Awesome Diy

JerryRigEverything replicated the transparent glass back mod that he did for the Samsung Galaxy S8, this time on an LG G6. It’s relatively easier to pull off on LG’s flagship phone, but this is still a project that’s best left to the experts.

Primitive Technology made a proto-robot arm. The monjolo is a hydraulically-powered hammer that’s often used to grind beans or grain. When water fills the trough, it lifts the hammer’s head. The empty trough then rises, and the head falls down.

JerryRigEverything used a paint thinner to remove the paint and coating from the Samsung Galaxy S8’s glass rear panel, making it transparent. Then he took it one step further and removed a few components to make more of the phone’s guts visible.

I Like To Make Stuff shows us how you can add custom sounds to your car. Actually, you can add it to anything with a power source, because the project mainly involves connecting a sound board to a speaker. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Is there anything The Q can’t make? The mysterious YouTube builder shows us how to make a set of nasty claws like Wolverine’s – without using any adamantium. These ones are made from popsicle sticks, toothpicks, rubber bands, paper, and a bit of Krazy Glue.

One of the best parts of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the snarky new droid K-2SO. Norm Chan from Tested recently met up with fan Darren Moser to take a look at the amazing full-scale K-2SO puppet suit he’s been building. We can’t wait to see the finished build.

Backyard engineer Peter Sripol turned a NERF rifle into a souped-up airsoft gun with a fairly large barrel. Then he loaded the gun with all sorts of improvised projectiles, such as AA batteries, 6″ nails, and fireworks. This guy’s going to be just fine in the apocalypse.

The Q shows us how to build a structurally-sound miniature house entirely out of wooden matchsticks, without any glue, then proceeds to burn it to the ground. Build one for yourself, and you’ll feel like a god as you control the fate of your tiny architectural creation.

One of the stranger objects that you can print on a 3D printer is known as the “hairy lion.” Once you print it, remove the outer shell, and heat it with a hair dryer, you can style its mane. The 3D Printing Nerd decided to print a giant one on his gCreate gMax 1.5XT+ printer.

Like many other makers, NightHawkInLight created a powerful air cannon. But he added a fun and unique accessory at its business end – interchangeable slicing blades which make quick work out of fruit and vegetables used as projectiles.

…and not just a ring, THE ring. Student of the world Mike Boyd took a big risk by deciding to make his girlfriend’s engagement ring with his own two hands. Don’t worry, it ends well. Excellent job Mike, and congratulations!

The Northmen Guild (fka John Neeman Tools) made this short film showing engineer and wood craftsman Rihards Vidzickis making one of his specialties: a dugout canoe. The process took place over a few months. We just want that paddle.

WayOutWest Blowinblog decided that an off-the-shelf bandsaw was too expensive for cutting logs lying around his property, and instead ripped apart a car and welded together his own power tool from scratch. Watch it slice through a massive spruce log here.

Desktop sculptures you build from recycled chipboard. They come in a variety of familiar forms, from those water towers on top of buildings, to a mailbox, billboard, and our personal fave, the halfpipe. They’re paintable, and also come in awesome artist editions.

The Hacksmith used an Arduino to connect nerve stimulation devices to a keyboard in an attempt to recreate Bennett Foddy’s classic Flash game QWOP. Pressing a key sends a current to the subject, who reacts just like you’d expect. The fun begins at 2:30.

Andrew Rea tried three ways to recreate McDonald’s discontinued Szechuan sauce, which plays a pivotal role in Rick and Morty‘s season 3 premiere. There’s the semi-authentic way, the Xeropoint way and the McDonald’s way. Why can’t you just travel to 1998, Rick?!

Remember that time in school where you said you don’t need to know geometry? Builder John Heisz shows us how wrong we were with the precise diagramming needed to create an awesome throwing star that doubles as a fidget spinner. He also made one out of wood.

A CNC knitting machine. Kniterate (knit + iterate) lets you create apparel and accessories (or at least their prototypes) out of digital templates. You’ll be able to design templates using Kniterate’s web app or import previously made designs.

“You can see this bearing allows more exhaust flow…” Auto enthusiast ChrisFix loves April Fools’ and puts in a lot of work to come up with prank videos. So bring out your Soapy Wooder and high-temperature Elbow Grease – it’s time install some muffler bearings.

Carbide3D shows us how to use one of their cool desktop CNC machines to carve upgraded wood and metal parts for a cheap Milwaukee Fastback knife. It’s a great demonstration of how desktop fabrication tools can make quick work of otherwise difficult tasks.

The Q shows us how with just cardboard, a knife, a ruler, and some glue, you can make a simple sorter for coins of any denomination. To make one for your country’s coins, you just need to tweak the widths of the openings.

I Like To Make Stuff built his own scoreboard using an Arduino 101, LEDs, MDF and a ton of 3D-printed bulbs. For such a simple device, it took an extraordinary amount of work to make. No wonder these things are expensive. We’ll stick to apps and monitors.

ApolloCrowe from Carbide 3D uses one of their Nomad desktop CNC machines to slice up soda cans, and transforms them into parts for a pair of robot sculptures. There’s a lot of handwork involved after the aluminum is cut, but it’s still cool to watch the machine work its magic.