Picking up an actual pinball machine can cost a fortune, with prices often reaching over $1,000. They also take up a ton of space, making them less than ideal for cozy apartments or small homes.

[Jeri Ellsworth] is building her own pinball machine. Her build log is delivered in the form of daily videos that walk through the progress. In addition to seeing the intricate ramps, traps, and ...

This is a somewhat specialized build, pondering building a virtual pinball cabinet based around Visual Pinball and a large screen 1080p LCD TV. As such it only needs a pretty minimal machine, but with ...

If you like to tinker with your tech and have a penchant for pinball, the DIY “Makerball” kit is something of a no-brainer. Described by its Swiss creator as an “affordable, stable, mutable, pure, and ...

Lego bricks are a tool of nearly limitless potential — if you’ve got enough pieces and enough patience, you can build almost anything. I know this is true, because of brick builder Bre Burns, who has ...

K’Nex, the popular construction and building kit, can be used to build nearly everything it seems. We’ve seen everything from mini roller coasters to Angry Birds themed sets, but engineering student ...