[Lou's] haircut really sucks

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Ah yes, at some point a brilliant inventor combined the electric trimmer with a vacuum cleaner and the art of cutting hair was never the same again. [Lou] is showing us how to give a haircut that really sucks up the waste. And he did it using rubbish he had lying around. Most people will recognize this as a DIY version of the Flowbee. Not surprisingly, you can still buy one of those if you … [Read more...]

How to convert an internal combustion engine to run from steam power

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We had no idea that what's needed to convert an internal combustion engine to steam power is actually rather trivial. [David Nash] shows us how it's done by performing the alterations on the engine of a string trimmer. These are the tools used to cut down vegetation around obstacles in your yard. The source of the engine doesn't really matter as long as it's a 2-cycle motor. This engine had one … [Read more...]