The big book of hacks

The big book of hacks

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Subjects
Industrial arts.
Handicraft.
Technology.
Dwellings > Maintenance and repair.
Electronics.
Electric apparatus and appliances.
Do-it-yourself work.
Published
San Francisco, CA : Weldon Owen [2018]
Language
English
Other Authors
Doug Cantor (-)
Edition
Updated & expanded
Item Description
Includes index.
At head of title: Popular science.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781681884110
  • How to use this book
  • Maker Basics
  • 001. Get to Know Basic Woodworking Tools
  • 002. Make a Straight Cut in Wood
  • 003. Assemble a Mortise and Tenon Joint
  • 004. Master the Butt Joint
  • 005. Drill a Hole
  • 006. Suit Up with Metalworking Tools
  • 007. Cut Metal Pipes and Sheets
  • 008. Learn to Weld
  • 009. Put Together a Soldering Kit
  • 010. Learn to Solder Wires
  • 011. Solder to a Circuit Board
  • 012. Study Circuit Components
  • 013. Bund a Circuit
  • 014. Learn Programming Basics
  • 015. Get to Know Microcontrollers
  • 016. Program an Arduino
  • 017. Get Familiar with CNC Software
  • 018. Meet the Lasercutter
  • 019. Start Lasercutting
  • 020. Discover the World of 3D Printing
  • Geek Toys
  • 021. Make Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine
  • 022. Turn a Matchstick into a Tiny Rocket
  • 023. You Built What?! The Ultimate All-in-One Beer-Brewing Machine
  • 024. Drink Booze from a Melon
  • 025. Break into Your Beer
  • 026. Install a Shower Beer Caddy
  • 027. Chill Your Beer Really, Really Fast
  • 028. Disguise Your Brew
  • 029. Reuse Those Red Party Cups
  • 030. You Built What?! The Drink-Slinging Droid
  • 031. Create Powdered Booze at Home
  • 032. Make Drinks Glow in the Dark
  • 033. Freeze LEGO ice Cubes
  • 034. Cook a Hot Dog with Electrical Current
  • 035. Mod Your Toaster for Crazy Toast
  • 036. Build a Flameless Hack-o'-Lantern
  • 037. Blow Safer Smoke Rings
  • 038. Wield a Potato Launcher
  • 039. Improvise a Planetarium
  • 040. Put On a Liquid Light Show
  • 041. Jam Out to a Sound-Reactive Light Box
  • 042. Wave an LED Lighter at a Concert
  • 043. Party with an LED Glow Stick
  • 044. You Built What?! An LED-Lit Disco Dance Floor
  • 045. Make a Sonic Tunnel of Fire
  • 046. Turn Your Campfire Green
  • 047. Hold a Flaming Ball in Your Bare Hand
  • 048. Set Off a Spinning Fire Tornado
  • 049. Ignite a Homemade Sparkler
  • 050. Wreak Havoc with a Squirt Gun
  • 051. Make a Mint Catapult
  • 052. Play with a Bike-Part Spirograph
  • 053. Turn, a Rainy Day into Art
  • 054. Set Up a Turntable Zoetrope
  • 055. Fold a Paper Robot with an Arduino Brain
  • 056. You Built What?! The Real Iron Man Suit
  • 057. Mix Magnetic Silly Putty
  • 058. Cook Up Ferrofluid
  • 059. Build a Sled for Slinging Snowballs
  • 060. Set Up a Pinball Game at Home
  • 061. Play DIY Skee-Balt
  • 062. Build a Mint-Tin Racer
  • 063. Shake Up a Martini in a Mint Tin
  • 064. Strum a Mint-Tin Guitar
  • 065. Carry a Pocket Billiard Set
  • 066. Build a Bristlebot
  • 067. Make a Mini Whirling Motor
  • 068. Kit Out Your Own Solar Rover
  • 069. Make a Mini Hovercraft
  • 070. Modify a Magic Mystery Bulb
  • 071. Make a Smartphone-Powered Hologram
  • 072. Turn the World Upside Dawn
  • 073. Hack Your Magic 8 Ball
  • 074. Co Anywhere with Virtual-Reality Glasses
  • 075. File-Share with a USB Dead Drop
  • 076. You Built What?! The Electric Giraffe
  • 077. Turn Garden Beets into a "Beet Box"
  • 078. Scratch a Pizza-Box Turntable
  • 079. Pirate a Vinyl Record
  • 080. Craft a Boom Box Duffel Bag
  • 081. Make Your Tie Glow in the Dark
  • 082. Put Headphones in Your Hoodie
  • 083. Use a Glove on a Touchscreen
  • 084. Pump Jams through a Phonograph
  • 085. Make Speakers from Sticky Notes
  • 086. Put a New Spin on an Old CD
  • 087. Make Sweet Holiday Music
  • Home Improvements
  • 088. Build a Smart Home Sensor
  • 089. Set Up a Laser Security System
  • 090. Snooper-Proof Your Wallet
  • 091. Install an Electrical-Outlet Wall Safe
  • 092. Carry a Film-Roll Keychain
  • 093. Make a Musical Stash for Your Cash
  • 094. Turn Your Roomba into a Sentry
  • 095. Make a Robotic Artiste
  • 096. Hang a Liquid Lamp
  • 097. Mold a Retro Lamp Base
  • 098. Make a Modern Mag Rack
  • 099. 5ew an Easy eBook Reader Case
  • 100. Make a TV Oscilloscope
  • 101. Hack a TV Console into a Seat
  • 102. Install an Aquarium in an Old TV
  • 103. Build a Boob-Tube Bar
  • 104. Set Up a DIY Drive-in
  • 105. Make a Rubik's Cube-Inspired Chest of Drawers
  • 106. Sand Tiny Trim with a Razor
  • 107. Kit Out an Instant-Charge Screwdriver
  • 108. Make a Mini Screwdriver
  • 109. Remove a Stripped Screw with a Rubber Band
  • 110. Make Duct Tape Do Double Duty
  • 111. Hang a Magnetic Stud Finder
  • 112. Turn Your Hard Drive into a Tool Grinder
  • 113. Capture Screws with a Magnetic Wristband
  • 114. Rig the Poor Man's Laser Level
  • 115. Remove Rust with Electricity
  • 116. Clean with a Toy-Car Broom
  • 117. Rig a Superpowered Scrub Brush
  • 118. Construct a Toilet-Powered Zen Fountain
  • 119. Double Your Showerhead Action
  • 120. Craft a Toilet-Paper Dispenser
  • 121. Track Your Food's Freshness
  • 122. Turn a Tea Bag into a Lantern
  • 123. Harvest Fridge Magnets from an Old Hard Drive
  • 124. You Built What?! Dinner to Go in a Nitrous-Injected Dining Table
  • 125. Rig a Coaster that Prevents Mouth Burn
  • 126. Put an Old Coffee Can to Good Use
  • 127. Improvise a Sous-Vide Cooker
  • 128. Build a DIY Smoker
  • 129. Set Up an Umbrella Solar Cooker
  • 130. Do Stuff with Bottle Caps
  • 131. Create a Life-Size Cardboard Cutout
  • 132. Lounge in a Cardboard Hammock
  • 133. Chat on a Cardboard Telephone
  • 134. Hang Up Cardboard Blinds
  • 135. Put Together a Homemade Wind Mill
  • 136. Hook Up a Solar Charger
  • 137. Set Up DIY Crow Lights
  • 138. Build a CD-Case Greenhouse
  • 139. Hack an Umbrella Stand to Predict Rain
  • 140. Set Up a Remote Pet Feeder
  • 141. You Built What?! Men's Best Friend Gets a High-Tech Home
  • 142. Light Up Your Dog
  • 143. Build a Cat Door
  • 144. Make the Lazy Man's Mower
  • 145. Make a Geodesic Dome out of PVC Pipe
  • 146. Reuse an Old Garden Hose
  • 147. You Built What?! The Ultimate Snowblower
  • Gadget Upgrades
  • 148. Rig a Diy Polygraph Test
  • 149. Listen In with a Foxhole Radio
  • 150. Tack Up a Dipole Antenna
  • 151. Craft a Cell-Phone "Cantenna"
  • 152. Boost Wi-Fi with a Steamer
  • 153. Hang HDTV-Antenna Art
  • 154. Hack a Toy Sword to Detect Free Wi-Fi
  • 155. Rig a Smartphone Projector
  • 156. Charge a Phone with Solar Rays
  • 157. Make a Smartphone Tripod
  • 158. Illuminate Sketches with Homemade Conductive Ink
  • 159. Hack Infrared Goggles
  • 160. Fashion a DIY Stylus for Your Touchscreen Device
  • 161. Protect Your Touchscreen with Thin Vinyl
  • 162. Turn Your Laptop into a Whiteboard
  • 163. Dye Your Laptop
  • 164. Make a Steampunk Laptop Case
  • 165. Stash a Flash Drive in a Cassette
  • 166. Make a Pink-Eraser Flash Drive
  • 167. Fake It with a Sawed-Off Flash Drive
  • 168. House a Flash Drive in a LEGO
  • 169. Hack a Foot-Operated Mouse
  • 170. Trick Out Your Computer Tower with Engraving
  • 171. Turn On Your Computer with a Magnet Switch
  • 172. Print Secrets with Invisible Ink
  • 173. Fake Out Thieves with a Desktop Hack
  • 174. Shield Your Screen from Prying Eyes
  • 175. Set Up a Laptop Cooling System
  • 176. Control Your Mouse from Afar
  • 177. Make an External Hard Drive
  • 178. Craft Keyboard Thumbtacks
  • 179. Rig a Superportable Keyboard
  • 180. Create a Glowing Mousepad
  • 181. Upcycle an Old Circuit Board
  • 182. Make a Laptop Stand from a Binder
  • 183. Build a USB Hub into Your Desk
  • 184. Stash Your Printer in a Drawer
  • 185. Mount Stuff Behind Your Monitor
  • 186. Organize Loose Cables
  • 187. Make a Floppy-Disk Box
  • 188. Get Pumped with a CD Dumbbell
  • 189. Assemble a Cereal-Box Spectrometer
  • 190. Rig a Supersimple Radiation Detector
  • 191. Build Your Own Particle Detector
  • 192. DIY a Soldering Stencil
  • 193. Rig a Cellphone Blocker
  • 194. Build Your Own Fossil Sifter
  • 195. Repurpose a Radio to Listen to Meteor Showers
  • 196. You Built What?! A 3D Printer that Runs on Sun and Sand
  • 197. Run a Flashlight on Dead Batteries
  • 198. Repurpose Foil for Techie Use
  • 199. Improvise a Tripod
  • 200. Mount a Camera to Your Bike
  • 201. Build a Time-Lapse Camera Stand
  • 202. Rig a Plastic-Bottle Diffuser
  • 203. Make Your Camera Waterproof
  • 204. Create a Peephole Fisheye Lens
  • 205. Adapt'a Manual Lens to Your DSLR
  • 206. Turn a Can into a Sun-Tracking Camera
  • 207. Grow Your Own Photo
  • 208. Snap a Self-Portrait with a DIY Remote Shutter Release
  • 209. Turn Your Camera into a Photosynthesis Detector
  • 210. You Built What?! A Camera that Shoots Huge Photographs
  • Transportation & Fitness
  • 211. Light Up Your Bike Wheels
  • 212. Ride with a Crease-Free Pant Leg
  • 213. Reinforce Your Tire with a Seat Belt
  • 214. Stay Safe with a Beer-View Mirror
  • 215. Keep Your Handlebar Grips Tight
  • 216. Bring the Party with a Bike Speaker
  • 217. Stay Warm on Chilly Rides
  • 218. Make a Unicycle Out of a Bike
  • 219. Navigate with an Old-Fashioned GPS
  • 220. Make Your Bike's Tires Snow Proof
  • 221. Protect Your Bike Saddle from Theft
  • 222. Reuse a Busted Bike Tube
  • 223. Shred on a Fan-Propelled Skateboard
  • 224. Give Your Motorcycle a Futuristic Vibe
  • 225. Light Up Your Motorcycle Helmet
  • 226. You Built What?! The Vrooming Hot-Rod Hauler
  • 227. Mount a Rad Hood Ornament
  • 228. Hang a DIY Air Freshener
  • 229. Black Out Your Taillights
  • 230. Install Air Horns in Your Car
  • 231. Fend Off Fender Benders with a Sonic Distance Sensor
  • 232. Hack an Emergency USB Charger
  • 233. Shift with a Custom Gear Knob
  • 234. Hit the Trail with a Solar-Charging Bag
  • 235. Create Emergency Candles on the Go
  • 236. Take Aerial Photos with a Weather Balloon
  • 237. Set a Tiny Helicopter Awhirl
  • 238. Launch a Mini Rocket
  • 239. Make Your Own Drone
  • 240. You Built What?! The Incredible Amphibious Tank
  • 241. You Built What?! A Tilting Ping-Pong Table That Throws Off Opponents
  • 242. Make Your Own Prescription Goggles
  • 243. Hack an Oversize Air Hockey Puck
  • 244. Score with Ping-Pong Paddle Gloves
  • 245. Assemble a PVC-Pipe Soccer Goal
  • 246. Transform a Bike into a B-Ball Hoop
  • 247. Serve Up a Tennis Ball
  • 248. Wear a Heart (Monitor) on Your Sleeve
  • 249. Build a Sunscreen Reminder Hat
  • 250. You Built What?! The Motorized Easy Chair
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Thanks to Our Makers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Image Credits
  • Disclaimer

  5-Minute Project Project 51 - Make a Mini Catapult   STEP 1 Lift up and rotate the nail clipper's little lever.   STEP 2 Glue the bottle cap onto the lever, leaving a little room for your fingertip at the very end.   STEP 3 Load it up with supersmall ammo, pull it back, and let go to launch.   Excerpted from The Big Book of Hacks Revised and Expanded: 250 Amazing DIY Tech Projects by Popular Science Magazine Editors All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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