Handy, but out of shape? Make your own exercise equipment—mostly out of PVC tubes, steel pipes, webbing, and the occasional mouse pad. Instructions (with lots of pictures) for making chinup/dip/pushup bars, various grips, isokentic devices, isometric devices, isotonic devices, and martial arts equipment from Grunt and Shen's workshop. (Warning: Angelfire hosted site)
posted on Jul 27, 2008 - View this thread

Home Made Sex Doll. Enough said, really. NSFW.
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - View this thread

There are a lot of special people out there making special music videos for their favorite songs. This tribute to Don't Fear the Reaper is particularly... moving. Marvel at the mid-90's VCR-edited version of Toto's Africa. There are some great Star Trek slash music videos out there. (1st link possibly NSFW). Then you have these guys, breathing new life into classics with some serious lip-synching skills.
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - View this thread

It's Flicky - Nice, home-made Run DMC vid. [via]
posted on Jan 21, 2007 - View this thread

Robots, rockets, and rayguns, oh my!
posted on Apr 7, 2006 - View this thread

Free printable cardboard lens hoods. Not only are they free (except for the cost of printing/cardboard), but they are collapsible. [via iStock]
posted on Mar 23, 2006 - View this thread

Home made F-16 Flight Simulator. It's amazing what a determined guy can accomplish on his own. Lots of pictures. He's been working on it for 10 years.
posted on Jun 24, 2005 - View this thread

One Ring Circus -- insanely detailed Lord of the Rings costumes stitched up by some fans...for those who can't wait 147 more days.
posted on Jul 22, 2003 - View this thread

Homemade parachute, eh? That sounds dangerous to me.
posted on May 27, 2000 - View this thread