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January 28, 2008
HOW TO - Plexiglas VESA mount for tablet PC
Dave made a VESA mount laptop stand for his Lenovo X61 tablet laptop. He writes:
I run Ubuntu Linux on it but this Instructable is probably Windows compatible. I bought a VESA mount arm from Ergotron. I wanted to be able to reposition my laptop for better ergonomics but I wanted to be able to still use it as a tablet (possibly while standing). There are several VESA mount options for laptops, but none seemed to suit my needs. I decided to build this out of Plexiglas and several screws with nuts and washers.Make a VESA mount tablet PC stand - Link.
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Jan 28, 2008 09:00 PM
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LEGO Millennium Falcon build in time-lapse
Boing Boing Gadget's Joel Johnson celebrates 50 years of LEGO by tackling the Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon LEGO set, the biggest building set LEGO has ever produced. The results are a furry of time-lapsed bricking to some great bleep music.
While on BBtv, also check out the coverage of the recent Crucible fire-themed fashion show. Putting the hot in haute couture.
Vlog: 50 Years of LEGO -- Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon Time-Lapse Video - Link
Hot Couture at the Crucible - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 28, 2008 08:00 PM
LEGO, Toys and Games |
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HOW TO - Articulated bicycle camera mount
Matt Mechtley made an articulated camera mount for his bike using an old tripod head. He shows us how in this instructable. - Link & more.
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Jan 28, 2008 07:00 PM
Bicycles, Imaging, Instructables |
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Eccentric Cubicle author Kaden Harris profiled in The Globe and Mail
Canada's The Globe and Mail has a fantastic story up about Kaden Harris, the author of Eccentric Cubicle:
It's here, right next to the refrigerator, that Mr. Harris fabricates what he calls "antiques from a parallel universe" - wood and metal objects that draw on equal parts Jules Verne, Leonardo da Vinci and Salvador Dali, in a style called "steampunk." They take on many forms, from torsion-powered crossbows called ballistas to high-powered catapults called trebuchets and mangonels. He's built a bong from a glass lamp globe and scrapyard brass that looks as if it could've been stolen from Dr. Jekyll's laboratory. ("I have turned down ridiculous amounts of money for this," he notes.)
Zen and the art of scrapyard archeology - Link
Related:
- Office Supply Trebuchet - Link
- Lazyperson's Kaden Harris - Link
- The Eccentric Cubicle: The Philosophy of Improvisational Fabrication - Link
From The Maker Store:
Eccentric Cubicle by Kaden Harris
Price: $29.99
Buy: Maker store - Link.
Sample chapters: - Link.
Who says office cubicles need to be dreary? In this book, author Kaden Harris (creator of Eccentric Genius) introduces aspiring and die-hard Makers to a highly entertaining parallel universe of surreal office-based projects that are sure to pique the curiosity of even the most jaded office mates.
From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, each project presents a different set of challenges and opens new avenues of Maker lore. There's a strong emphasis on the basic mechanical theories and principles of the devices presented in the book, as well as the fabrication techniques you need to use. But this is far more than a book of project "how-tos". Eccentric Cubicle offers oblique industrial design and fabrication philosophies, countless cultural reference points, and innumerable bad puns.
This book is a dream come true for you office-bound souls who are tech DIY enthusiasts, hobbyist engineers/designers, and Makers at heart. Imagine having your cubicle sport projects such as:
- A mechanical golfer Lucid dreaming induction device
- USB-powered bubble blower Fog machine
- A desktop guillotine
- And a whole lot more
Posted by Brian Jepson |
Jan 28, 2008 05:00 PM
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PID temperature controller for cooking
From the MAKE Flickr Pool -
Member Boss Sauce shares pics of his precision temperature controller using a PID mechanism.
A PID (proportional-integral-derivative) controller measures a specific variable (such as water temperature) in comparison to a predetermined setting (ideal temp). The controller then performs a corrective action via its control circuit in order to reach the desired setting (i.e. - increases power to the burner). Result = dinner cooked up just right.
PID temperature controller - Link
PID controller on Wikipedia - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 28, 2008 04:30 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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The Kenny G Eliminator
Gorgeous steampunky flint-lock blaster made from a clarinet, a bike brake grip and a few other bits of mech-fluff. While you'rre on the site, check out artist/recycler "Skunks'" other junk hacks, much of it for sale.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 28, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts, Made On Earth, Retro |
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Call for Makers: Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Build, CRAFT, hack, play, MAKE.
Arts • Crafts • Engineering • Green • Music • Science
Call for Makers is Open!
We are thrilled to announce that the Call for Makers is now open for Maker Faire Bay Area 2008!More information about the Faire and the application process can be found on the Maker Faire site here.
We are really looking forward to Maker Faire and are excited to receive information about your project. If you have any questions, contact Maker Faire Director Sherry Huss (sherry@oreilly.com).
Important dates to remember
January 31, 2008 - Maker Faire Town Hall
Exploratorium - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
San Francisco
Febrary 17, 2008 - Maker Faire Tryouts (designed for new Makers and Makers that have projects that they would like to show us before the event)
Exploratorium - noon - 4:00pm
San Francisco
Please email sherry@oreilly.com to reserve a space
March 12, 2008 - Deadline for applications
Please note that space is limited so be sure to get your applications in by this date. Any applications received after 3/12/2008 will be put on a waiting list and allocated space based on availability
March 19, 2008 - Notification of Acceptance
If at all possible, we will try to notify you as soon as we review your application which should be in advance of this date
May 1, 2008 - Maker Day
More information will be shared about Maker Day in the upcoming weeks
May 3 & 4, 2008 - Maker Faire San Francisco Bay Area
It's show time!
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 28, 2008 03:00 PM
Announcements, Events, Maker Faire |
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Mechanical animals
We've covered Chris Conte's bio-mech art in the past. Wired has put up a nice gallery of his work with some background on Chris (he's an artificial limb designer by day!) and his work.
Creepy Cyberpunk Fantasies Come to Life - Link
Related:
- The sculptures of Christopher Conte - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 28, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts, Robotics |
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Homemade oil lamp from Judy of the Woods
Here's a great idea for a homemade vegetable oil lamp from Judy on the MAKE Flickr Pool. Check Judy's site for detailed instructions.
In fact Judy has a ton of amazing Off-the-Grid how-to's on her site like - Cold Vacuum Jar Sealing, Hydraulic Ram Pump, and Foraging for Wild Food just to name a few. One other particularly intriguing highlight was this sketch of a "Methane Powered Hypocaust":
Great stuff - Thanks for sharing Judy!
Judy of the Woods - Link
Vegetable Oil Lamp on Flickr - Link
Methane Powered Hypocaust - Link
Related:
Lamp from Lightbulb - Link
MAKE: Blog Green Archives - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 28, 2008 01:00 PM
DIY Projects, Green, Retro |
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HOW TO - Replace an LCD monitor power supply
Here's the skinny on replacing a power supply on an LCD flat-panel monitor. It's not pretty, or flat, but it works. I had this exact problem with a flat panel a few years back (shutting off after a few minutes of use) and had no idea it was this easily (relatively) fixable.
Fix that LCD Flat Panel Monitor [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 28, 2008 12:00 PM
Computers, Electronics |
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Stepper motor fundamentals
Wow, Digi-Key has an audio (and Flash) tutorial on using stepper motors, great resource. Thanks Kyle! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 11:00 AM
Electronics |
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10 year old makes a ski slope
Cool (literally) maker kid! He made a snow machine and filled his backyard -
Forest Pearson's snow dreams started three years ago when he froze ice cubes for an ice track. Back then, his mother wondered what in the world he was doing, but this year, she understands. "We're past toys," she said. "We're into air compressors and spray nozzles." Forest has even bigger plans for next year. He plans to double the amount of snow he can generate in one night to six feet. All he needs is a bigger pressure washer. "It's a lot of fun," he said. "It's fun to have people over and let them enjoy it too." Forest said the machine wasn't cheap. He had to save his allowance to pay for $500 in supplies, but he said it was all worth it.Boy, 10, engineers private backyard ski slope | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 10:00 AM
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The Drum Buddy -Analog synth drum machine vintage
The Drum Buddy is an amazing analog synth drum machine vintage, check out the photos and video! -
...a one of a kind light activated analog synthesizer / rhythm machine hand crafted by New Orleans musician and inventor Quintron. The basic principal of operation is that there are cadmium sulfide light sensors hidden inside the colored tubes around the rotating black can and as the light holes pass them by, the various oscillator sounds are charged, filtered, bleeped and blooped in a variety of different ways. Each of the 4 oscillators is represented by a different color and each has been designed to complete a total rhythm kit, much the same way that the different elements of an acoustic trap set go together. The Blue pipe is the “kick drum”, the red is the “snare drum”, and the green is the “organ oscillator”. This green oscillator is raw VCO melodic organ tone controlled by “general” and “fine” tuning knobs for playing songs in a whole new way - no chromatic scales on this instrument. The yellow is the “space” or “scratch” oscillator which is plain un-effected, eerie sine wave tone which increases and decreases directly depending on the amount of light that is shed upon it. There is a 10 turn / 10K potentiometer wired to control the spinning can motor speed.The Drum Buddy - [via] Link & eBay auction.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 09:00 AM
Arts, Music |
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Exercise bike charges your gadgets
This custom-built exercise bike wheel turns a generator from an old Volkswagen to charge a 12 volt car battery. I like the idea of using human power to generate gadget power, they just need to get an iPod cable hooked up to this thing. Lots of other cool projects at the below link.
How to make homeade stuff that is fun and cool - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 28, 2008 09:00 AM
Bicycles |
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Love is in the Air (cut vinyl record silhouettes)
Love is in the Air, laser cut vinyl record silhouettes by artist Carlos Aires - Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Vinyl record table lamp - Link.
Glasses made from vinyl records - Link.
DIY Dali vinyl record clock - Link.
Vinyl record fruit bowl - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 08:00 AM
Arts, Music |
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Play Xbox by tilting your controller
This hacked Xbox 360 controller replaces one of the analog joysticks with a tilt sensor. Pretty simple hack with some nicely playable results.
Xbox 360 Tilt Controller Phase Two - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 28, 2008 08:00 AM
Gaming |
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The Fluidforms Cassius punching bag
Punch out your designs with the Fluidforms Cassius punching bag sculpture maker, Arduino based too!-
The Fluidforms Punching Bag contains a matrix of 9x7 force sensors that measure the force exerted by a blow to the punching bag. The sensors are plugged into an Arduino board that sends the values over USB to a computer using the MIDI protocol. The Computer is running a Processing sketch that receives the MIDI packets and writes the current state of the sensors to a folder in a “|” separated format. An OpenGL render then reads these text files and graphically represents the current state of the punches to the bag since the last reset.The Fluidforms Cassius punching bag - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 07:00 AM
Arduino, Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Soda bottle gas tank makes fuel conservation more obvious
This soda bottle gas tank on a home-made motor bike from Cuba is a pretty handy way to check if you are running low on gas without needing a meter.
Cuban Motor Bike - [via]
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 28, 2008 07:00 AM
Transportation |
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RFL robots, BlinkMs, low power LCDs
Some new stuff from SparkFun here are a few of the items I thought were interesting...
RFL Robot. This is a amazingly agile and low cost wirelessly controlled robot. The RFL robot by Active Innovations has four specially designed, independent, high-torque motors for driving, throwing, and generally being mean. We are happy to be the first online retailer to stock this exciting new product. Comes in fancy retail packaging with robot battery, charger, and 2.4GHz remote.The idea behind RFL (Robotic Football League) is to create a league of robots and players to compete in a game of American Football. The robots can actually block, knock each other over, throw and receive a velcro football. They even talk trash to each other whenever a competitor's IR signal is detected - Link.
BlinkM. BlinkM is a “Smart LED”, a networkable and programmable full-color RGB LED for hobbyists, industrial designers, prototypers, and experimenters. It is designed to allow the easy addition of dynamic indicators, displays, and lighting to existing or new projects. If you’ve used up all your microcontroller PWM channels controlling RGB LEDs and still want more, BlinkM is for you. BlinkM uses a high quality, high power RGB LED and a small AVR microcontroller to allow a user to digitally control an RGB LED over a simple I2C interface. Multiple BlinkMs can be stranded together on an I2C bus allowing for some amazing light displays - Link.
Monochrome LCD - A wonderfully basic monochrome LCD! This extremely low power digital display is excellent for meter read-outs and counters. Each segment is driven with a AC signal. You must drive and maintain each segment with a high/low/high signal. Display works with 0-5V and 0-3.3V signals - Link.
SparkFun Electronics - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Robotics |
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Cuban motor bike
Couple nice shots of a handmade Cuban motor bike, I like the direct contact engine and soda bottle gas tank - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 05:00 AM
Bicycles, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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