He had a go kart motor sitting around, so he figured he might as well put it to good use as a sledding winch. The winch runs a continual loop of over 1000 feet of rope, and is able to pull 3 ...

Industrial winches are mechanical devices used to pull a heavy load, typically horizontally. They are used to pull in, let out, or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or cable. Simple designs ...

Night vision projects are great, and the hardware available to hobbyists just gets better and better. [Just Call Me Koko] shows off just such a build using four low-light, IR-sensitive cameras ...

With a little creativity and some art supplies, you can turn your ordinary abode into a harrowing haunted house with some easy DIY Halloween decorations. Whether you're a DIY novice or a craft ...

Outfitting an overland vehicle for extended travel can come with surprising costs—sometimes nearly as much as the vehicle ...

YouTubers built an extending and retracting lightsaber from a magician's cane and a LED strip. They managed to beat Disney's ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

Going full DIY will, of course, save you the money you'd have to spend on having a local security worker visit your house and set up the system. DIY setup has no additional except your own time ...

All new Fiat vehicles are covered by a 4-year/50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper limited basic warranty with some exceptions.

Self-installing a DIY home security system could be the way to go. Finding the right system can be challenging, so here is a list of the best DIY home security systems to help you decide which is ...

The DIY (Do-It-Yourself) industry aims to help customers improve their homes without the need for any extra professional help. The market is driven in part by the growth of the residential real ...

As this year’s ballroom contest went live for the first time, an epic show saw JB Gill waltz to the top of the leaderboard, ...