Because I couldn't wait for the new body shell for the hubsan x4 to come, I had to have an alternative to fly! So, after some hours thinking and trying several scrap objects, I finally found out that I could tight together 4 black paper clips and a part of a 5 liter water bottle. The clips clamp the...
Hello! This is my first Instructable, and English isn't my mother language. So please give me some comments to tell me how to make it better. Thanks!!!The progress is pretty simple, but the product is really amazing.Material: HDD, sand paper(roughness depands on what kinds of grinding you want), dou...
A small disk sander is a useful and cheap addition to the shop. For about $100, you can buy a cheap combination 6″ disk/belt sander that’s extremely useful. The size and cost of power tools does not scale linearly, and if you want a big disk sander you might as well make your own.
The motor for this build is a 1kW single phase motor pulled from a floor polisher found in the trash. That’s enough to push a sanding disk around, but when you get to tools this large, you need a good base, good tilt mechanism, and everything …read more
It’s hard to argue that bicycles aren’t super handy. They get you from point A to B in a jiffy with little effort. Since these machines are so simple and convenient, why not use them for things other than transportation? Well, [Job] set out to do just that.
[Job’s] starts with a standard single speed bike and adds a few parts. First, a stand is installed to the back axle. When in the down position, it lifts the rear wheel off of the ground and provides support so the bike does not tip over. When flipped up into the ‘up’ …read more
in this tutorial i'm going to show you how to make your own CNC machine. For this you can buy all the materials in local dealers, and electronic shops. CNC is a computer controled machine,and can cut, engrave and carve, in all kind of materials. Materials for the estructure we need a lot of mater...
Injection molding machines are able to form very detailed plastic parts, simply by squirting plastic into a mold. 3D printers squirt plastic. Why no one thought of using a 3D printer extruder to push plastic into a mold until now is something we’ll never know.
[bfk] has been working on a way to produce very small, very detailed parts for a while now, and realized the extruder of a 3D printer serves most of the functions of an injection molding machine. It takes plastic, melts it, and forces it through an orifice. Whether that plastic goes to a build platform …read more
Are you ready to feel like the next Magneto with this super powered bracelet?No? Well how about Magneto's 2nd cousin Roger that always wanted a super cool bracelet with magnetic properties? Yes? Well, than consider yourself lucky.This handy bracelet will allow you to place nails, nuts, screws, prett...
One day I went to a party and saw that a hefty amount of aluminum soda cans were being thrown in the trash bin. I wondered and decided to repurpose these cans into small Aluminum "Muffin" Ingots for casting.***DISCLAIMER*** Liquid aluminum is over 660 Celsius so use all precautionary measures. Long ...
I've lost count of the times when I have been mid project and thought, what I really want now is a nice big fat disk sander. With them you can make precise angles in wood and metal. You can produce brilliant outer edge curves, and very accurate circles. You can quickly remove material and flatten o...