RSSArchives: July 2006
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July 10, 2006
Workbench - made
Check it out, TheThompsonFive made the workbench from our "weekend projects" video podcast! - Link.
Related:
Make Podcast: Weekend Projects - Make a Workbench - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 07:34 AM
DIY Projects |
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Hot water from waste lamp heat
Hot water maker from lamp heat invention - Modern Mechanix 1932 - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 06:40 AM
Modern Mechanix |
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DIY $10 Macro photo studio
David writes - "Here's how to build a macro mini photo studio out of a cardboard box, some tissue and some posterboard. Very cheap, but high-end results. No flash is needed, either - you can use a lamp or worklight. " - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 05:03 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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DIY Earthquake detector
Jochen's DIY earthquake detector made from old hard drives - "...Most earthquake detectors use a heavy weight attached to a coil moving inside a magnetic field. Earth movement will cause the ground and attached magnet to move. The suspended weight and coil tend to stay stationary and hence a signal is generated. Elaborate electronic filters and damping needs to be employed to get a meaningful signal. My project avoids some of these problems by the use of ready made detectors with a low impedance and their own built in damping." [via] - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 04:09 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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HOW TO - Wireless camera remote
Warny shows how to make a wireless remote for a Minolta 5D - "I wanted to buy a remote for my new minolta 5d... After a short search on ebay i found that wire remote were almost 25€ (~30$) and that there were no wireless. First, i tried to contact the remote connector's outlets. One was neutral, one was for focus, and the last one triggers the picture. So i decided to build one on my own, and that's not that difficult. Plus, it brings a new function to my camera : a A mode." [via] - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 03:56 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Imaging |
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Make an antigravity chamber
Here's a clever way to simulate antigravity-like conditions for filming small objects... - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 03:14 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Pinball photos
Kevin Tiell has a great gallery of macro pinball shots - Link. Awhile back the MAKE team visited the Pinball hall of fame in Vegas - it would be great to send Kevin out and photo all those machines!
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Jul 10, 2006 02:30 AM
Arts, Gaming |
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Interview with Crabfu Steamworks
One of our favorite Makers is I-Wei Huang of Crabfu Steamworks - not only is there an interview with him, but an entire blog devoted to all things steam powered - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 01:04 AM
Made On Earth |
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How Baseball Bats are made
Pat writes in with this week's "How it's made" video - "In honor of baseball's All-Star game to be played next Tuesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, we present another video from our friends at South Carolina Educational TV of the making of that American classic, the Louisville Slugger. For fans and non-fans alike, this 9-minute video is fascinating. It traces the bats from billets (like small tree trunks) -- made of white ash or maple --- all the way through final sanding and branding. You'll see the mass lathe and then the CNC lathe that cranks out thousands of custom-made bats for the professional athletes. The CNC lathe has pre-programmed requirements stored for each player. CNC -- or computer numeric control -- is in use in most manufacturing plants around the country, making all the latest stuff with computers. So when you settle in to watch the All-Star game, you'll once again be watching the handiwork of America's manufacturers. Without us, there wouldn't be much action on the field or off." - Link.
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Jul 10, 2006 12:18 AM
How it's made |
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July 9, 2006
SUV RUB
Chris Sollars rubbing of a Ford Expedition SUV - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 06:08 PM
Arts |
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$75 Linux box
Not a bad deal, 500Hhz Celeron, 128MB RAM, 4GB HD Ubuntu pre-installed, just add keyboard/mouse/monitor - Craigslist, eBay, free -- still might be better... [via] - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 05:53 PM
Computers |
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HOW TO - Build an ammeter
Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty shows how to build an ammeter - "An ammeter is a device that detects an electric current. With some readily available materials, you can build your own ammeter and use it to measure current produced by batteries including homemade batteries and generators." - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 04:31 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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180,000 hand-sized clay figurines
This is crazy - "...For the Biennale, Gormley has shipped out his Asian Field, an installation of 180,000 hand-sized clay figurines. Three hundred and fifty villagers in southern China individually crafted the figurines in just five days from more than 100 tonnes of red clay. Together, the figurines form a vast sea of bodies that dominates the huge upper space of Pier 2/3. Lumpy and almost featureless, they eerily stare out with blank holes for eyes. As Gormley says, "The art is not there to be looked at; it is looking at you." [via] - Photos @ Flickr by Egenerica.
More:
Asian Field, an installation - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 03:15 PM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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Robot Centipede
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Phileecs made a mechamo gakken centipede kit with new brains and a better battery... controlled with a glove! - photos & article.
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Jul 9, 2006 02:35 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Robotics |
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Clock tells time from any angle
Might be a neat (re)make - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 01:06 PM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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HOW TO - Create a shower spa for a few bucks
Impulse94 writes - "Create a pleasant, rain-like shower "head". I have tried several different (and expensive!) shower heads, but none of them gave me the spread pattern and coverage I wanted. Doing some other projects with PVC pipe, I hit upon this idea." - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 12:46 PM
DIY Projects, Instructables |
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Woodshop for kids - 52 Woodworking projects kids can build
Jack sent in his woodworking project books for kids, he writes - "I've used BUILDER BOARDS, which are like giant notched popsicle sticks kids use to make their own playhouse, for over ten years and they are finally catching on at children's musems. My book gives plans on how to make them. WOODSHOP FOR KIDS is another book which tells how I went about teaching kids how to use tools and build things. All those builders have to start somewhere and I found kids generally don't know the first thing about tools. Woodship is like the very first book of woodworking. " - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 12:43 PM
Toolbox |
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What is surface mounting?
Scienceprog has a short and sweet article on "what is surface mounting" - "Simply talking surface mounting is a soldering technology where component is soldered directly to a series of solder pads called a footprint. It is different soldering technology from through hole, where component leads are inserted into holes of the board." - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 10:38 AM
Electronics |
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The Dinner bike
Finally, a pedal powered dining experience for the food connoisseur - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 09:34 AM
Made On Earth, Transportation |
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Using Skype and unlocking your T-Mobile SDA
This is pretty neat, overclock a WiFi enabled phone to run Skype...Ken writes - "Today I have a special treat for any of you with a T-Mobile SDA like my own. I've decided to write a nice little article about how to unlock your SDA so that you can use it with any provider (T-Mobile, Cingular, Verizon, any provider with SIM cards). The added bonus here, however, is the piece of this article that explains how to overclock your SDA and install SKYPE for use over your WLAN network." [via] - Link.
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Jul 9, 2006 07:42 AM
Cellphones, Wireless |
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