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Auto/Motor Designing a fuel tank, need advice
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Electrical Delaying the start of an LED driver
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Electrical How can I waterproof an electrical component?
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Misc. Hydrostatics problem in a water vessel
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Construction Making seat mounts from aluminium
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Where Can I Find Resources to Get Started in Robotics?
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Electrical Way to generate energy in a closed system?
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Misc. What kind of projects can I do at home?
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Electrical Designing an off grid power plant
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Determining Number of Turns for low voltage AC Generator
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Most lightweight method for storing heat?
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HVAC High Flow Control with High Pressure and Temperatures
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Wood/Glass/Metal Can I use sodium silicate waterglass to cast a glass object?
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Misc. Generating as much suction with as little weight as possible
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Microhydro project, transmission line loss
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Misc. DIY homemade Crooke's radiometer?
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Optical Simple optical lens design help (small projector)
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Electrical Miniature Turbines for a solar collector
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HVAC Using the thermosyphon effect for a floor water heating system
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Construction Inventor wanting to start prototyping
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Electrical Flourescent light ballast wiring
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Help me design a Vacuum Drying system
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Electrical Massive Relay Control: Do I Need 100 I/O Ports?
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Auto/Motor How can I calculate the resistance force for an electric Go Kart?
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Electrical Why is my homemade generator not working?
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Auto/Motor How to Calculate the Correct Gear Modulus for a Motorcycle Project?
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Misc. What is the Net Energy Yield for Wood Syngas?
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Construction Deposit Thicker Copper on Glass with DIY Electrode Cooling
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Electrical UHF/SHF Electromagnet Homework Solution
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Misc. Lifting vehicles with 4 points of contact
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Auto/Motor Toyota paint code -- Here is where to find it on the vehicle
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Computer Recommendations: Project inspiration w/ a budget
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Lawn/Garden Increase the Height of Water Spouts in Garden Ponds
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Construction What is the Door-Like Module Used in Bunker Building?
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Wood/Glass/Metal Help with the calculations: can a flat steel bar can hold this table?
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Computer What device would I need to send data over power lines?
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Auto/Motor Can a homemade telescopic damper solve a pesky gate spring problem?
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Auto/Motor Interesting Youtube videos on fixing nonworking engines
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Wood/Glass/Metal Video about modifying a new Ryobi electric hand planer
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Electrical Help finding appropriate equipment
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Audio/Video Using ultrasound to create guitar effects
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Auto/Motor Calculating Minimum Motor Torque for a PVC Pipe Feeder System
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Electrical Can ESP8266 Send Data Over Long Distances Using Wifi?
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Chemical/Paint How to make a tin chloride solution
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Misc. Optimizing Thermal Management for Wooden Computer Cases: A Fan-Based Solution?
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Misc. Interference Between Two Speakers -- Real Life Version of a HW problem
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Electronics Best way to scavenge parts for a robotic arm?
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Triangulating Sound: Creating an Extensible Algorithm
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Chemical/Paint How to turn glass into a mirror
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Electronics Synchronizing two devices with an RF signal
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Design a Handheld Electric Field Meter with Arduino
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Construction Ceramic tile - how random are "random" patterns?
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Electronics Make your own transistor tester
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Electrical Fixing a 1965 GM Car Radio AM | Troubleshooting Tips
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Electrical Lock Actuator from my Honda CRV
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Auto/Motor Finding a Drum for Motor Shaft to Lift 5kg Box
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Calculate Force Applied to Shelf from Block of Wood | 500 lbs
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Optical Where to get some VIS block, NIR pass plastic sheets?
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Electrical Motor/Battery for Dragster Race Car: Tips & Advice
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Electrical Device for Electric Scooter, to get the speed?
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Optical Smoothest yet not specular metal or plastic sheets?
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Electrical How to maximize the efficiency of the corona discharge generator
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AirZooka Equations for Robotics Projects
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Wood/Glass/Metal Reusing Lead: Why is My Ingot Oxidizing?
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Plumbing Do pipe fittings work with male compression fittings?
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Optical How to Use a Laser Beam for Measuring Machine Guide Way Flatness?
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Plumbing Build a Buoyancy Device: Ideas for Suspending in Water
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Electrical If i wanted to make a generator .... which equations would I need to use?
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Auto/Motor Need help choosing the necessary motor for my first ever DIY project
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Wood/Glass/Metal Soldering Steel Shotgun Top Rib: Tips Before Spot Welding
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Speed/acceleration calculations for an Electric motorcycle
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Auto/Motor Can a Reeling Motor Tow a Car Faster Using a Speed Reduction Arrangement?
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Electrical How to build your own high frequency oscilloscope
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Electronics Temperature Sensing to Switch on/off an Induction Heater
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Wood/Glass/Metal *Slowly* opening vacuumed mason jar?
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Optical Spherical glass vs parabolic acrylic
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Misc. How can a DIY test machine enhance student learning in Materials Engineering?
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Electrical About a load calculation -- Roller selection for a plate straightining maching
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Electronics Can Two Touchscreens Be Used as One on a Single Computer?
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Electrical Can I Connect an IR Sensor to a Buzzer for Proximity Alerts Without Arduino?
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Audio/Video Can I use my CRO to view sound waves from an audio generator?
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Wood/Glass/Metal DIY Paper Yield & Tensile Strengths
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Wood/Glass/Metal DIY Glass Fiber Ceramic Matrix Composite: How to Make Filaments from Scratch
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Electronics Using photos for project front panel labels/artwork
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Electrical Powering an LED strip from a car battery?
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Electrical Create an electromagnet stronger than a fridge magnet
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Electrical Installing ceiling fan/light where light fixture is now
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Computer Connecting two USB mics to Raspberry-PI
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Electronics How to wire a knob switch for an old machine?
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Electrical Optimal Components for a Thomson Coil?
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Misc. Bicycle Design (Individual Project)
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Chemical/Paint Could Sodium Silicate Replace Potassium Silicate in DIY Brick Staining Kits?
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Electrical Rewinding old 3-phase stator: Non-symmetrical layout
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Misc. Strong light material to be lifted by a drone?
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Computer Possibilities with DIY IoT Projects and Products
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Electronics 3D Printed 2.25 Ghz Microwave RADAR horn antenna
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Misc. DIY - Replacing my bicycle tire with recycled plastic
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Electronics Schematic for TV ITT LED 32H-7175-B
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Plumbing How can I make a 1-10 liter/hr flow meter?
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