Cool Metal Foundry

Here we see Grant Thompson, The King of Random use his home made charcoal powered metal foundry to melt aluminium cans for casting.

For details on the casting procedure, see his other video How To Turn Styrofoam, Into Solid Aluminum.

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Make a coffee machine

Make a coffee machine The excellent Rulof Maker shows how to make a coffee machine out of old lamps and light bulbs. Points for using magnets, and bonus points for using Magnetix magnets.

Pump your tyres with air using water

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Raspberry Pi Virtual Floppy for ISA (PC XT/AT) Computers

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