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Work on your bicycle the easy way with this inexpensive and easy to build bike stand.

Simple robot from your parts bin that avoids obstacles.

Make Vol. 20 features a season's worth of how-to projects that kids and their parents can build together, including a model rocket powered by hydrogen and oxygen extracted from water, a sleek wooden model sailboat, a laser light show built in a metal ...

Chumby guts go together easily, but the b&w instructions included left me scratching my head the first time around. Here's my build, after I got all the parts right.

Klutz is sponsoring "Super Crafty Kidz" month on CRAFT. In this video, Rachel Hobson makes the Capsters project with her kids!

Ever have a screw loose? If so, you might need this easy to build attachment to help you find that screw -- including plastic ones that a magnet would miss.

The deceptively simple wire coil that proves incredibly useful in the world of electronics - the inductor's ability to store energy in an electromagnetic field is the key to making transformers, electromagnets, and many more component's functionality. It ...

Learn how to make a cheap and effective fire starter made from an old t-shirt.

Looking at radio communication devices of the future from the past, Diana Eng thought it would be fun to have a Star Trek Original Series Bluetooth communicator for a cell phone. She worked with Dave Clausen to hack one together from a toy Star Trek ...

Are your pants too long? Learn this basic sewing project to make them fit perfectly, and save a trip to the tailor.

Annoy your friends or co-workers with this high-tech practical joke.

Here is an easy to make ancient yet modern device, the Atlatl, that hurls spears at up to 100mph.

The Gakken Cross Copter EX kit has two contra-rotating rotors, driven by one small electric motor that's connected via a cord to the hand-powered generator. Available in the Maker Shed makershed.com

This week I'll show you some more metalworking techniques including files, rotary abrasives, and how to make a ball-head rivet with a butane torch.

Ride safely at night with this easy to make Mini Bike Light.

Check out an old-school pecan crusher made out of junk parts found in a man-cave.

Fall is the perfect time for hiking, it's not too hot and not too cold. Last weekend I took a day trip to hike up High Mountain in New Jersey and activate SOTA summit W2/NJ008. It's really easy to set up an HF portable radio and not a whole lot to carry ...

The Homebrew Alarm Purse is a simple, fashionable way to add an audible alarm to your purse.

Here's an introduction to a fun knitting technique that's often considered "too advanced" for hobby knitters: cables.