500,000 volt Van de Graaff Generator Using Cheap Parts
Lets build a 500,000+ volt Van de Graaff generator!! I built this one in about a week, using scrap parts from a sewing machine and materials ordered from...
View ArticleLeyden jar of DOOM!
OK so you have built a large Van de Graaff Generatornow you want to take it a step further and up the spark current. A good way to do that is to use a leyden jar and build up a large charge in it and...
View Article8 Ft Wingspan Coroplast RC Piper Cub Flown by 25cc Weed Trimmer
I love Radio controlled airplanes and have built several kinds from balsa to this large scale plastic one. This one is made from $25.00 worth of plastic I bought locally at a sign company. The plastic...
View ArticleBeginners Guide to Radio Control Airplanes
This instructable is intended to familiarize you with the basic workings of Radio controlled aircraft. It is not a complete guide to everything about the subject, its intended to inform the reader on...
View ArticleUltimate Computer Microphone Conversion
This Instructable will show you how to convert an old CB radio microphone (Astatic D104) into a computer microphone. You can get these high quality chrome plated brass microphones at yard sales and on...
View ArticleRestoration - New life out of a busted 1930's radio conversion
First of all let me point out that this $35.00 Western Royal console radio was broken, and in my assessment would cost more to repair than to convert into a classy good sounding radio. I was at my...
View ArticleTaking your HO scale slot car track to the next level cheaply
So you have a bunch of slot car track, its a fun little hobby, fast challenging and relatively cheap. In this instructable, I show you how I took a pile of track and a door and made it into a great...
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