Normally when you water your plants, you sprinkle them using a garden hose or some kind of water container. That’s for sure… unless you have the time and the vigor to create a hydroelectric dam to make this task more automatic. That’s exactly what the YouTuber known as Construction General did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzG804zrDmQ By scaling down his construction skills and implementing a simple electronic setup, he was able to create a system capable of powering the lights of a (very small) bridge as well as the irrigation system for his plants. Making the Dam               As mentioned, this tiny dam was made almost exactly like its bigger counterparts. Using wooden sticks as…

If you break it down to the basics, 3D printing simply involves heating filament and using a bunch of preprogrammed electronics to place it where you want. So, in theory, you can cut out all the complexities by heating the filament and manually spreading it yourself… right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aJDnpeFHaY While 3D printing pens definitely exist, the guys and girls at The King of Random wanted to see if you could repurpose a glue gun to heat up some PLA+ filament and 3D print with it. Right off the bat, you can see the biggest problem of printing with a glue gun: the filament is way too small in diameter to be…

Ah, baseball: one of America’s favorite pastimes. While it is fun tossing the ball of the same namesake around, what really gets the crowd cheering is when someone hits the said ball with a good, solid bat. Though Major League Baseball requires the use of wood bats, lower levels have allowed the aluminum bats to rise in popularity. They’re cheaper, lighter, and have a wider barrel – resulting in faster hits with more frequency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icvfx9YxsGw But those aluminum bats are hollow. The bat made by Black Beard Projects is solid and is more suited for bludgeoning fruit than hitting a baseball. Start With a Wooden Bat Believe it or not,…

It’s always good to take apart old machinery once it has served its purpose after years of use; especially if you can make something completely new from the scrapped parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgkgj93Dwg In one of his videos, Neil from Pask Makes demonstrated how you can make your very own block pane from an old lawn mower blade. With a little grinding and a lot of wood shaping, you can create a tool that lets you shave off wood without the fear of cutting your fingers. Shaping the Metal First thing’s first, you have to cut the lawn mower blade down to a workable size using an angle grinder. Cut the blade…

2021 is shaping up to be a year where previously announced technology from the pre-pandemic past starts coming out of the woodwork. The handheld Playdate console (which was supposed to release last year) has some new features and games, and now, Microsoft just announced the upcoming release of their new mini-fridge. For many of you who don’t know what the major technology company is doing in the home appliance industry, let me give you a quick rundown: Back in 2020, when Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X was announced, people commented that the console looked very much like a fridge. The comments churned out thousands of memes that Microsoft itself got…

Here’s something anyone can make with a wrench: a circular hook knife. However, instead of using the hardware tool to pull or twist something into place, you’ll actually be breaking the metal down and turning it into something new. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY-h3qRp308 The man behind The Small Workshop YouTube channel didn’t have his own forge, so he took an old metal wrench with a ring spanner and turned it into something new. Majority of the work involves shaping that ring spanner. After chopping off the part of the wrench that makes it… well, a wrench, you’ll need a rotary tool to narrow down the circular metal. Doing so will render the wrench…