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iPhone Dock and Autodesk 123D Tutorial

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Autodesk 123D Design iPhone dock tutorial and 2007 Lincoln Town Car SatNav Radio Audio-in hack. (Jump to 7:20 in the video to get straight to the tutorial) A couple of weeks ago I bought a new vehicle, a 2007 Lincoln Town Car. The car came with a Satellite Navigation radio with

Dryer Door Hard Drive Magnet Hack

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I started with a piece of scrap wood and screwed to it three magnets that I salvaged from a couple of old hard drives.  Each hard drive has two magnets like this inside.   I put a kitchen cabinet handle on the front to make it easier to remove.

Microwave Motor Flying Crank Ghost

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This is my cheap and easy version of the classic Phantasmechanics Flying Crank Ghost and it utilizes a carousel motor from a discarded microwave oven and some bits of scrap wood for the armature.   Most modern microwave ovens have a small 110 volt synchronous motor that rotates the

Epson Stylus Photo 820 Repair

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The ink cartridge retaining clip on my Epson Stylus Photo 820 broke when I went to change the ink cartridge.  I repaired it with a bit of copper wire and a brass wood screw with the head cut off.