It's not junk if you can make stuff with it!!
If you work with PVC pipe you know what a pain it is to heat it up to bend it if you don’t own an expensive commercial heater. Save yourself time and money doing it my way instead of those painstaking tricks you’ve seen on YouTube. My instructions will show you how I built an …
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This time I show you how $20 builds a simple battery charger. It can recharge almost any battery you already own. That includes Alkaline, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, and Li-ion cells, each battery type must be charged correctly and safely. This project helps you do that on a budget, you do not need expensive chargers or fancy …
Can you really recharge alkaline batteries? Yes, you can but it must be done correctly. Proper charging methods are very important. This project explains a simple approach, I’ll show the process using a common solar path light. They’re cheap and easy to find and contain the needed charging components already. That makes them great for …
This is just a quick follow-up to my last post and video showing how to build a simple and inexpensive decorative jar or bottle night light using common solar light parts. After posting the original project, I realized there were a few things worth explaining in a little more detail, especially for anyone wanting to …
Today let’s make a simple decorative jar night light. It is inexpensive and easy to build with no holes to drill. You can also use a bottle instead. This project shows your own personality and feels better than mass produced decor. While store-bought lights often look generic, handmade lights feel unique and personal. You choose …
Hiding a solar garden light inside a Mason jar looks better than mounting it on top, it creates a clean and polished finished design. In my last post, I modified solar lights using recycled candle jars. I also used color changing LED bulbs and Flickering candle LEDs were another fun option. Those particular jars allowed …
In my previous post and video, I gave a simple explanation of how common solar garden lights actually work and showed a few easy ways to modify them for improved performance. We talked about increasing the voltage output to power color-changing LED lights, flickering candle-style LEDs, and other fun lighting effects that normally won’t run …
I have always been fascinated with solar power. Solar energy is useful, clean, and fun to explore. Solar LED garden lights are great learning tools, they are cheap, simple, and easy to find. Understanding them is beginner friendly and hacking solar lights is a fun weekend project. You can crack open most garden lights with …