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Auto/Motor Create a simple mechanism to simulate a rocking chair
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Misc. Bending a spring steel rod to shape and heat treat, DIY?
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Battery Operated Ceiling Light and Light Switch?
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Optical Build a ballast for an Osram Hg-Cd/10 spectral lamp
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Misc. What unripe grains are used in cooking?
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Misc. What is "kadrai" as a cooking ingredient?
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Wood/Glass/Metal Why are two-part wood bleaches mixed before being applied?
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Electrical Have You Considered DIY Battery Replacement for Your Camera?
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Electrical DIY Solar Power System: Questions & Answers
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Electrical How to wire an LED switch based on rated voltage and current
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Wood/Glass/Metal Ever Seen a Stainless Steel and Brass 8 Ball? This Guy Made One!
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Appliances Materials for seals in clothes dryers
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Construction How can you easily start panel nails when nailing panels onto a ceiling?
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Hanging a basketball wooden backboard on a palm tree
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Electronics How do sensors handle interference due to the reflected ray?
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Wood/Glass/Metal 3-in-1 DIY Aquarium Stand Feasibility Analysis
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Electrical Voltage readings in 14-3 Romex connected to combo switch
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Misc. Can a crockpot really mimic the flavor of a smoker?
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HVAC Efficiency of a homemade Air Conditioning unit
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Misc. Is My Steel Square Tubing Strong Enough?
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Electrical How to make the illumination direction of an overhead LED light adjustable?
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Computer Anyone up to the Challenge of Building Enigma
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Auto/Motor Can a Piezo Lighter Ignite Spray Packs for Tire Inflation?
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Misc. Air flow splitting in two directions
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Appliances Non-stick sprays harm non-stick cooking surfaces?
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Construction Is the foil on rigid foam panels also reflective insulation?
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Degree or Certificate for General Contractor? Home maintenance remodel
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Construction "Class" fire ratings vs hour fire ratings
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Electronics Can a Social Distancing Robot Help Us Stay Connected?
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How Do You Calculate Motor Size for a Small Electric Vehicle Project?
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Misc. Creating a Charcoal Forge - a thought
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Misc. What Is Hybrid Clay in Sculpting?
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Misc. Frying food - Dry breadings vs liquid breadings
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HVAC Assembling sheet metal ducts in situ
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Electrical Small DIY Generator Build/Purchase?
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Misc. What is the best piezoresistive material for a DIY strange thermometer?
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Whom to contact about my improvement on telescope optics?
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Optical Looking for a high definition DIY spectrometer
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Misc. "Virtually" Maker Faire Starts Today
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Lawn/Garden Improving noise reduction for ear muffs
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Misc. Calculating load/force for an adjustable climbing wall
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Misc. Use household items to approximate human lung capacity
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Computer Raspberry Pi 4 Website Up-Time Monitor
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Electronics How to test whether the circuit board in a UPS still works?
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Misc. How to stop my neighbours' loud music?
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Creating a Robotic Parrot: Could This Work?
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Computer Can We Create an AM Wide Area Network for Virtual Learning During Quarantine?
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Electronics Sourcing LED Components for High-Wattage COB Array (1200w - Woah)
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Electrical Building a Kilohertz Oscillator: Tips and Tricks
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Wood/Glass/Metal Where to Find Uranium Glass Beads/Wands & Safety Protocols
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Misc. Unsuitable Materials for DIY Coronavirus Masks
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DIY method for improving mobile phone reception?
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What are the Best Take-Home Physics Lab Kits for Non-Scientists?
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Misc. Help with this Retraction Mechanism for a Trap
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Plumbing Can House Plumbing be Repurposed for Sustainable Living?
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Auto/Motor What is the best way to set up an alternator/battery system?
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Electrical Is there a single open in the armature winding?
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Chemical/Paint How can I remove copper windings on an armature by soaking it in acetone?
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Electronics Sites/companies used for electric parts
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HVAC Edwards EXT200HT pump and controller compatability
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Optical Laser to refract/reflect water vapor and smoke.... angles?
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Misc. Mechanism or method to unlock a window from the outside?
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Optical Measurements of the Sun's radiance and ray tracing
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DIY nano Hydro Power generator in a Jungle
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Optical What is the Relationship between Angles and....pixels?
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Electrical Snow blower motor -- why two windings?
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Electronics Portable Solar panel system to run a small computer fan
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Electrical 1157 Incadscent to LED Wiring Instructions
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HVAC Radiant cooling using deep lake for summer
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Electrical Load center terminal screws - where to buy?
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What practical problems can be solved with QTC pills?
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Chemical/Paint Possibility of Electrically Charging Pigments DIY?
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Electrical Trying to build a diy EMG machine
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Plumbing Dingy rib automatic start syphon system
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Misc. Paper folding manual machine - plan folding
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How to put solar panels on top of my RV
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HVAC Accessible metal product for a combustion chamber
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Electronics DIY a wireless charger into a book
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Plumbing PEX - using both insulation and clips
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HVAC Exhaust flow for the chimney design on a custom boiler
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Plumbing Order of devices in the main water line?
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Electrical Automotive Alternator with External Regulator Light stays on all the time
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Chemical/Paint DIY Sabatier Reactor: Capturing Carbon Dioxide with Magnesium Oxide
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Misc. DIY Project Ideas for Beginners - Elementary Education Focus
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Misc. How to thin out the back without making any scratches on the surface (earrings)
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Plumbing Is There a PEX Compatible Ground Union Fitting Available?
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Van Der Graaf Generator with no discharge wand
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Computer Which Screen Recorder is Compatible with GhostBSD?
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Power output from a falling masss over a time period
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What Makes Nano Gel Adhesive Tape So Sticky?
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Misc. How can I calculate the necessary heating power for a 3D printer chamber?
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Misc. Getting used to new house, but what's best for noise elimination?
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Appliances How to modify a rotary pencil sharpener to sharpen off-center leads?
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Best catapult/launcher for the following?
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How can I evaluate the power produced by a WEC unit? (wave energy)
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Misc. What Are the Optimal Specifications for a Single Shaft Copper Shredder?
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Electrical WIFI 120 volt AC run on 12 volt DC
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Chemical/Paint Make Your Own Refillable Aerosol Spray Can
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Electronics Calculating Resistor Size for 3V Battery
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HVAC Semi-snorkel stove heat transfer
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