getting a new one...

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Quick Blade Cover-up

Use a garden hose to cover up your blade. This is an extremely easy way to protect hands and feet.  All you need to do is take an old garden hose, cut it to the length of the blade, slit it down the...

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Portable Fan

I had a spare computer fan laying around along with some other parts, so I decided to make this portable fan.By: musick_08Continue Reading »

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Use a Treadmill DC Drive Motor and PWM Speed Controller for powering tools

Power tools such as Metal cutting mills and lathes, Drill presses, bandsaws, sanders and more may require .5HP to 2HP motors with the ability to fine tune the speed while maintaining...

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Intro to Arduino

An Arduino is an open-source microcontroller development board. In plain English, you can use the Arduino to read sensors and control things like motors and lights. This allows you to upload programs...

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DIY Wind Turbine

This instructable will demonstrate how to build a power generating wind turbine. My inspiration came from seeing other wind turbine instructions online. I hope to simplify the process with clear, easy...

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Shop cheats: Magic socket trick

So I want to do a series of Instructables of some handy ways I cheat in the shop. We will see how many I manage to post. But at least there's this one!This is one of my favorite tricks in the shop....

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Geocache Mushroom

A quick guide on making an ordinary bison tube into a mushroom.By: dorkoContinue Reading »

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Old Tree Geocache

Are you familiar with geocaching? If not, check out Geocaching.com!I have decided to start making more to hide as our local area is a little slim on available caches. Found an area with an old tree,...

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Sphag-crete Geocache

Necessity is quite the motivator. I had placed a geocache in a well maintained grove in a nearby city park. It was a bit of log drilled to hold the cache and the end was sliced and a nail worked as the...

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Free Home Security System (No Coding Required!)

A little story as to why this system was sought out before I begin the actual instructable. Feel free to skip to the TLDR version below if you are uninterested.About a year and a half ago my wife and I...

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How to Cut a Rope With Itself

If you not have a knife or scissors just use this lifehack and cut a rope where ever you want. This also usable in emergency or on a camping trip!By: LaysDIYContinue Reading »

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Detachable 360deg "Mag-Lights" for Workshop Glasses

Have you ever wanted light while you are working, but wanted both your hands free? These Mag-Lights stick to the sides of your Safety Glasses - but also be added to Helmets, Ear-Defenders, Bikes,...

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Log Holder for Hand Sawing

This is simply a convenient and easy to build jig that can help to hold logs whilst you saw them. I always found that when I clamped logs down to my bench for sawing that they always wriggled loose due...

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Dehydrate Yogurt

Planning backpacking food is a challenge to make meals that are tasty and nutritious and that weigh as little as possible. Dehydrated yogurt can add favor and calories to any meal of the day. The...

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Barrelponics - Getting Started With Aquaponics

Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (raising aquatic animals) and hydroponics (growing plants in water, and without soil).  It's simple enough; you feed the fish, the fish feed the plants...

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