Scientific Plans!

          As a guy interested in science and engineering, I like to make stuff. My desk and room is littered with electronic oddities and various materials and tools. Very few things can replace the feeling one gets when something that you have invested countless hours into ACTUALLY WORKS!
          However, very few things can replace a good set of plans when you are working on a project. Sure you could peruse the internet until your eyes bleed in your search for good information,  or you could scour the local library for a book that wasn't made for the layman. But, if you really want specific, relevant design data for a project, I suggest getting a good set of plans every time. (Unless you are making something entirely novel, in which case I wish you luck! ;)
          The great thing about plans is that you don't have to follow them to the letter. Personally, I like to get a set of plans, examine them alongside other information I have gathered, and then make tweaks and adjustments as I see fit. That way I come up with something truly of my own creation that is pretty decent.
          So, if you are interested, here are some good sites that offer pretty good plans for various nerdy projects:

1. Information Unlimited - These guys are pretty awesome. They have plans for most everything, and they offer to supply you with a lot of the materials you need. So, if you need anything from tesla coils to lasers to pest control gadgets, they are the people to see!

2. Carl's Electronics - A rather splendid website that has a wide array of electronic plans. Ranging from radios to gag toys to personal security projects, Carl pretty much has it all.

3. Emission Technologies - This is only one set of plans, but it is to make a CO2 Laser! I haven't broken down and bought the plans myself, but from the site I am awfully tempted.

Rockets

          Over the years I have had a extreme passion for rocketeering and man's quest to reach the heavens. I have spent hundreds of hours researching and gathering material on the subject. As I have done so, I have gained the nerdy privilege of being able to say that my hobby is indeed "rocket science". As my repository of information and sources is too vast to list here, please visit my other site, rocketrepository.com, for everything you wanted to know about rockets!
         

Howitzer Hybrid Potato Cannon

          My first real project of any worth was a supped-up potato gun I made for an Instructables contest. The project was a culmination of my extended interest in home-made cannons. I had already made several regular potato guns, but I had done enough research to know that the hybrid potato cannons was where the real fun was. The project is detailed on a separate page here. Please check it out and enjoy the video below!