The year's not quite half over, but already we've featured buckets of amazing DIY projects. Here's a quick look at a few of the best, most popular projects you may want to undertake on your extra day off.
The First-Timer's Guide to Building a Computer from Scratch
If you've never done it before, the idea of building a computer from the ground up can seem very intimidating-but it's one of the most satisfying projects a tech enthusiast can take on.
YourFonts Turns Your Handwriting Into a Personlized Font
YourFonts is a web-based service that turns your handwriting into a TrueType font for free. If you have a printer and scanner, nothing can stand between you and the awesomeness of your own script. Update: Unfortunately it appears that YourFonts is no longer free, now costing between $12.50 and $18.50. For a cheaper alternative check out how to make a font from your handwriting with Fontifier.
Turn a Sharpie into a Liquid Fueled Rocket
We donned our mind-reading helmet here at Lifehacker and have divined the perfect thing for a little Friday Fun: a high altitude rocket made from office supplies.
Top 10 Cheap or Free Home Theater Upgrades
You've got a mind-blowing picture, surround sound, and streaming content set up, but it wasn't cheap. Heal your wallet with ten upgrades, fixes, and setup tips that take your system to 11 on the cheap.
Turn an Old Laptop into a Wall-Mounted Computer
Why settle for a digital picture frame when, in the same wall space, you could mount an entirely functional computer/slideshow player/TV tuner?
Properly Erase Your Physical Media
A whopping 40% of the used hard drives on eBay contain easily recoverable personal data. Use the following guide to ensure your personal data never makes it out into the wild.
We've always been keen on DIY laptop stands, but reader Aaron Kravitz-inspired by an attractive $50 stand-went above and beyond, creating one of the most attractive DIY laptop stands we've featured to date.
DIY, No-Electricity Lighting from 2-Liter Bottles
Got a shed or garage you like to tinker in during the day and want to save a little cash on the cost of lighting it? Polish off a few two-liters and let's DIY.
Build an IKEA NAS On the Cheap
If our look at the five best home server software got you excited about setting up a home server but you're not keen on another unsightly PC in your home, check out this DIY IKEA NAS.
DIY Laptop Rack Hack Turns Your Monitor into an iMac
Lifehacker reader Matt Lumpkin saw our monitor stand from door stoppers post and thought we might like his laptop rack hack as another space-saving desktop solution for laptop-lovers. He was right.