Instructables

I found your site looking for information on building a floating deck. It shows an option to download a pdf. I hit the pdf... no, but wait you need to build an account. Ok. I hit the pdf again, but wait you have to verify your email. Ok. I hit the pdf again, but wait you have to pay for it. This is fine if you would have been clear from the beginning. But I should have been made aware of the cost before giving you my information. Then I would have been able to make an informed decision. Not cool.

Recently I have been trying to be busy with my hands and have taken a great interest in electronics. I liked it since high school. There are many tutorials and schemes on the site, but at the first moment of registration I did not know that the service wasn't free. I am not against payment, but they need to be more open with their prices, and not inform the user after registration like a bummer surprise

Instructables used to have decent content, diy that was actually diy and not just misleading titles like 'make your own sensor crom scratch' where step one is 'buy premade sensor breakout boards' step two is 'plug jumper wires into board' step three is something convoluted like 'now plug jumper wires into Arduino then connect via serial over raspberry pi and connect to the raspberry pi through ssh to access your diy i2c sensor' along with a long drawn out explanation of setting up ssh for some dang reason... Of course the last step is some uncommented code, either highly optomized therefore unreadable unless you're familiar with those specific esoteric commands or just straight lazy lowest hanging fruit code with no explanation of capabilities for further learning. Literally lure you in promising to show you how to scratch build something, and its just lego with adafruit products.

The other thing that ruined that site is the people that use the site as a blog or for build logs. Not INSTRUCTIONS how to build something like the site name would imply, just 'watch me talk you through this thing I made, arent I clever? It makes noise, uses some code I found, and is made of legoed breakout boards! Praise me! Because anything else would be bullying!' Its freaking ridiculous. Almost as bad as the downfall of hackaday...

Oh, and lets not forget the swaths of people, mostly from a certain area between France and Vietnam that post asking for help appropriating the thing in the instructable as their finals project for college, or for someone to build it for them...for pennies. Or worse, expect their hand to be held because they want to be cool but dont have the gumption to actually try building it...

Its gotten to the point I avoid instructables most of the time because I just know whatever the algorithm thinks is relevant is just hipster quick pat on the back garbage.

Offer a set of greenhouses and homemade designs very instructive and interested me. It is a greenhouse built on the Stromberg Starplate system. I chose this system among other prefabricated kits because the construction is carried out on the ground and attracts attention. Thank you for your ideology.

The site is so amazing for DIY made, I like this site very much, you can share and learn more jewelry making, and can get more fashion elements from the world, super like this site, I can get more fresh ideas for my beaded making

Just signed up for the premium membership and paid my $50 only to discover that the downloads for the projects i am interested in do not include plans or instructions; only several pictures of the stages of the build. Diving deeper I find that the builder will sell you plans for 25 pounds sterling (about $50 Canadian). I feel ripped off. Instructables seems to be a site for people to show off their builds and sell plans rather than a site where you pay for access to a variety of plans, which is how they market it.

After working with Instructables.com for 5 years I've determined that the vast majority of projects posted and featured on the site a complete junk with respect to the technology category. The site has mostly been overrun with authors that are promoting PCB manufacturers, or authors that are publishing articles of junk science (aka free crystal energy). The editors can't distinguish the difference between good science and bad. I've worked with the community leader and he admits that editorial oversight isn't what it used to be but doesn't offer any solutions. Instructables.com is basically dead as far as I'm concerned. Review the articles at my site www.netzener.net and compare them to any of the technology articles on Instructables.com and you will see what I mean. Over 90% of the articles published on Instructables are basically "look what I made" vanity posts that do not include enough information for anyone to replicate the work. And even when they do, it's obvious the author has not a single clue how the project they present actually works. Instructables is crap, and they know it.

I have used probably 1 in 50 but those I used have had a very large impact

This website contains contests on different crafting. I especially loved the homemade bracelets. Great for Families. There is so much to do on this one website.

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Intriguing site that will walk you through a plethora of projects that will keep your brain moving. Learn how to build robots, cool things out of paper, and a slew of other things here.

The advertisements are there, but they don't prevent you from enjoying the content.

Very useful for keeping you involved with your kids and making them think as well. Users create step by step instructions on how to complete cool projects and you complete them, comment on their work, and go to the next project. Simply awesome.

REASONS TO USE:
[1] Gets your mind moving
[2] Makes for entertaining weekends
[3] Tons of content

REASONS TO LOSE:
[1] Minimal advertisements
[2] You don't like building things.

This is a huge and ever-growing database of fun and occasionally serious projects. There are some really capable crafts people, electronics fans and assorted hobbyists here, and the chances are that you won't be able to emulate most of the devices that result from their incredible, dare I say geeky, skills. However, for many people I don't think that will be a major concern as it's also incredibly good fun to just surf around the site looking at what smarter, richer and more talented people seem to be able to find the spare time for. But if you want to roll up your sleeves and have a go at one of the projects, they're well illustrated and broken down into clear steps which aren't difficult to follow, and the sheer range of ideas - from a paper airplane to a "cacophonous event" makes this site hard to leave once you've got into it.

Lastly, this definitely isn't a site exclusively for adult male nerds - there's something for everyone in the many categories. Even kids will get something from looking at the videos of weird and wonderful devices, even if you do have to discourage them from borrowing your office laser pointer to make a music and light show.

I found Instructables.com after searching for a solution to a problem I was trying to solve. After a search online, I found a solution that was reasonably close to what I was trying to achieve and believed it would work. The potential solution even had a link to eBay with a part that I knew I would need. And then I noticed the link to a pdf, that I could download. Cool! I clicked the link and was notified I'd have to upgrade to a premium membership - up until then, I hadn't even noticed I was on Instructables site. The least costly price to upgrade is $15 for 3 months... Errr... But, Ok - I paid the fee. Then downloaded the pdf. Well, the pdf had zero actual instructions - it consisted of step 1, and step 2, with a bunch of poorly taken pictures, with no instruction what-so-ever. And the part that was linked - isn't even used. It was a complete waste of $15 bucks. The only possible redemption might be if a find another 'instructable' with actual instruction - but searching the site has proven to be somewhat of a pain in the azz. So, word of caution - just because the site promotes instructions to various projects, the quality of the instructions you receive is solely dependent on the "teacher," who could be clueless.

Great site for finding project ideas and easy plans. After snooping around for a while for free, I upgraded to a paid account and do enjoy the benefits!

I absolutely love this site, probably my favorite on the web, if you've never visited, and like to make things, like I'm talking just about anything, this is the site for you.

I have found many a great idea for stuff ranging from food recipe to moding [that's modifying] a dryer to making shampoo to electronics. The vast majority of "Iblers" are just plain folks from bored kids playing with Knex to MIT grads thinking outside the box and sharing it.
A treasure trove for curious minds

Christmas this year is really bad for most people and I know it is the most depressing Christmas season ever. I like how this site has many DIY projects on turning old electronics and scraps into works of art and great gifts. Some of these projects are really better than what you could buy at a store. I highly recommend this site for everyone in our horrid economy.

Stuck for something to do? Or stuck on how to do it?

This site is *brilliant* - tens of thousands of projects (30,000? 40,000?) for all skill levels, all pockets, all hobbies.

There is DIY, electronics, software, gaming, PC hardware, cookery, sewing, kids' projects, jokes, pranks, photography, seasonal stuff (go search for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day...)...

There is an "Answers" section, where anybody (members or not) can ask technical or general questions about... anything. There is a really friendly community on the forums.

You can read all the projects, and ask for Answers, for free, but you have to register to post comments on projects or in the forums. You also need to register to post your own projects. Registration is FREE, or there's a "pro" option with a load of extra features for around $2 a month.

Definitely worth spending some time browsing the site (this site only allows for four stars, but I'd give it five!),

Looking for a cheap way to make a killer Valentine's day gift? The DIY for Vday ideas on this site are very good and think it will beat a $80 vase of flowers any day of the week.

I've been using Instructables for a long time and it's just the best for every maker out there. I've made numerous (alot) of things from it and have taken up a ton of tips. The Community is friendly and tips and tricks for EVERYTHING is here. Best part is, because it's getting a lot of traffic there's always new projects every day and advice is quick when needed.

Instructables is brilliant. Ever wanted to know something? Here is where it is. Detailed instructions on how to do pretty much anything. That and an amazing community. Join!

How To instructions found here - Lots of DIY instructions... from halloween costumes and decorations, to taxidermy, to building your own trebuchet. Interesting reading, even if you don't want to actually try anything.