Category Archives: Misc-Life

How to compress air without moving parts (trompe)

Posted on March 12, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting build, the author uses the power of gravity and water to compress air.

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Making your own firestarter

Posted on March 11, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build overall. Simple too. https://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Handmade-Firestarters/

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Making a war horn

Posted on March 11, 2020 by robertwilkie

Too funny, basically the author took a cow horn (highly recommends you get it cleaned before buying it). And put a trumpet mouthpiece on it. https://www.instructables.com/id/WAR-HORN-the-Sound-of-Ancient-Battle-FOR-JUST-1995/

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Nice simple frig magnet to hang heavy things from

Posted on March 10, 2020 by robertwilkie

I like this build. The author puts rubber on the bottom of the magnet so that it doesn’t scuff the frig too. https://www.instructables.com/id/Fridge-Magnet-for-Cutting-Boards/

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Making flashcards in Google Docs

Posted on March 9, 2020 by robertwilkie

Apparently there are templates called Flippity that can help here.

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Interesting video on a fish net needle

Posted on March 7, 2020 by robertwilkie

Basically how to use this odd thing to make a fishing net. The video goes over how to make the needle, but nothing on how to use it. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/diy-net-making-diy-tools-part-1-a-78099?homelistings#post153556

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Nice mod to a jigsaw fence to use it to make circles

Posted on March 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice simple mod so when you flip the fence over, you can use it for circle making.

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3D print a tumbler

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robertwilkie

Great way to sand objects. The author designed the parts to 3D print out and make your own tumbler. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4076827

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Cool infinity cube

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

Now the author 3D printed the frame, but it maybe easier to just build it out of wood. https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Infinity-Cube/

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Crazy motorized skates

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author basically built a chain driven rig to use cordless drill motors on to drive the skates.

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