Archive for 2007/08/04


Bang and Olufsen Beovox Woofer Replacement (easy)

How to replace a woofer in a beovox model B&O speaker. They commonly rot out, and it’s an easy fix, as long as you aren’t an anal retentive B&O fan who wants everything original. I chose to replace mine with Goldwood 8" woofers, about $17 each, available at partsexpress.com. They now sound fa…


By: cash68

Altoids flashlight/wallet

This is my first instructable so its not perfect. This is a very similiar but easy flash/wallet. Read all the way through first.





What you will need



An Altoids tin with lid

a car gauge light (an led will work)

a switch

a drill (a dremel tool will work)

a resistor (opitonal)

thin cardboard like fro…


By: footballgirl004

How to graph the instructables

I’m not 100% sure that this really qualifies as an instructable, but I’ve done something and I’m sharing how I did it and the result. So I suppose that it’s an instructable after all. :-)



I was curious of how many instructables that are published each month and what the growth rate looks like. S…


By: matseng

Save electricty with your computer

An average person who uses a computer would usually just walk away from it when your done, or if your gone for an extended time (and they know about it in advance) they’ll probably put it in sleep . I (myself) use to keep my computer on about 8 hours a day, just saying I’ll comeback to it later. W…


By: guyfrom7up

f.i.c.s. – Fonera Internet Controlled Switch (ON/OFF)

I got my first FON router for free a couple of months ago.

First thing i did was flash dd-wrt firmware on it. Since FONera router has gpio pins i decided to use one of those pins to control AC loads or turn a switch ON/OFF remotely.

There’s a similar/better way of controlling AC loads – check out h…


By: labeey

Coin rings…

Coinring
Polished
Here’s John’s awesome coin ring project photos – Link. Want to make your own? Check out our video podcast and PDF – Link.

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Evaluate facts with color-coded pages

wikipedia-color.pngThe UCSC Wiki Lab has come up with an ingenious way to evaluate the reliability of Wikipedia articles: color coding based on specific editorial reputation. Text is colored in various orange-y shades, and if it’s close to dark orange? Danger, Will Robinson!

So far, the project has only analyzed a couple hundred pages or so, but I think that this is a great way to manage the somewhat tricky problem of Wikipedia credibility. Entries are judged basically by how long they stay up without any changes; this obviously isn’t foolproof, but it’s a good place to start.

DIY pop can lamp

Very simple and is made of materials that you can find around the house. Enjoy!





Materials



1. A pop can

2. Paper towel

3. Bar-B-Q starter fluid(any liquid fuel will do)





Preparing to light



First you have to bend the tab off the can and add about 1/2 to 3/4 full of fuel. Now it is time to create …


By: Parker955

knex ball and chain (flail)

This is my FIRST INSTRUCTABLE

you might have seen instructables just like this one before, but they don’t seem all that sturdy.

I have made a knex flail that is relatively strong, and easy to make





What you’ll need



this is what you need



(the chain can be found in the screamin’ serpent or corkscre…


By: sillyokid

Research something better with a schedule

book.pngProductivity blog Lifehack.org has written up a great post on how to really organize your research, especially from a student perspective. The best tip is to work with a schedule of tasks that you need to accomplish.

Absolutely, this was my downfall for every research paper I ever tackled. A schedule of tasks – find 5 sources by this date, gather bibliography sources by this date, etc. – is so infinitely easier to do than my preferred method, which usually ended in a few all-nighters. How do you tackle big research projects – what’s your best tip for getting to done? Thoughts in the comments.

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