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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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May 25, 2013

A deck of cards may be a magician's best way to demonstrate his or her's sleight of hand, but for the prankster, it's the perfect way to deliver a shocking 300 volts of electricity! And that's exactly ...

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May 23, 2013

Watch this video tutorial, and learn how to turn an ordinary inexpensive webcam into a hidden home security system, viewable anywhere in the world from your cell phone! With a cute and cuddly teddy be ...

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May 13, 2013

Mac was possibly hacked remotely and I'm desperately been searching to figure out if they were successful and how to detect if I'm still being "watched". :o/ Thank you for any help. :) ...

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May 9, 2013

Mixing water and electricity is extremely risky and potentially lethal, yet that's exactly what I did with the Scariac. In its simplest form, the Scariac is just a glorified version of two wires in a ...

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May 7, 2013

This is a illuminated pen holder that I made out of a couple recycled hard drives. The LEDs receive power from the standard USB cable connected to a computer.The stand for the penholder is taken from ...

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May 5, 2013

Last time, I showed how to start putting together an AC arc welder from scavenged microwave parts, focusing on the transformer modifications. Now, I'll show you how to finish up your DIY stick welding ...

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May 5, 2013

In a previous article, I demonstrated an Arc Welder made using parts from old microwave ovens.Here is part 1 of 2 on how that arc welding machine was made, and how you could make one too! This is the ...

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May 5, 2013

Lurking inside your old junk microwave is an abundance of useful parts that can let you melt metal, spot weld, and make electrifying Jacob's ladders. You can even make a powerful AC arc welder, perfec ...

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May 4, 2013

For those needing to replace old controller hardware on cutting mills, those into native retro gaming, or for those who want to see what all the fuss was about in the 1980's, or for those who just wan ...

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May 3, 2013

At one point in the '90s, about fifty percent of the CDs produced worldwide had an AOL logo. About fifty percent of the CDs in my home still have that AOL promise of 500 free hours on them. Though the ...