Turning CDs/DVDs into a solar panel (heliushub.com)
OURS-project: Step-by-step instructions to build a smartphone that is open-source, upgradeable, repairable, and Big Tech free. (github.com)
IMHO way too big to be usable, but it is an interesting experiment of what can be done with off-the-shelf components.
How communism turned Cuba into an island of hackers and DIY engineers (www.pbs.org)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/814898...
Make your own seed bombs to garden on the go (www.popsci.com)
Build a ram pump (Low-tech Lab Wiki) (wiki.lowtechlab.org)
DIY 400 Watt 12 volt Solar Power System Beginner Tutorial (youtu.be)
How to Build a Floating Siphon in 30 Minutes or Less: Simple, Reliable Alternative to Bell Siphons (youtu.be)
using milk cartons in construction (slrpnk.net)
We drink a lot of milk and I have been collecting these bricks with the idea that there would be a usable function like isolation. But I slowly come back from that plan. the plastic inside will breakdown after a while I would think and there is no structural support of these packages. If I keep it empty, mice can nestle in it...
A Different Approach To EV Conversions (hackaday.com)
While there are a lot of exciting electric vehicles finally coming to market, many of us feel nostalgic for the fossil cars of our youth. [Mihir Vardhan] restored his grandfather’s car with an unusual gas-to-EV conversion....
Turn a gasoline powered generator into a hydrogen powered generator (youtu.be)
This channel is sharing some impressive DIYs. They got great content. However I’m still saving up just so I can build this hydrogen powered engine. Also, easy-green hydrogen is potentially right around the corner now with metal hydrides and CFEs giving a new significant competitive advantage.
Would installing a lead flashing above a flat roofed extension be an easy DIY-able job? (lemmy.world)
Looked pretty easy on YT, just looking for a second opinion. The pessimist in me is worried what might happen if the groove I cut the the brickwork to install it into is not straight enough. What else could go wrong?
can i pick your brains about working with glass containers?
I’ve been saving glass bottles and jars to recycle into utensil containers, paint rinse cups, vases, candle holders, windchimes and whatever else. At this point i could break half of them and still have plenty. I have a glass bottle cutter and the stuff to sand down the cut rims afterward. (I read somewhere that the sanded...
Solar Off-grid Emergency Network
anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/p/offgridinternet
DIY inexpensive hydroponic system at home (youtu.be)
Etching your name on tools (www.youtube.com)
It helps to have your name permanently engraved on valuable tools, but engraving is difficult. Rob shows an easy and inexpensive way to label your steel tools permanently....
making your own medicines (fourthievesvinegar.org)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/549019...
Can you sharpen a dull file in Acid? Sharpening metal files - Experiment (www.youtube.com)
You can even make vinegar on your own if you desire (kinda a waste of good wine though)
Sheds
What plan resources do you use? Ive built a couple of icreatables firewood sheds and not bad. Just looking for other leanto type shed options
REQUEST: A wiki on open source furniture
I remember seeing a wiki awhile ago (possibly on the r/solarpunk subreddit?) that was dedicated to providing people with open source furniture. Primarily they used a laser cutter and cheap plywood for ease of use. The end goal was to create public spaces that were easy to set up in the communities. For the life of me I can’t...
No Frills Autonomous Lawnmower Gets The Job Done (hackaday.com)
Year-round Solar Water Temperature Sensor (imgur.com)
A small solar power system to run a LoRa water temperature sensor year round. Here's some pretty graphs of the data:...
IKEA, MDF drawer repair (imgur.com)
This is DIY repair, not project....
[meta] link list idea for the sidebar of DIY ?
(compiled from the Wikipedia page on jugaad)...