Posts Tagged: Workshop

Weekend Workshop: How to build a coffee table that’s also a universal TV remote

Universal remotes are great but what if you could control your living room media hub via your coffee table? Do just that by the end of the weekend with this innovative Instructables walkthrough.

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Weekend Workshop: How to build a Retro gaming console from a Raspberry Pi 2

Even owners of a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One enjoy playing a retro game every once in a while, and here’s how to fashion one out of a Raspberry Pi 2, a MicroSD card, and an HDMI-compatible television.

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Weekend Workshop: Embrace the Force with this full-size replica of BB-8

Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced the fan favorite BB-8 droid when it released in 2015, and we’ve got your ticket to building your very own replica using little more than a few pieces of foam, some spray paint, and contact cement.

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Weekend Workshop: Build a semi-automatic snowball launcher

Dominate your neighborhood snowball fights with these easy-to-build semi-automatic snowball launcher made from a cordless leaf blower and some ABS piping. You can thank ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober for the ingenious idea.

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Weekend Workshop: Got an old cardboard box? Make your own VR goggles for under $10

Thanks to Google, you can now get your hands on a fully functional cardboard VR headset for around 20 bucks — sometimes even less. That’s pretty damn cheap by most people’s standards, but what you might not realize is that you can build a DIY version for even cheaper.

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Weekend Workshop: Build a fire-spewing Rubens’ Tube music visualizer for under $150

Like music? Like fire? Then you’ll definitely want to build a Rubens’ Tube, which turns a line of flames into an on-demand music visualizer using just basic principles of sound.

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