How to make Paperplane with Airfoil by TheSuperSewcio

Intro : How to make Paperplane with Airfoil by TheSuperSewcio

Here I will show you how to make really good paper plane flying like normal aircraft.

Enjoy Fun Exploding Popsicle Sticks by DannyT27

Intro : Enjoy Fun Exploding Popsicle Sticks by DannyT27

learn how to make a cool contraption with just 5 popsicle sticks!

[Life Hacks] Make Tissue Lifter by Chienline

Intro : [Life Hacks] Make Tissue Lifter by chienline

Ever feel annoying in the situation like this? When your tissue stock in the box is very low, the next tissue will not come up and your fingers just can't reach it inside the box. Well, let's make a simple tweak. I called it "Tissue Lifter".

How to make Beautiful Combs with Laser Cut

Intro : How to make Beautiful Combs with Laser Cut

How to make a duct tape ninja star

Intro : How to make a duct tape ninja star

It will look like this when finished

 

How To Build a Trabuchet [ Slideshow ]

SlideShow : how to build trabuchet

Here are plans and pictures on how to build this medieval trebuchet. It is a siege engine that wreaked havoc in the middle ages and you can make this small 12 inch table top version with materials from around the house. Building this catapult-like weapon is easy and you can do it in a couple of hours. Without any tweaking or modifications this trebuchet launches a clay ball thirty feet. It is adjustable in several ways and you can build it to launch projectiles even further.

The Little Dragon Trebuchet - This Trebuchet Build Plan will take you about two hours to complete.

How To Make a Torneando un trompo (turning a top)

Intro : Torneando un trompo (turning a top)

Hace dos o tres días decidí reflotar mi "torno del pobre" , para lo cual hice algunos pequeños accesorios, según se detalla en el último paso de ese instructable, agregado hoy. Decidí hacer, entre otras cosas, un trompo como los que yo usaba en mi niñez, en tiempos del Virreinato del Río de la Plata.

Two or three days ago, I decided to revive my "poor man's lathe", for which I made some small accessories, as detailed in the last step of that instructable, added today. I decided to make, within other things, a top as those I used in my childhood, in times of Río de la Plata Viceroyalty.

How To Make a Crossbow by Baddi

Intro : Crossbow by Baddi

How To Build Professional Juggling Torches

Intro : How to Build Professional Juggling Torches

Today I am going to show you how to make professional juggling torches. This is also my entry for the woodworking contest. My idea for this started sometime ago. I have always been amazed about juggling fire and knifes. So like everyone else who wants to learn how to juggle I first learned how to juggle juggling balls. After I learned those I built my own clubs and learned those. Finally I was ready to try and learn how to juggle fire. But every were I checked online I found out that each torch costs around 50-75 dollars a piece! That is when I decided to make my own.

 

How to Make a Bow and Arrow

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How To Make miniSADbot - outdoor edition

Intro : miniSADbot - outdoor edition

This miniSADbot was created for the Kickstarter backers who supported the original SADbot exhibit that Ben Leduc-Mills and I created.  Thank you!  Here you will learn what to do with the kit of parts we sent you.  If you didn't back the project but still want to make one, a full parts list is included.  There's not much to it so it's an easy first solar project.

How To Make a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ( VAWT )

Intro : Building a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ( VAWT )

When building this turbine we will be using some powertools.
If you are not used to working with powertools ask someone who knows how to use them.
After building this turbine you will still need you fingers so.
PLEASE BE CAREFULL !!!

 

How To Make a Lenz2 turbine from recycled materials

Intro : Building a Lenz2 turbine from recycled materials

This is a short instructable showing how I built a small lenz2 turbine from recycled materials.
The Lenz turbine is a type of VAWT designed by Ed Lenz. See here for the full details. There's no generator yet, as I am converting an small induction motor to permanent magnet, this will be covered in another instructable. The turbine is 40 cm diameter and the blades are 35cm tall.

Materials :

An old oil drum
Plywood (I used 12mm, but 18mm would be much better!)
An old rear bike hub
Screws, lots of them. 10 - 12mm pan head and 25mm wood screws
Scraps of 2x6
Piece of mild steel approx 150mm x 30mm x 3mm
Washers to fit bike hub shaft, or thick sheet metal to make tour own.

How To Make a Stop Motion Puppet Pt. 1

Intro : Stop Motion Puppet Pt. 1

Creating the Armature

This Instructable will be a step-by-step guide, in four parts, on how I am making my first stop-motion animation puppet. Since this is my first attempt, I'm not sure how well it will work. If it works, GREAT! If not, then we will have an instructable on how NOT to make a stop-motion armature.

I will be photographing and documenting each step as I go along in hopes that I will have an in depth guide on how you can create your own armature for your own projects.

The materials used in this project are extremely basic crafting supplies and should be available at most (if not all) craft stores including Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and even WalMart.

Their are many ways of creating a stop motion armature. You can create one completely out of armature wire, which I think would be the easiest method (correct me if I'm wrong), you could make or buy ball-joint armatures out of aluminum and steel. This method is used by professionals as well as hobbyists, but requires more patience and craftsmanship if you wish to make one and quite a bit of money if you want to buy one. The method I'm using seems to fall right in between these two methods. The tools used pretty much everyone either has or has access to, and its a relatively easy build.

 

How to make a ping pong ball gun

Intro : How to make a ping pong ball gun

Are you tired of office/classroom/backyard wars without any stylish or efficient weapons?

Tired of getting shot with a cheap plastic bb gun that hurts like hell and breaks after 5 shots?

Do you want to shoot your colleagues/friends without having to worry about the danger off hurting them? Do you want to have a gun that will never break and requires extremely little maintenance?

Well then congratulations this instructable is perfect for you. Because today you will learn how to make a ping pong ball gun out of wood!


Allright so as I told you I will show you how to make a ping pong ball gun. I made this gun for classroom- and office-wars but as these guns will last a long while I can imagine that if I get kids even they can still enjoy these great toys :) I must say that I have had alot of fun with this gun and alot of people have already asked me to build them one to. I figure it's mostly because they are tired of getting shot with no means of returning fire but alot of people also admire the simplicity of the gun but at the same time the enormous amounts of fun you can have with it.

As you can hear I'm pretty proud about this gun. It has many advantages to it and almost no disadvantages. It's a great father son project or if your kids are to young to help just to make something  fun and cheap for them to play with. It's also the perfect weapon for any office- or classroom-war. As the name of the gun says it's a gun that shoots ping pong balls. So you really don't have to worry about any danger as a ping pong ball has never hurt anyone. So it's alot safer then a bb gun and is also alot sturdier. Where bb guns are mostly made from little plastic pieces which break easily and render the gun useless my gun is made from a solid piece of wood and all parts are found around the house making it easy to replace something in the (very) unlikely event something should get broken.

It's therefore my believe that this is the perfect gun for any child, teenager or adult who wants to have some harmless fun in the classroom, office or backyard.

This instructable is entered in the "DadCanDo Family Fun" contest so when the time comes for voting and you find this ible to be a winner please vote for me :)

If this instructable was of interest to you it may also interest you that I made a second ible about how to make a clothespin luger rubberband gun. So if you're interested in wooden guns be sure to check that one out to and let me know what you think :)

 

 

How To Make a paper airplane runway lighting system

Intro : paper airplane runway lighting system

Cheap holiday lights line a foam insulation board to create a realistic runway for night time paper airplane flights. The video below shows controllable slope soaring approaches for landing with the indoor paper airplane walkalong glider :

How To Make a Rocket powered glider

Intro : Rocket powered glider

Glue a micro rocket engine to a balsa glider. This is NOT a launch it entry, I didn't feel like doing the safety stuff, this was done to blow off steam between bouts of statics and statistics homework.

How to make a nice wooden sword

Intro : How to make a nice wooden sword

Why buy your kids a cheap, soon to break toy when you can make them a great hardwood sword that will be durable, fun to play with, and even look good?

This should not be considered the only way to make a nice wooden sword, but it definitely makes a nicer one than you can usually find. Most of the work can be done with hand or power tools. The blade itself requires the use of a tablesaw.

As such the usual disclaimers are invoked. The use of tablesaws and other power tools can be dangerous. Take appropriate safety precautions and if something seems unsafe to you, stop.

How to Make a Bow and Arrow

intro : How to Make a Bow and Arrow

The classic bow and arrow, made simple.

How To Make your own kite

A kite consists of these basic parts:

• The Spine. The up-and-down, or vertical stick that you build your kite around.
• The Spar. The support stick(s), that are placed crossways or at a slant over the spine. Sometimes they are curved or bowed.
• The Frame. The joined spine and spars, usually with a string connecting their ends, that form the shape of the kite and make a support for the cover.
• The Cover. The paper, plastic, or cloth, that cover the frame to make a kite.
• The Bridle. One or more strings attached to the spine or spars, which help control the kite in the air.
• The Flying Line. The string running from the kites’ bridle, where you hold to fly the kite.
• The Tail. A long strip of paper or plastic of ribbon that helps to balance the kite in flight. Not all kites need tails.
• The Reel. The object you use to wind your flying line, to keep it form getting tangled or flying away.