3 Simple, Yet Cool DIY Projects (P1)

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3 Simple, Yet Cool DIY Projects (P1)

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3 Simple, Yet Cool DIY Projects (Part 1)

In this Instructable, we look at 3 simple DIY projects

They are easy and most likely can be made from the items you already have at home.

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Penny Bank From Junk

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Open the can with a safety can opener.

Remove the food, take off the label and wash out the can.

Penny Bank From Junk

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Use a rotary tool to cut a hole in the lid.

Penny Bank From Junk

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Glue back the lid.

I used an epoxy glue.

Penny Bank From Junk

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Cover the can with a decorative paper.

You're done!

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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Cut a piece of glue from a glue stick and put it in a silicone mold.

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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Stick it in the oven to melt the glue.

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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When the glue has melted, take out the mold and put something on top of the glue.

I put 4 x 20p coins.

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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Put more glue on top and take the mold back to the oven.

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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Put a magnet on top and let the glue cool down.

Fridge Magnet From a Glue Stick

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Remove your creation from the mold.

Now you have a custom fridge magnet.

You can use different color glue sticks for different effects.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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Take out the core from the clock.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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Cut off any knobs and switches, so you can put the core on the table with the battery side facing down.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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Get a Rubik's Cube or anything else (preferably light weigh)

Drill a hole in the center.

I actually did not drill a hole as there was one under the label.

I don't know if all the Rubik's Cubes have a hole in the center.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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Glue the hand from the seconds (s) in the center of the hole.

I also removed the hand as it was attached to a plastic pin.

I only needed the pin.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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To make sure the Rubik's Cube does not break the clock, make a support from a few washers.

Cube should not touch the washers.

Washers are only there to prevent accidental Rubik's Cube tilting.

For the lighter/smaller objects, the washers are not needed.

Turning Rubik's Cube

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Put the cube onto the core and put in the battery.

You have made a turning Rubik's Cube.