Do It Yourself
It might start with a quick fix-it project. It might start with wanting to save money. It might start with an interest in crafting something on your own. It might start with a desire to buy fewer consumer goods as an environmental statement. It might start with a personal challenge to be more self-reliant.
No matter how it begins, the drive to Do It Yourself is an important one, and has positive effects for your wallet, your psyche, and the environment.
Here you'll find all our content on DIY living, including awesome projects, repair help, and musings on the topic. Dive in, get inspired, and start DIYing!
Tag: Do It Yourself - Page 5
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Makerbot Replicator 2 Opens the Door to High Quality 3D Printing at Home
Makerbot's latest generation 3D printer could make at-home 3D printing more common -- for those who can afford it.
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How DIY Tech Is Making Science Cheaper
The do-it-yourself mentality is good for more than saving money at home -- it's saving scientists money at the lab!
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9-Year-Old's Cardboard Arcade Gets A Movie Sequel
Find out what's been happening with Caine since the story of his cardboard arcade went viral a few months ago.
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10 Tools You Can 3D Print for Your Garden
Love technology, design and gardening? 3D printing may open up a world of possibilities for you.
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How to DIY Adorable Snail Shell Miniature Gardens
Short on gardening space? Check out this mini-tutorial on growing a little garden out of snail shells.
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Walking Paper Robot Driven By Rubber Bands
If you love robotics, but prefer low-tech materials, this Japanese buildable robot kit using paper, wood and rubber bands is for you.
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3D Print an Attractive and Effective Slug Trap for your Garden
Do the beer-filled tuna can slug traps make your garden look like a landfill? 3D print a beautiful garden slug trap this week.
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Four Open Source 3D Printable Mason Jar Lids
Got empty mason jars laying around? 3D print these four useful lids for storage, straining, and trapping fruit flies.
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Solar Pocket Factory Aims to Make Small-Scale Solar Better, Cheaper and Accessible to Everyone
The project is working to improve the quality of microsolar panels and make them open source for anyone to build.
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Weekday Vegetarian: Easy Tomato Canning Recipe
Of all of the fruits and vegetables I can, I get the most use out of canned tomatoes.
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Filmmaker Aims to Use Only Open Source Objects for a Year
Everything he uses or consumes, from computers to shoes to beer, will be non-proprietary and replicable by others. He's got a lot of DIY ahead of him.
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Stone Spray is a 3D Printer for Architecture
The machine uses natural soil or sand to create structures as strong as concrete.
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Fujitsu Lets Customers Assemble Their Own Computers
The program opens up computer assembly to the masses.
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PopFab 3D Printer Fits in a Briefcase
The compact 3D printer is the first to be fully portable.
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We are Witnessing The Second Great Piano Die-off
The radio and record player caused the first; The recession and the keyboard are causing the second.
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20 Top Tech Stories From July
The best technology stories from the last month, from our DIY features to building your own water desalination plant, to problems with Apple.
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Build an Arduino-Powered Self-Watering Planter
Looking for a sure way to keep you plants alive? Here's a DIY project for the brown-thumbed gadgeteer.
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Build Your Own Arduino Bike Speedometer
Curious about how fast you're pedaling? Here's a fun project that will get you the info.
