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8 Architecturally Awesome Sand Castles for Summer's End
The best buildings built of sand require the skill of an architect—sudden collapse is a significant risk—and the details depicted by some well-packed granules rival the most ornate towers and palaces you'd find on terra firma.Previous Workshop Stories
| Top 10 Coolest Backyard Inventions of 2008: DIY Rally When we asked readers to submit their coolest, craziest DIY projects, we knew we'd see some off-the-chart innovation. After all, who does it better than Popular Mechanics readers? (Published in the August 2008 issue)
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| MythBusters Hack Go-Kart in Extreme Electric vs. Gas Test To test the advantages of gas versus electric propulsion, the MythBusters tear apart a perfectly good gasoline-powered go-kart and transform it into a tire-smoking machine that's fast—and clean. (Published in the June 2008 issue)
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| Upgrade Your Workshop With Custom Pegboard Tool Hangers It takes nothing more than off-the-shelf steel and aluminum from the local hardware store, combined with a hacksaw, drill and pliers. The best part about going the do-it-yourself route is that you can make extra-tough hangers that suit specific tools. (Published in the May 2008 issue)
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| Submit Your DIY Desktop Special Effects Here! Have you done a bit of special effects tinkering on your desktop? Check out PM's DIY F/X guide, upload your work here, and we'll publish it below!
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| Create Green-Screen & Stop-Motion Special Effects on Your PC! With a little attention to technique, a home video can be shot on a makeshift set, then fine-tuned in your own computer postproduction studio to create near Hollywood-quality special effects. (Published in the May 2008 issue)
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| Top 5 April Fools' Day Pranks You Can Build in the Office Certain holidays seem to have been created for DIY-ers, and April Fools' Day is certainly among them.
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| How to Build Sawhorses: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Our sawhorse design is sturdy and versatile. It provides a wide work surface, and the legs are angled in two directions to provide stability. If you find our dimensions don’t suit your needs, modify them to your liking. (Published in the March 2008 issue)
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| How to Build a Poker Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Used to be, if you wanted to find a poker game, you'd have to fly to Vegas. Today, the game is everywhere, bankrupting online hold 'em addicts and keeping eyes glued to the plasma. If you're going to host, you should do it right, on a table like the one we built. (Published in the February 2008 issue)
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| DIY Rally 2008 Submission Form Think you can top the wildest reader-powered projects of 2007? Get ahead of the pack by showing off your own ultimate home-built invention!
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| How to Build a Step Stool: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Benjamin Franklin first designed the innovative step stool that doubles as a chair. We’ve created a version that’s easy to build and ideal for any home. It’s a four-step design that’s hinged at the middle step. When the top pivots down to the floor, the middle step opens. (Published in the November 2007 issue)
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