http://www.instructables.com Tue, 29 May 2012 23:48:25 UTC BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-pocket-knife-sharpener-2/
Homemade pocket knife sharpener #2 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM0/95C8/H1ZG6Z8H/FM095C8H1ZG6Z8H.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM0/95C8/H1ZG6Z8H/FM095C8H1ZG6Z8H.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM0/95C8/H1ZG6Z8H/FM095C8H1ZG6Z8H.SMALL.jpg coolbeansbaby68 Here is a picture of the finished sharpener ready to start sharpening small knives.. Knife holder plans Here is the illustration  plan i drew  for making the knife blade holder. pocket knive blade holder fabrication Pic#1  Shows  me milling   the 3/8 wide slots by  3/4 of a inch long. pic #1,...
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Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 14:44:06 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Managing-limited-desktop-space-and-multiple-projec/
Managing limited desktop space and multiple projects - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3L/DUN1/GZPZO98S/F3LDUN1GZPZO98S.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3L/DUN1/GZPZO98S/F3LDUN1GZPZO98S.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3L/DUN1/GZPZO98S/F3LDUN1GZPZO98S.SMALL.jpg Neurogami I have many varied interests,  and most  require some amount of free work space on my desk.  I do not always finish what I've started in one sitting, or one day, or even one week.  In the mean time, the space occupied by whatever current project often needs to be cleared for something else.   It got...
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Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:41:18 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Function-Generator/
Analog Function Generator - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FB2/JIEQ/GZISQOLN/FB2JIEQGZISQOLN.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FB2/JIEQ/GZISQOLN/FB2JIEQGZISQOLN.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FB2/JIEQ/GZISQOLN/FB2JIEQGZISQOLN.SMALL.jpg aeternusjunk Are you sick of 555 timers? I sure am. That's why I decided to build a semi-decent function generator as my term project in my analog electronics course. This design is capable of producing a square, triangle, and approximate sine wave reliably up to a frequency of around 300kHz. Make It Real Chall...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:45:55 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Serious-Homemade-Manufacturing-Equipment-on-a-Shoe/
Serious Homemade Manufacturing Equipment on a Shoe String Budget - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN5/349C/GZQ40R0K/FN5349CGZQ40R0K.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN5/349C/GZQ40R0K/FN5349CGZQ40R0K.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN5/349C/GZQ40R0K/FN5349CGZQ40R0K.SMALL.jpg pastprimitive This is an instructable to show you how I took an idea I had for a machine from the 3D into the real-d and how you can apply the same techniques to your design problems.  My wife and I run a small 3-year old product design, manufacturing, and retail business named Past Primitive (www.pastprimitive.c...
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Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:11:56 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Strip-and-Tin-Wires-Like-a-Pro/
Strip and Tin Wires Like a Pro - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/V33D/GZ5NTQ9T/FOGV33DGZ5NTQ9T.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/V33D/GZ5NTQ9T/FOGV33DGZ5NTQ9T.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/V33D/GZ5NTQ9T/FOGV33DGZ5NTQ9T.SMALL.jpg Jayefuu Ever need to strip a wire but don't have any wire strippers handy? This instructable shows you how to strip the insulation off wires perfectly every time so that you'll never have to swap between your side cutters and wire strippers ever again. Once stripped using this method it also lets you twizz...
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Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:53:34 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Printed-Circuit-Board-PCB-Sprayer-Machine/
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Sprayer Machine - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEQ/JLXV/GX3LR6HL/FEQJLXVGX3LR6HL.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEQ/JLXV/GX3LR6HL/FEQJLXVGX3LR6HL.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEQ/JLXV/GX3LR6HL/FEQJLXVGX3LR6HL.SMALL.jpg crreed How would you like to make a single or multiple Printed Circuit Boards in less than 2 minutes? Hey again.  Hope everyone enjoyed my last Instructable on how to make a grappling hook launcher.  Today I go down a slightly different path of creation. This project has been in my mind for quite some...
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Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 04:35:52 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/PC-SOUND-CARD-SCOPE-INTERFACE-FACILITATES-DC-RESTO/
PC SOUND-CARD SCOPE INTERFACE FACILITATES DC RESTORATION - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FW2/NJFW/GXDWP0EA/FW2NJFWGXDWP0EA.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FW2/NJFW/GXDWP0EA/FW2NJFWGXDWP0EA.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FW2/NJFW/GXDWP0EA/FW2NJFWGXDWP0EA.SMALL.jpg ajoyraman To start with I must appreciate acknowledge and thank ‘Christian Zeitnitz’ for the fantastic Sound-card Oscilloscope & signal generator software available at his website  on which this Instructable is based. While working with the PC sound-card oscilloscope and signal generator I found the followin...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:15:59 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/DMM-Piggyback-add-RS-232/
DMM Piggyback (add RS-232) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5T/25N6/GUKARTAM/F5T25N6GUKARTAM.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5T/25N6/GUKARTAM/F5T25N6GUKARTAM.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5T/25N6/GUKARTAM/F5T25N6GUKARTAM.SMALL.jpg jazzzzzz There are mods that give a multimeter serial connectivity by soldering some pins but, it only works if it already has RS-232 ability. So I decided rather than building a PIC multimeter from scratch, I would Piggyback off a $4 DMM. I used: one PIC16F688 one LM358 a button and a 100k potentiometer 3...
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Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:46:05 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/MOT-spot-welder/
MOT spot welder tutorial - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FH0/IACW/GSLEWNDZ/FH0IACWGSLEWNDZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FH0/IACW/GSLEWNDZ/FH0IACWGSLEWNDZ.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FH0/IACW/GSLEWNDZ/FH0IACWGSLEWNDZ.SMALL.jpg Electorials Hello, This instructable explains how to make a spot welder from a MOT (microwave oven transformer). The primary coil (thick wire) will still be used as primary windings. The secondary coil (thin wire) will be replaced with very thick wire of less windings. Warning: Do NOT plug in this transform...
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Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:56:16 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/EVERYONE-Needs-a-Multi-Meter/
EVERYONE Needs a Multi-Meter - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMN/BH39/GNRSXWG0/FMNBH39GNRSXWG0.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMN/BH39/GNRSXWG0/FMNBH39GNRSXWG0.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMN/BH39/GNRSXWG0/FMNBH39GNRSXWG0.SMALL.jpg Phil B A multi-meter can save the average person a lot of money over a few years, even though ladies who choose to buy one may not carry it in their purse when going out for the evening. You will often be able to solve many problems yourself in less time than it would take to get a technician to come to yo...
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Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 23:05:31 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Different-Kind-of-Third-Hand/
A Different Kind of Third Hand - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIM/KV9X/GJC3TFNZ/FIMKV9XGJC3TFNZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIM/KV9X/GJC3TFNZ/FIMKV9XGJC3TFNZ.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIM/KV9X/GJC3TFNZ/FIMKV9XGJC3TFNZ.SMALL.jpg rachel I often solder things to other things -- well we all do, I suppose, but sometimes these things need a bit of pressure to stay together while being soldered, and the traditional third hand, which holds your work while you hold the soldering iron and solder, doesn't do that very well.  I remembered a ...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:41:46 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Fully-Functional-Television-Oscilloscope/
Fully Functional Television Oscilloscope - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F31/1C3A/GHFJX1HI/F311C3AGHFJX1HI.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F31/1C3A/GHFJX1HI/F311C3AGHFJX1HI.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F31/1C3A/GHFJX1HI/F311C3AGHFJX1HI.SMALL.jpg aeternusjunk There are a few Instructables and otherwise internet based instructions on how to modify a television set into an audio visualizer or other simple oscilloscope-like device. This Instructable will show you how to create an actual lab oscilloscope worthy of a poor, amateur electronics enthusiast. T...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:42:16 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Ultimate-Parts-Storage/
Ultimate Parts Storage - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/3NDL/F9T403YG/F1C3NDLF9T403YG.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/3NDL/F9T403YG/F1C3NDLF9T403YG.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/3NDL/F9T403YG/F1C3NDLF9T403YG.SMALL.jpg tomward If you like making things, you probably have hundreds or even thousands of little parts - nuts, bolts, screws, electronic parts, etc. This is one of the cheapest, most compact, flexible, portable and simple ways of storing them - in folders you can put on a bookshelf! This is an embarrassingly sim...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:54:30 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-HDD-Rotary-Sander-for-5/
Recycled HDD Rotary Sander for $5 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKJ/CT4Y/G6MPQJJ8/FKJCT4YG6MPQJJ8.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKJ/CT4Y/G6MPQJJ8/FKJCT4YG6MPQJJ8.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKJ/CT4Y/G6MPQJJ8/FKJCT4YG6MPQJJ8.SMALL.jpg mhkabir http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-HDD-Powertool-Disk-of-Prometheus/ The new instructable is here. Its ia newer, improved and hugely better version and adresses the disadvantages of this design.  If you are a computer guy, you must have lots of Hard Disk drives piling up. If you want to use t...
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Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:16:43 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/When-a-Phillips-is-not-a-Phillips-Plus-So-Much-Mor/
When a Phillips is not a Phillips Plus So Much More! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SMALL.jpg arcticpenguin
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Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:26:46 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/DPScope-Build-Your-Own-USBPC-Based-Oscilloscope/
DPScope - Build Your Own USB/PC-Based Oscilloscope - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSU/Y9WL/G5KP876K/FSUY9WLG5KP876K.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSU/Y9WL/G5KP876K/FSUY9WLG5KP876K.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSU/Y9WL/G5KP876K/FSUY9WLG5KP876K.SMALL.jpg womai Instrument Specifications Below you see the specifications of the instruments. If you are familiar with oscilloscopes you will see that the DPScope has pretty much all the features you'd expect from a decent lower-end instrument. If you aren't a number freak, feel free to skip this page as fas...
By: womai

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:50:43 UTC http://www.instructables.com/id/Aluminium-Teflon-Coated-Mouse-Pad-For-Optical-Mice/
Aluminium Teflon Coated Mouse Pad For Optical Mice - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHB/GNR4/G5703YI2/FHBGNR4G5703YI2.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHB/GNR4/G5703YI2/FHBGNR4G5703YI2.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHB/GNR4/G5703YI2/FHBGNR4G5703YI2.SMALL.jpg Alphonsus Hey, this is my first Instructable so I hope I didn't mess it up to bad! Let me know how ! did! I recently got a new desk and and I had a lot of trouble with my optical mouse and its not functioning with the surface. I did a lot of research and found that new optical mice work very well on Teflon...
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