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   | Fashion of Star Wars - Organa's Ceremonial Necklace. On May 4th, I spent the evening enjoying Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope with the kids, while hunting for ideas for my next Instructable. Then at …
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miskie
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Jun 3, 2013
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  | How to Pick Simple Locks/Latches with a Paper Clip You would be surprised at how many of the locks and latches around us can be bypassed with a simple paperclip. Some are cheaply constructed. Others…
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DIYHacksAndHowTos
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Apr 25, 2013
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 | Emergency AC Adapter Cord Fix. Ten years ago I was in middle of the Arabian Desert. My company commander came to me with a ruined power cord and asked “can you fix this?” He had …
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Mrballeng
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Apr 19, 2013
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 | Improvised Shop-Vac floor nozzle attachment from a milk jug
So I was all set to clean my basement. Years of sawdust and dead bugs were awaiting the awesomeness that is my Shop-Vac. Except for one thing - I…
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hyperfocused72
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Apr 7, 2013
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 | roof moss remover I've got a house with a super tall roof and the moss is having a big party up there. No one will let me get up there on a ladder, but I just know …
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foobear
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Apr 6, 2013
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 | Five Minutes Magnetic Hanger For Your Trench Coat Trench coats are cool! When you have been watching "Doctor Who" for six and a half seasons, you realize you can't go into adventures without a tren…
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M.C. Langer
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Apr 4, 2013
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 | MacGyver Style Indestructible Maple Sugar Evaporator from Filing Cabinet For the past few years I've been making my own maple syrup, using techniques found here on Instructables, but I've been doing it the old fashioned …
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potatomansoup
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Mar 21, 2013
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  | How To Remove Brass Finish While Channeling MacGyver Recently I purchased in bulk for one of our projects and by mistake, ordered the wrong finish on our D Rings for our leather belt loops. Instead of…
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rustyknuckles
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Mar 18, 2013
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 | CNC machined guitar bridge - made at Techshop In this instructable I will show you how I made the bridge base for my carbon fiber acoustic guitar using the ShopBot CNC machine and software avai…
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workislove
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Mar 18, 2013
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 | Get ready! The MacGyver Contest is starting soon.
MacGyverism - The use of objects in ways not initially intended to solve seemingly impossible problems.
Too young to remember MacGyver? Check ou…
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jessyratfink
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Mar 14, 2013
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 | How To Turn Your Mobile Phone Into a Survival Tool So you’ve embarked across the unknown to reach Alaska!—the land of mystery and intrigue. Your mind is racing full of Jack London adventure novels a…
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jstark84
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Mar 14, 2013
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 | Make an Emergency Phone Charger - MacGyver Style! In this video, you'll learn how to "MacGyver" a 40 Watt Electrical Generator from a cordless drill and a few household items. Here's how to charge…
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The King of Random
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Feb 14, 2013
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 | DIY Follow Focus for DSLRs With HD video being all the rage, I thought I'd share how I made a simple follow focus for my DSLR. There are several different ways to do this, I …
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tenzijth
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Dec 15, 2012
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 | URBAN Emergency Kit Tin From the current plethora of “survival” or emergency kits packed into tins, it’s very clear that the idea of a small and compact emergency kit is s…
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JDTagish
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Oct 20, 2012 |
 | Arduino PCR (thermal cycler) for under $85 This tutorial will show you how to make a thermal cycler from scratch for about $85. In short, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplifies bits of DN…
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staceyk
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Jul 18, 2012 |
 | Make an old bookshelf gallery worthy! Have an old particle board book shelf that you just want to throw away? DON'T! Take that old boring bookshelf and make it into a piece of furnitu…
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BethanyAnna
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Mar 14, 2009 |
 | Light Weight Tripod Camera Slider for DSLR This tutorial will show how I made this tripod mounted camera slider for under $50. The design uses hardware available in most hardware/home improv…
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MacGyver9
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Jun 17, 2012 |
 | Uncle AZ's Altoids Survival Kit ALTOIDS SURVIVAL KIT
OK, to start, let me say that this falls into the “better than nothing” category, but with a bit of thought and lots of borro…
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Prof. A. Z. O_Trope
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May 21, 2012 |
 | Easy Drape Cardigan from Two Shirts It's time for that million dollar question...
What are we going to make out of two boring shirts today?
This question is second to none only behi…
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UrbanThreads
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Feb 14, 2012 |
 | How to Build a Robotic Hand with Haptic Feedback For science fair this year, I felt like building something instead of doing an experiment. All I needed to do was look around Instructables for a p…
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macgyver603
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Mar 31, 2012 |
 | Panoramic Tripod Bracket & Macro Slider (Universal Mod Added) This tutorial will show you how to make a high quality, durable panoramic tripod bracket. Most people realize the importance of avoiding parallax p…
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MacGyver9
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Feb 20, 2012 
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 | 3D printed ultimate all-in-one iphone case/ wallet/ money clip/ beer opener UPDATE:
The newer and improved version case can now be purchased in this 3d printing store front. It's more expensinve that i would like to make i…
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mstyle183
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Feb 19, 2012 |
  | Featured Author: Mrballeng
Brent Garcia, a Las Vegas area public servant, makes beautiful jewelry in his garage. His projects have been featured on a number of blogs, and…
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wilgubeast
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Jan 6, 2012 |
 | Removable Tripod/Small Table Dolly Attachments (swivel mod added) This tutorial will show how to make removable tripod/small table dolly attachments that are easy to make and versatile. Time to assemble is about 5…
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MacGyver9
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Nov 28, 2011
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 | Toolbox Saddlebags for under $20 CHECK OUT THE REVISED VERSION: http://www.instructables.com/id/Revised-Toolbox-Saddlebags-for-under-20/
Time and time again I find myself having t…
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Kamiana8
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Oct 13, 2011 |
 | Featured Author: iminthebathroom
Chris Gielens (aka iminthebathroom) makes some really awesome stuff. From baby back cupcakes to animatronic fish, Chris is a man of many tale…
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wilgubeast
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Oct 5, 2011 |
 | Elevated Bed So if you're like me and stuck with a small apartment space, have I got a project for you. My apartment is around 51sq.m or about 550sq.f, which wa…
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mikeasaurus
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May 1, 2008 |
 | 3-point tie-down anchors (static & dynamic)
This tutorial will show how to create static and dynamic 3-point tie-down anchors for securing popup tent canopies, RV awnings, etc, for windy si…
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MacGyver9
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Sep 8, 2011 |
 | DIY Spool (French) Knitting
After much online research about spool knitting (DIY versus buying a kit) and very little in the way of step-by-step graphics, I decided to attemp…
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atomicrose
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Aug 26, 2011 |
 | DIY Paracord Fids (Permalok-like Needles)
This tutorial will show how to make your own paracord fid for under a dollar and with minimal effort. I decided to try my hand at making my own p…
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MacGyver9
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Aug 24, 2011 |
 | Paracord Bracelet Fixture/Jig This tutorial will show how to make a paracord bracelet fixture that can be used with or without side release buckles. As I began making more brace…
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MacGyver9
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Jul 15, 2011 |
 | Duct Tape in your First Aid Kit We all know that Duct tape can be used to repair many things, but did you know that you can use it to repair yourself? Consider putting duct tape i…
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ehudwill
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Jun 5, 2011 |
 | 9 Unusual Uses for Aspirin It's 6:30 AM and you feel a tightness in your chest. Antacids don't help. Your jaw is tightly set and your arm feels numb. Heart attack? Or is it a…
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wilgubeast
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Mar 18, 2011 |
 | How to use fondant to make an awesome cake
A lot of people who make cakes think there is some mystery to working with fondant. I say with a little knowledge to help you out you can just di…
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dave spencer
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Feb 7, 2011 |
 | Unleash the Power of Your Router!
In this Instructable, we will be adding fans, a heatsink, and 9dB antenna to the LINKSYS WRT54G series router for use with DD-WRT firmware upgrade…
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NostalgicStone
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May 11, 2010 |
 | Coffee Cup iPhone Speaker This speaker set is made from a regular pair of earbuds and a paper coffee cup. This is inspired by these cup speakers that made some noise in late…
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fungus amungus
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Apr 12, 2010 |
 | How to open a locked door the Macgyver way. I learned how to do this when i got locked out of my dorm at BYU-Idaho and it works great!! and all it takes is things you can find in your friends…
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hackzorz
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Aug 23, 2008 |
 | Advanced Truffle-Making: Slabbed Ganache and Multi-Layer Truffles There are few things I enjoy more than crafting chocolate truffles at home. they make great gifts, it makes your kitchen smell like chocolate, and …
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Mongpoovian
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Feb 5, 2010 |
 | SciFi Gingerbread Art--100% Edible! While the following images are not exactly gingerbread "houses," they are infact made entirely organic, and use no toothpicks or anything non-edibl…
posted by
_-MacGyver-_
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Dec 19, 2009 |
 | Aluminum Can, Saltwater and Charcoal Battery This instructable shows how to create a simple aluminum air battery from a soda can and a piece of charcoal from the backyard BBQ. This instructabl…
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egbertfitzwilly
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May 24, 2009 |
 | Tumbleweed Chandelier Did you know chandeliers occur in nature? Thanks to the Fibonacci sequence you can easily find dead twigs and tumbleweeds with graduated tiers rese…
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UFO_TOFU
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Apr 18, 2009 |
 | A Handmade Fairytale This instructable will teach you how to write out, illustrate and bind your own fairytale book. These make great baby shower gifts or you can start…
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feistydonut
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Mar 2, 2009 |
 | whitebox pixel gallery whitebox as in gallery, pixel as in video gamethe whitebox is a special-purpose computer build to preserve an…
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lenny-ynnel
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Feb 22, 2009 |
 | 5 minute DNA Extraction in a Shot Glass Despite its exotic-sounding name, DNA is ubiquitous - it can be found in every cell of every living thing and almost everywhere on the planet. Non…
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macowell
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Nov 6, 2008 |
 | Cranberry Infused Vodka
See all those fun infused sprits they have in the liquor stores? They mostly use chemicals and LSD to flavour their hooch. Personally I like the w…
posted by
mikeasaurus
on
Dec 4, 2007 |
 | How to Enter the Instructables and ReadyMade Mash-Up Contest See who won here!Instructables and ReadyMade magazine challenge you to take everyday items and reinvent them as something new for our Mash-Up Cont…
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Contest Robot
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Oct 8, 2007 |
 | How to make a gram scale using office supplies For all of us out there that just needs to measure their rocket fuel right now and can't wait. Or if you're like me who can't imagine spending mone…
posted by
RTourn
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Aug 26, 2007 |
 | Beer Helmet -- Army Style So during a heavy night of drinking about a year ago I came up with the bright idea of making a beer helmet, but use an army helment instead of the…
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irollmyown
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Oct 2, 2006 |
 | DIYphotography.net JOIN other "Photog MacGyvers" busting the myth that photography is expensive! Go to http://www.DIYphotography.net for more projects. JOIN THE GROUP…
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camscam
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Mar 20, 2007 
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 | Project ideas for a MacGyver game? My cousin is joining the army this summer. He's going to be a bomb defuser! We're going to give him a big send-off before he goes but we want to …
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UselessTrivia
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Mar 4, 2010 |
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