Tag: DIY

• 3.24.08

  GeekDad: Soda Bottle Water Rocket

  Build your own Mini Cape Canaveral Have you ever wanted to launch your own rocket? Well, now you can, with little more than a two liter soda bottle, wire hangers, a bicycle pump and some PVC pipe. Watch GeekDad Dylan Tweney and his helpers, Nelson and Be

• 2.4.08

  Maker Faire

  Inventors Build, Craft, Hack and Play Welcome to Austin, Texas, host city of 2007’s Maker Faire. If this event doesn’t sound familiar, picture a huge gathering of nerds and geeks who have just crawled out of their basements to show you what t

• 2.4.08

  GeekDad: Cigar Box Guitar

  Play Music with your own Custom Guitar Have you ever wanted to build your own guitar? Forget Gibson and Yamaha - you can create your own custom design in a single afternoon with less than $20 and a cigar box. The only remaining challenge will be finding

• 11.19.07

  GeekDad: Japanese Robots

  One Dad Builds Killer Robots in his Spare Time One might say that Japanese engineer Nao Maru has a large extended family. Besides his wife and three kids, he has a bunch of additional bodies running around his home. But they aren't human: They're robots.

• 11.12.07

  GeekDad: UFO

  Float Around your Backyard on your very own UFO Have you ever wanted to build your own UFO? It's a surefire way to freak out your neighbors, who would spill out of their homes in droves to either marvel at the spectacle, or stare at you and shake their h

• 11.5.07

  High-Speed Photos

  If you've ever tried to capture on camera the beauty of a glass breaking or a balloon popping, you know it's not easy—you're likely to see only the "before" or "after," because the event happens so darn fast. But DIY expert Bre P

• 10.22.07

  DIY UAVs

  Self-flying Aircraft Aren't Just for the Government Any More Radio-controlled airplanes have been in the hands of hobbyists for decades, but until recently only NASA and the military had UAV's -- unmanned aerial vehicles that can fly autonomously, with n