A vacuum pump is just an air pump, like a compressor, where you use the input side for suction, rather than using the output side for blowing. Many air compressors make good vacuum pumps if you can find the air intake, enclose it, and attach an appropriate hose or fitting.

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convert a tire inflator-type air compressor into a vacuum pump

Make your own tetris block silicone ice cube tray. The mold created in this project can be used for much more than just ice cubes- try making Jello tetris pieces, or tetris soap, tetris Popsicles, or even tetris ground beef squares! Mmmmm ..

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Tetris Ice Cubes

Fed up with snails eating you garden? Fancy a bit of artistic creativity? In this instructable we will show you how we turned a humble bunch of leaf-munching pests into colourful mobile artworks.

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Snail Painting

I am about to reveal to you an ANCIENT butter making secret, to make butter it requires, shaking, shaking, shaking, MORE shaking, lots of shaking, but the end result is FANTASTIC. Homemade butter can be fun to make (if you are a butter enthusiast).And clean-up is very easy, you only need a few thing…

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How To Make Butter (and Buttermilk)

Well this is my first instructable, and is only going to be short because its an extremly easy and effective method to removing a painful sunburn. This method was recommended to me by my friends mother, who is a nurse and therefore MUST know what shes talking about. Turns out she did.

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The single most effective way to get rid of a sunburn