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Turn Scrap Wood Into An Awesome Laminate Table

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Armed with some basic tools, a supply of scrap or salvaged wood, and a few weekends to devout to the project, you too can have an awesome laminate wood table with loads of character and good looks. More »
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Make Biscuits In 90 Seconds With Your Waffle Maker

5:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | Baking biscuits in your oven is fine and all, but if you want to turn out some tasty ones in a very short time, consider turning to your trusty waffle maker. Turns out you’re only 90 seconds away from crispy, chewy goodness. More »
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Wire Your House With Ethernet Cable

1:10AM Kevin Purdy | You’ve ripped a movie on your laptop, and now want it on that fancy new home theatre PC next to your TV. If you’ve got the time, wiring your house with Cat-5e cable could make transfer times a distant memory. More »
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DIY Cupboard Photography Studio

1:30PM Angus Kidman | High-quality still life photography demands a proper studio environment, but that doesn’t mean you need a lot of space. Teleovation outlines how to build a basic photography studio in a cupboard or closet. More »
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Display Kids’ Books With A Simple Shelf Hack

10:30AM Angus Kidman | If you’ve got kids, chances are the books they read are some of the better-designed objects in your house, but you’ll never know that if you keep them library-style on a shelf. Add some glitz to your child’s room with a simple shelf hack. More »
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DIY Secret Knock Detector Grants Entry With The Right Cadence

9:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | DIYer Steve Hoefer has been hard at work making every six-year-old’s dream come true: A device that unlocks your door whenever someone seeking entry taps out the secret knock. More »
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DIY 9V Battery-Powered USB Charger

6:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | Sure you could go buy a USB charger off the shelf, but what fun would that be? Try making one yourself with a little help from a 9V battery and a few extra components. More »
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Customise MediaWiki Into Your Own Collaborative Website

4:00AM Gina Trapani | The free MediaWiki software is best known for powering Wikipedia, but you don’t have to be writing an encyclopaedia to put it to good use. Extend, skin and customise MediaWiki to create any kind of easy-to-update, collaborative web site. More »
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Mod Your Lantern-Style Flashlights To Use A Rechargeable Battery

3:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | Big, bulky lantern-style flashlights are super easy to find when the power goes out, but the batteries they require can be draining on the wallet. This small modification lets it work with a rechargeable battery to ease the cost. More »
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DIY IKEA Chicken Nesting Box

4:30PM Angus Kidman | Turns out there’s more than one way to organise your chickens with IKEA stuff. We showed you an option for a complete coop built from a bottle rack and bunk bed back in July, but for simplicity, this storage box-turned-nesting box is hard to beat. More »