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Since the Star Trek Communicator was the inspiration for todays flip phones, why not make your phone look more like the original. I did and here’s how.





Getting started



Here’s the materials you’ll need, it’s a pretty short list;



1) A 2 piece plastic skin or shell for the model of phone that you h…


By: fireballxl5

Learn how to turn a peice of paper into a bowl. This is a simple and useful trick to know.





One



These bowls are great to use as a rubbish bin on the table for chicken bones etc. Or If you use glossy paper you can actually eat from them.

Materials = 1 sheet of A4 paper



Fold an A4 peice of paper in…


By: shanuea

This is a fun project that combines inexpensive components to create an instructable that can provide exciting upclose video and sound on any body of water. This is a simple Mallard duck decoy that has radio controlled propulsion, and a wireless video and sound system mounted inside. Video is transm…


By: Roadstar

I needed a shoe rack for my closet so I decided to build my own. The j-me floating shoe rack was my inspiration.





Materials required



Materials required





Bending



Bending





End caps



End caps





Mounting



Mounting





Finished Product



Finished Product






By: pharmer1

Circuit board pre-heat workstations are very expensive, $350.00 - $2500.00.



The goal of this instructable is to demonstrate how to make a circuit board pre-heat workstation for around $50.00 with no special tools and the majority of materials from Home Depot and Harbor Freight Tools.



Special Warni…


By: jpitz31

Here’s another project that DIY:happy is highlighting in honor of the awesome email tips we received from volunteerlabrat.com. This specific instructional teaches you how to easily lounge on a sofa across the room, while still browsing the internet or playing MYST (reference #3 for all you tallying). No more poopsocks, you can even remotely play WoW if […]

Hey Guys! It’s been a long time coming, but it’s here now! I present to you the next installment of my Batch Tutorials!



You may (or may not) have read my other instructables:



Basics of Batch

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By: Neodudeman

This is basically a knockoff of the Hypnocube, instead of being 64 LEDs, thus costing at least $150 to make, I made a smaller version of 8 LEDs for under $30.



The result is a 2×2x2 cube where each light is independently controllable. I’m not absolutely sure how many colors you can get from each li…


By: zachninme

I originally made this as a craft for my 2 nephews and my niece, then I made another to use in my 5th grade school project on the Great Barrier Reef. Not only is this a great project for your little ones or as a good touch in a marine school project, even as an aquatic addition to your cubicle! It…


By: RedNeckOreo

This instructable details how I made a UFO out of cardboard, foil, Christmas lights and duct tape for my front yard last year.



Items you’ll need:

Several large sections of cardboard (I used 3 or 4)

Christmas lights (I used 2 separate strands of chasers)

Aluminum foil (heavy duty works best)

Thin wo…


By: doc_howell