Cafe DIY

I made a cord drill and then upgraded it to a pump drill. A cord drill is basically a spindle with a fly wheel attached so it looks like a spinning top. the middle of a piece of cord is then put into a notch at the top of the spindle. The ends of the cord are then wrapped around the spindle and then pulled quickly outwards causing the drill to spin. The momentum of the fly wheel causes the cord to wrap back around the spindle in the other direction. When it stops the cords are pulled outwards again and the drill spins in the other direction.

My second lightsaber (Graflex Saber) demo video. Both chassis are completely self-constructed and hand crafted. It's still a prototype.

I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there! Anyway, I melted a bunch of old aluminum pipes and poured them into the fishtank hoping to create a cool design. And it worked perfectly! These are really unique, no two pieces are alike.

If you have upgraded your house to energy efficient light bulbs, you might wonder what to do with those old bulbs.

In this video I make a baseball bat from scratch, using maple and walnut. Most baseball bats are made with a solid piece of wood such as ash, hickory or maple, however I thought it would look really cool to add some walnut. So, I first got three boards, two maple and one walnut, that were at least 40 inches long.

"Son, once you get those training wheels off," Mark said, "I'll buy you your first motorcycle."

Our family had a great time with this Loki Lego Launcher project. Not only did our kids get a big sense of accomplishment by successfully sending a balloon to near space, but it was a ton of fun and we got some fantastic footage too.

In June 2013, a group of friends launched a weather balloon a few miles from Tuba City, Arizona. Enjoy the video of our launch preparations, video footage, and some data analysis of the flight.

We are @Loki_the_Wolfdog on Instagram! We live in Colorado and hope these two minutes inspire others to share new adventures with their pups!

Wow, this guy has taken "DIY" to a whole new level.

Can you skate paper? Hell yeah you can! We just posted our Cardboard Chaos series with Ernest Packaging where we see how far paper can go. The goal, make a skateboard out of cardboard that can handle the real elements of skateboarding. With legendary skateboard builder Paul Schmitt and the design crew at Ernest Packaging we build a few different boards until we land on one that is good enough for one of the best skateboarders in the world, Tony Hawk.

You can make bags of microwave popcorn at home. They're delicious and ready to serve in just a couple of minutes. Not to mention they're cheaper than the name brands, and free from any nasty chemicals.

Watch Australia's largest LEGO Christmas Tree being built! Check it out this Christmas

See how Duck Tape brand duct tape is made, packaged and shipped.

One man's empty lighter is another's toy bike.

Before you attempt this, please note that I've only tried this with an LCD monitor. I don't know if it will work with any other type. Also, it may not work with certain LCD monitors. Also, the results may not be as good as the results I got. I recommend doing this project with a monitor that you don't care about losing.

A cordless drill is probably the last thing you'd imagine being useful in a kitchen, but over on Make Projects, DIYer Jason Poel Smith shows off how to use a drill to quickly clean dirty pans, as a mixer, cheese grater, and pepper mill attachment.