Category: DIY

  • Smartphone Speaker Boxes

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    Verdi
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    Since Christmas I have been building smartphone passive speaker boxes. To be honest I was prompted to do so by my daughter who has instigated a regime of making Christmas presents that cost less than $20 which leads to a lot of pre Christmas stress for me and who knows, could be a topic next…

  • Games in the Park – Wooden Block Stacking Game

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    Mark Zander
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    As a first in what is hopefully a series of “Giant Board Games to Play in the Park”, here is my take on that well known wooden-block-stacking-game. I got all my inspiration from this Instructables Post. Materials Used : 6 – 8′ x 2″ x 4″ SPF (your standard 2×4) 1 can of MinWax Paste…

  • End Grain Cutting Board

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    Galen Fick
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    The first project I started when I joined Diyode was to make a few cutting boards for weddings. After a trial one to figure out the process, I set about making two identical boards. First thing was to head down to A & M Wood Specialty in Cambridge to pick up some Rock Maple, Cherry and…

  • Safari Hunter: The Shiny Pokémon finder

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    Dahlia Clark
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    Ok, here’s what you need to know: Pokémon X/Y is a mildly popular game on the Nintedo 3DS. While playing, you come across wild pokémon that you can catch so they join your team. Very rarely, the wild pokémon you find will be “shiny”, making it highly coveted. Now, it’s known in X/Y that the…

  • Yurt Update

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    Andrew Afelskie
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    In the first yurt blog post there were photos and video of some steam bending action. I am glad that attempt was captured on video as that was the only successful session, the previous four were quite disappointing. However we are now above-average skilled steam benders and the next time, if ever we get inspired…

  • Fron and his stirling engine powered car

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    Verdi
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    Fron came in today with his awesome little gas powered toy car. It uses a stirling engine to propel itself and looks to be made entirely out of day manufactured parts. Thanks Fron for bringing in such a cool toy!

  • Breaking news: Tools in the shop now have faces!

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    Verdi
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    Due to a rash set of attacks around the shop, many of our tools now have faces. The exact number of victims affected in this feat of sillyness is currently unknown but it will assuredly continue until the giggles stop. The following contains images of tools who have given their lives of serious use up…

  • DIYode saved me $2000. Thanks!

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    Mark Zander
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    My wife and I have had an AEG front loading washing machine for about 14 years now. It’s been a great machine. Very energy efficient and very quiet. Not too long ago it started to get noisy. First a low rumble, then louder. I became increasingly loud with each load. Until it was so loud…

  • Have Seat, Will Race!

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    Mark Zander
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    I’ve had a life long love of cars and racing them. I’ve often dreamt of owning a nice sports car just to bring to the track on the weekends. I can stop dreaming now. Cause the computer based racing simulators today are just as good of an experience as any sports car I will ever…

  • Mobile Robot Platform

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    Mark Zander
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    Who doesn’t like to play around with robots? Make them do cool stuff. So when I saw a six-legged remote control bug (called an N.S.E.C.T) at the thrift store I thought; that would make a cool base for a robot. The NSECT is supposed to be remote control but this one did not come with…