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 6
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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.
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Take Back Your Gadgets! 6 Reasons To Love DIY
We've zeroed in on DIY culture and its role in technology these past few weeks, and here isyour chance to catch up on everything we covered.
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DIY Prototype Proves Cheap Solar Air Conditioning Is Possible
Is it really possible to have air conditioning without the negative side effects? Maybe. This project tackles the problem with an innovative solution.
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Build a Battery-Free Radio With a Glass Bottle
You can listen in on radio signals all over town using zero electricity with this simple glass bottle radio project, whipped up in an afternoon!
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How to Make a CCTV System from Recycled Batteries, On the Cheap
This DIY project lets you make your own CCTV system with an uninterruptible power supply.
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How to Make a DIY Desalination Kit
It might be an energy intensive way of getting fresh water, but there may come a day when your life depends on it.
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Apple's Internal Memo, DIY and Repairability, Upcycling Xboxes and More!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
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Why Gadget Repairability Is So Damn Important
There's more to making a device repairable than allowing consumers to fix it themselves -- it's also about environment, economics, responsibility.
