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July 13, 2007
Basic digital sound devices
Fun with sea moss has a lot of good starters and projects for making basic digital sound devices, bleep bloop - Link.
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Jul 13, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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K-502 Tube amplifier kit
Giovanni writes -
Scott Bartlett has put together a fantastic looking tube amplifier. The tube amplifier kit is the popular and inexpensive K-502 tube amp kit.K-502 Tube Amplifier Kit - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Kits |
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Conductive thread
This conductive thread is for fencing, but @ $15 per 200 yard spool it might be a good deal for projects - Link.
Related:
Soft Circuits - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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LOMO Meccano erector set
This is a neat, a LOMO kit that can be a 35mm camera, slide projector, enlarger & a magnifying glass -
Your days of mindless play and whimsical fancy have come to a close. Now that you have arrived at this important growth stage, your further development requires true inspiration - not the blithe bouncing of a rubber ball or cradling of a lifeless doll. Peel open your assigned LOMO Meccano Erector Set and prepare to greatly advance your powers of critical thought and mechanical prowess. Using this collection of precise modular instruments, you can erect the following five creations...LOMO Meccano Erector Set, Thanks Kevin - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 01:00 AM
Imaging, Kits, Toolbox |
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The MyCPU - Homebrew computer
Dennis writes -
The MyCPU is a "Central Processing Unit" that is completely built with discrete logic gates. Over the years the project has grown, and now the MyCPU is the heart of a real Personal Computer. The computer has the following capabilities and features:
- All is build with 74HCxxx circuits. No higher integrated parts are use (except the EPROMs, RAMs and UARTs).
- The system runs with up to 8 MHz
- available hardware: 8 Bit CPU at 8 MHz (the "MyCPU"), 1.03 MB RAM / 128 KB ROM, Interrupt Controller, Multi-I/O with 2 serial ports, 1 printer port, LCD and PS/2-Keyboard interface, IDE-Controller for 4 harddisks, VGA graphic card.
- available software: DOS-like operating system, games, disk tools, programming tools, TCP/IP-stack, web server
- The computer can be programmed in basic, assembler and "C". The basic-interpreter is integrated into the operating system, and the assembler is an executable that is loaded from disk and translates the assembly syntax into binary code on the MyCPU. The C-Compiler is a cross-compiler that runs on a Windows or Linux based host system.
- The realtime operating system "pico]OS" has been ported to the MyCPU. Applications for pico]OS can be written in "C". This is a good starting point for education purpose.
- The project is totally open source.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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July 12, 2007
Tetris shower
Showering + Tetris - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 10:00 PM
Gaming |
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Casey's intricate hand crank assemblages
Seattle based artist Casey Curran makes these intricate hand crank assemblages out of twine, bass wood, books, and handbent wire... Here's a video of a crank fly - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 08:00 PM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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Make in Providence on Saturday July 14th
Make is a sponsor of AS220's Foo Fest (the successor to AS220's yearly Fool's Ball), which is a free block party that takes over Empire Street in Providence, RI from noon to 1am on July 14, 2007.
I'll be at the Make booth with a bunch of our Make:it Kits, Make:it for Crafters, T-Shirts, boxed sets, and more for sale. I'll be assembling a few of the kits right there, so if you're curious about how these things go together, stop by and check out the hot molten lead action!
Posted by Brian Jepson |
Jul 12, 2007 07:00 PM
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Carl & Jerry - A hot idea
Jeff sent in another Carl & Jerry, adventures in Electronics, this one shows you how to build a thermistor anemometer - Link & get the PDF...
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 06:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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TV lift cabinet
Troy writes -
How to build a TV Lift cabinet using an off-the-shelf dresser drawers and an off-the-shelf TV Lift Kit from Firgelli Automations. You could easily spend many thousands of dollars on a custom built cabinet with TV Lift, but for about $500. You could spend more, depending on the ready-to-build furnature you buy, but ours was quite inexpensive.TV Lift Cabinet in under three hours - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Home Entertainment |
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Morse code hat...
Rosemary writes -
Craftster.org member wessles knitted this awesome hat for one of her friends. It appears to be just a regular hat, but closer inspection reveals that the yellow dots are actually morse code! The hidden message is "I'm not wearing underwear today!", which is think is absolutely hilarious!Morse Code hat... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 02:00 PM
Crafts |
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Bryan Mumford's inventions
Bryan Mumford has a few really interesting projects, I like "The Automatic Puny Tune Player", he writes -
The Automatic Puny Tune Player is a computerized Puny Tune "robot" that plays songs on an actual wooden Puny Tune by blowing air into the mouthpiece and opening and closing the finger holes with mechanical levers. For those who don't know, the Puny Tune is a 4-holed flute that can play a chromatic octave by fingering the four holes in different combinations.Bryan Mumford - Link.The Puny Tune Player is made from wood, brass, rubber, and acrylic. The mechanical components are mounted on top of a clear plastic sheet which covers the computer and electronic components.
To operate the machine, you turn the hand crank seen at the right side of the cabinet. This drives an oak and brass crankshaft which in turn operates three pistons in the clear acrylic cylinders. These pistons pump air into an oak reservoir chamber at the back of the cabinet. Two tall rubber bellows absorb this air and inflate as the air is delivered. When the two bellows are fully inflated, they close a switch which activates the computer, a Z80 single board controller.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 12:00 PM
Arts, Electronics, Music |
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The BroadWave synthesizer
This fellow is building an Arp 2600ish modular using Music From Outer Space modules, wow! He writes -
So, 17 years ago I made a huge, HUGE mistake... I sold my dearly beloved ARP 2600 in order to buy an Atari STFM (remember those?)The BroadWave synthesizer. Thanks Kaden! - Link.
I always regretted doing this, and recently thought about getting another 2600. The problem is that second hand prices are ridiculously high - one went on ebay recently for over £2,500! and the Macbeth M5 at £3,000 is way beyond my reach.
What to do, what to do??... Build my own!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Rackbox - Extreme home automation
Rackbron writes -
This video shows some of the basic functions of my project The Rackbox. It does not do much of value, except fun:) Everything inside is monitored. So any faults and the system knows.AVR Projects - Link.The project consists of 7 AVR driven modules, each with it's own tasks. Signals are sent between the modules to exchange information.
All fuses, power supplies and modules is monitored for faults. The temperature and lights inside the box is also controlled. Thanks David!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 10:00 AM
Made On Earth |
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Playaflies
I've only been to Burningman once and I couldn't help but look at things as electronics projects and kits - one of projects "playaflies" consisted of LEDs inside ping pong balls and then attached to wires/PVC pipe, at night when attached to a bicycle they take on the movement of the rider as they move about, it's a neat effect - here's more about them as well as how to make your own... Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 09:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Make a huge printable poster from your iTunes album art
Rauz writes -
This is a instructable describing how to cumbersomely export your existing iTunes album art and arrange all the covers into a huge grid, leaving you with a gigantic, colourful and vibrant mishmash of popular culture ready for printing and, maybe later, your wall!Make a huge printable poster from your iTunes album art! - Link.I decided I wanted to do this a couple of nights ago and now I've come up with a method, it's not really complicated but can be rather time-consuming depending on how large your library is.
I have around 800 albums with attached album art and it took at least an hour, granted most of that time is spent watching your computer doing all the work for you.The process requires you to download some free applications (links supplied) and you also need a new-ish version of Photoshop (I use CS3) although I'll show you an alternate way of getting basically the same results with Google's free digital photo organizer, Picasa2.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Instructables, Music |
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Intelligent bookshelf
Intelligent bookshelf demo from Freshcreations using RFID.
From the pages of MAKE:
RFID for Makers. MAKE 06 - Page 160. Subscribers: Read this article now in your MAKE Digital Edition or get MAKE 06 @ the Maker store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 07:00 AM
News from the Future |
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R-Tronic 8-Bit
Wow, this is some type of kid sequencer of sorts on Etsy... Rarebeasts writes -
This is a unique handmade toy that will fascinate both kids and adults.R-Tronic 8-Bit - Link.I started making this toy as a first birthday present for my daughter, she and every one else had so much fun with it I am now making a few more. This is a very unique toy and I've never seen anything like it in the shops.
Press on a shape and it will make a noise, it will put that noise into one of 8 sound slots, the noise will now be made each time that slot is reached. So it is possible to make endless combinations of the 4 sounds. There are 8 LEDs(light emmiting diodes) for each sound slot and 4 four LEDs for each sound. It sounds complicated but its as simple as pressing down on the shapes to activate sounds and let it take off from there.
I think kids from 6 months will enjoy this item, both my daughter(1) and son(3) have had a lots of fun with it. I've also seen adults have fun with this one.
All of the components are locked in place or glued down to avoid any choking hazards. The finish on the wood is bees wax which is non toxic and can be given a good old chew by kids.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 06:00 AM
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Kreg pocket hole joinery system
Dug North has a nice write up and review of the Kreg pocket hole joinery system, he writes -
Are you inclined to make things yourself from wood, but are short on the skills required for complex wood joints? Are you an accomplished woodworker who just wants a faster way to make a variety of clean joints?Kreg K3MS K3 Master Pocket Hole Jig System: Home Improvement - [via] Link.You've got to look into pocket hole joinery. The idea is simple: a jig and special drill bit allow you to drill an angled hole that both pre-drills the wood pieces and provides a recess for the screw head. Special pan-head screws hold the wood pieces together. This technique can be used to make a wide variety of wood joints -- even face frames.
Kreg is the leading brand and they offer systems from $50 to $140 -- all are highly rated. I bought the $50 version and now wish I had the case that comes with the $75 version. Note: you need screws of the right length to match your project.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 12, 2007 05:00 AM
Reviews, Toolbox |
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Hardcore hardware hacking weekend - London
London Makers, this looks like the event for electronics hobbyists, the first Arduino hacking workshop for advanced users in London (July 21st / 22nd - 10 am to 6 pm) -
Lead by Massimo ( also founder of tinker.it) and Matt Biddulph (CTO of web start-up Dopplr.com), they will assist a group of around 15 hackers in self-directed projects during these 2 days. We'll be handing out tinkering gifts and also have the great pleasure of having Waldemeyer (waldemeyer.com) be a guest speaker and present some of his work in that field.tinkerit | Hardcore Hardware Hacking Weekend - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 04:00 AM
Events |
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