A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the average hobbyist is willing to spend. You can build your own CNC with very basic tools, little knowledge of machinery, mechanics, or electronics, but be warned, these machines are inherently dangerous, so wear the proper protection and use common sense. At the very least, read the instructions and precautions on every tool you use.
Watch this instructional knitting video to hang a rag hem on your knitting machine. Add weights to the inside of the knitted hem to keep your knit work straight. You will need a single pronged tool or a three pronged tool. If you knit with a knitting machine, this is an essential trick for getting started with larger projects.
Add dimension and excitement to your embroidery collection! Fringe embroidery is not only fun, but the added texture and three-dimensional quality of fringe makes these specially-digitized designs look as if they could literally jump off the fabric! Watch this exciting embroidery tutorial video and start embroidering some fringe today!
This automotive customization tutorial shows you a method to try to save gas by deactivating a fuel injector. Get your car to run on three cylinders instead of four and save gas. Be careful, you will need to remap your vehicle's ECU or live with the check engine light being continuously on. This method of deactivating a fuel injector to make your vehicle run on one less cylinder will save gas, as long as your car still runs.
Has your Windows computer been sluggish of late? This simple how-to demonstrates how to stop background processes from running automatically on your Microsoft Windows PC without the use of third-party software. Stop unnecessary start-ups with this tutorial.
Cross Stitching isn't for impatient people. Watch this instructional crochet video to master the cross stitch. The cross stitch creates a satisfying three dimensional look and a warmer sweater or blanket. This crochet process also takes much longer than standard crocheting, so give yourself some time to finish this project.
A baby sparrow eats about every 45 minutes, but they eat very little at a time. This video animal care tutorial shows how to administer food to a baby sparrow, in this case a helpless three day old. Watch this instructional video and learn how to feed an orphaned bird chick.
Did you create a cool three-dimensional object in Blender then texture it, only to decide you hate the texture? Then check out this video and learn how to remove materials from objects in Blender 3D. software.
From Mezcal to Blue Agave, learn to choose tequila well with LX.TV host Shira Lazar at LA's L Scorpion. There is a right way to drink tequila, and three types of tequila most don't pay attention to. Learn how to choose a good tequila by watching this video tutorial.
Learn to crochet with these how-to videos. Once you have crocheted one row you can two, or three rows. Crochet a towel, a blanket, or anything longer. Watch and learn how to finish crocheting a first line and move on to the second one.
Check out this video review of the board game "Puerto Rico." Puerto Rico needs between three and five players. When you choose your role in Puerto Rico, you want it to benefit you more than your opponents.
The toe loop jump, also known as the cherry flip, is an advanced ice skating. This figure skating move involves doing a right inside three turn, picking your free leg into the ice and jumping, then landing on one leg. This how to video takes you through a toe loop jump step-by-step.
This language tutorial teaches you how to read and pronounce Arabic letters. Follow this three part how to video and you will be reading and writing modern standard Arabic in no time at all.
Watch to learn how to slide trailer axles to distribute weight legally over the three axles.
The scene for this diorama is the Spartan Warrior Battle of Thermopylae. The diorama is two feet by three feet and wired for lighting and sound. This episode of the tutorial shows you how to cast the plaster shell with either plaster cloth or hydrocal. (You can do this with Plaster of Paris too.)
Mika demonstrates how you can do cool club tricks. She juggles with three clubs and does what she calls dancey moves. She juggles two clubs in one hand.
Divide the deck into three columns and magically make your volunteer's card appear in the center.
This is a tutorial on how to throw and catch (snatch) three coins off the back of your hand, one by one.
A tutorial on doing three hat tricks - the hat flick, whip, and throw up - when dancing.
Pull-ups are the all-around best exercise for lats but it takes a lot of strength to do them, a catch-22 of sorts. This video shows three ways you can do assisted pull-ups until you are strong enough to do them on your own.
Amazing bar trick with balancing a glass of beer on three knives.
See how to use a master lock 2 5/16 inch trailer coupler lock. The video starts off by showing you the actual locking mechanism itself. It has three positions, one obviously has a lock position, the second is the unlock position and the middle position here is the ratchet position.
The video on this page explains how to count eighth note triplets. Unlike quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and thirty-second note sub-divisions that divide time in half - eighth note triplets actually divide quarter notes in three.
This video segment will give you an overview of our three mold making products. The information will help you determine which product is right for your project.
Learn how to assemble a beautiful three tier cake for weddings or other events.
This video teaches you how to sink 3 balls in one shot with a setup shot.
Complete video turorial in three parts showing you step by step how you can make $7000 from one video using ebay and youtube.
Beginning harmonica lessons in a short three part series. Part 1 of 3 - How to Play the harmonica as a beginner.
(Using an Eb Harmonica) A Brief overview of how to play and use the pentatonic scale in three positions/keys over a typical blues progression.
In this installment of her Work Smart series, Gina Trapani returns to explain how to use three diverse applications to better synchronize the contents of your home, office, and whatever other computers you might have. They are Googledocs, Dropbox, and Evernote, and each one can help your files become easier to access from wherever you might be computing.
This is a DIY (do-it-yourself) alarm system. Try building it in under three minutes!
Emulate the Prince of Pop with this easy to follow guide on how to play the intro riff to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" with your guitar. This popular guitar riff only uses three strings (E, A and D), so it's quite a simple riff to memorize.
A billycan can be used as either a water tight container, or as a pot for cooking food or boiling water. You can make a billy can for less than three dollars using an empty and clean paint can, a drill and a few small pieces of hardware.
Here, Gina Trapani explains three cool ways to combine the camera on your iPhone or Android with two of their apps, Google Goggles and Shopsavvy, to accomplish productive goals. These include scanning bar codes, translating text, and storing your membership cards for the gym or the library.
This shows you exactly how to get a strike every time in the bowling mini-game. This is a step by step walkthrough of exactly how you can bowl three strikes and get the cheat in Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4) for XBOX 360 & PS3.
Here are three different ways to make snowflakes. All you need is paper and scissors. Fold the paper as demonstrated and draw a snowflake design. Then cut! Good luck.
Accentuate eye color by choosing the right eye makeup and blending three eye shadows together. Learn the eye shadow colors to make each eye color pop in this free video from a professional makeup artist.
Fingerpick on the guitar by playing the first three notes of a particular chord slowly to improve technique and speed. Learn to fingerpick on the guitar with tips from a professional musician in this free video on music.
This instructional knitting video provides tips for making interesting patterns using a knitting machine. This is a demonstration of how to pick up and hang stitches. Use a three prong tool to attach one piece of knitting work to the knitting machine. Once you set the set the machine up, you can knit a wearable piece with an altering pattern.
Every man looks great in a tuxedo, but there are a couple things that can ruin that dashing look. In this how to video, you will learn three tips to choosing the right type of tuxedo. Watch this fashion tutorial and you will be looking sharp in a tux in no time.
