With a Pringles can, a box cutter, and a little bit of time, you too can make your own mini-golf holes that are perfect for both quick games and extended competitions.
Just remember to eat the Pringles first!
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If you’re willing to put your electrical skills to the test, then you can create your own Electric Mountain Board with a scooter motor and the batteries needed to power it.
The design allows for minimum damage to the board, and the ability to remove it if you want to do some standard riding.
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Sure, you could spend $300 on a Keyport to keep your keys in one convenient location, but with a little bit of clever modification to a Leatherman Micra, you can make your own flip out key storage gizmo that takes up less space, and impresses more with its DIY attitude.
Follow the link below for a step-by-step guide to making your own.
[Via: Toolmonger]
Apple doesn’t make one, so what do you do if you want a mini Mac tower?
Make one yourself.
Seen above are the results of one talented modder’s mission to create a tower out of Mac parts that kept with the general styling of Macputers.
The Mac Mini Pro is built around a Mac Mini, and features an aluminum case that is modeled after the Mac Pro, an additional USB port and power button in the front, and a slide-off side cover that exposes the hard drive for easy swaps.
[Via: Ars Technica]
Sure, the Asus Eee PC is small, and the MacBook Air is powerful, but what about making your very own lightweight portable computer out of an old Palm Pilot a keyboard, and a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records?
It might not be small and powerful, but it is cheap, and the DIY factor alone should give you plenty of bragging rights at your next Starbucks laptop spec shootout.
[Via: MAKE: Blog]
If you’re the type of person who likes to DIY just about everything, then check out Lifehacker’s list of the Top 10 DIY Car Hacks.
Featuring everything from making your own storage space and cleaning your windshield to removing stains, scrapes and dings, it’s a good sampling of all the things that they don’t bother to teach you in driver’s ed.
[Lifehacker - Top 10 DIY Car Hacks]
[Photo Via: roxannejomitchell]
SteamPunk Magazine puts the punk back into steampunk with issue four of their magazine.
Inside this issue are “steampunky stories and biographies, an interview with New Weird shakers Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and makers Donna Lynch and Steve Archer, DIY millinery, making a Jacob’s Ladder, learning to plate stuff with brass, and the straight dope on Victorian hallucinogens”.
It’s available to buy, but it’s also available as a free digital download so that you can see if SteamPunk is right for you.
[Via: Boing Boing]
How do you make Line Rider better?
Easy: Add in clubs, and let the man golf.
Line Golfer gives you the tools to make your own course, and then lets you play it with Line Rider physics.
There are sand traps, rough stuff, and fairway to design with, and when you add in some creativity, you’ll be playing through your very own Putt Putt palace in no time.
When I think of a fancy party table, I think of a fancy ice sculpture centerpiece, which is why this DIY Swan Ice Sculpture Kit is the perfect way to class up any party.
Simply fill it with water, toss it in the freezer, and wait.
In a few hours, you’ll have a centerpiece that is sure to impress any guest; though it’s going to be tough to explain how you carved the small details with a chainsaw.
Tip: To make the ice clear, just boil the water a few times:
[Fred Flare - DIY Swan Ice Sculpture Kit]
[Via: Trend Hunter]
With about $75 worth of materials (a tub, an old liquid propane tank, a gas bottle, and some stainless steel tubing) and a weekend’s worth of work, you can create your very own wood fired hot tub.
Plus, you can cook food over the fire for your hot tub party guests!
