Technician over in the forum has been posting some great projects. This project is a marshmallow cannon and includes a great video on his custom air cannon quick dump valve as well as videos showing the cannon in action!

Check out this video where I make a large air popcorn popper and do some tests on popcorn to find the temperature at which it pops. Here it is! Popcorn Machine

First off, I did a quick video on how a Chain Hoist works, check that out!

Secondly, I wanted to give you an update on the next project: Giant Popcorn Popper. There has been one delay after another (as always), but I ran a preliminary test-run (got it on camera) which was a great success - phew! So I’m am looking forward to popping swimming pools full of popcorn soon (tomorrow?) :-).

Lastly, I want to thank you for checking out the site as none of this is possible without your support. Please check out the new reference section, linked to from the left, which houses the how it works videos and includes some other stuff, which will be expanded greatly upon in the weeks to come. This site is for you, so if you have any comments or questions you can hit me up in the forum or at bavetta@crazybuilders.com. Let me know what you’d like to see, and thanks for watching!

You use it all the time, but have you ever thought about how a drill chuck it works? You might be surprised! Here I take one apart and show a couple of other designs.

This time, let’s take apart a fog machine to see how it works!

It looks the machine vaporizes the fog fluid, then as the vapor exits into the cooler room-temperature air it condenses to form a cloud. Check out the details in the article.

For the first in a series of taking things apart episodes I take apart a coffee pot to see how it works!

I’m going to try to release one of these type of shows frequently (about every day or so) - they’re easy for me to make and I think it may help to keep the site active when I’m working on a project which takes a couple of weeks. If you like it, please let me know in the comments area.

Here’s a video describing the components of a radio control system, an bit about how servos work, and a quick demo. I also wrote a good sized article on the various transmission types on the market, among other things. Check it out!

Also, if you have experience with RC gear you’d like to share, would like to let us know about your favorite system, or have an idea for something I missed, let me know by leaving a comment in the comments section.

I have a couple of other things in the works that I’m really excited about, so be sure to come back soon to check them out.