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• Make Projects - Volume 07
• Send GPS data to your computer without a microcontroller
• Homebrew iPod remote allows for easy control for the visually impaired
• Eglantine lamp
• Multitool keys
• HOW TO - Mod a VGA screen into a Chumby

I wasn't exactly pleased when I learned how much heat my LCD put out, I was expecting to save a lot more power with it.

I guess this is the silver lining.

This was fun -- it's a small enough paper-crafting project that even I could get it to work! My monitor may be more heat-efficient than The Oracle's (or my office is chillier :-) but it hardly spins at all. In a way, it's kind of more interesting than one that just spun constantly... I never know if it's going to be running or not!

Umm.... Mine's broken... not even a hint of spinning...

Hmm, try using a metal wire/post with a sharp point. Such as the piece from the back of a lapel pin or perhaps a needle.
I'll edit the post to reflect this variable.

Yeah, NOT a paperclip. See the pointy hook thing I used.

For me, I had to cut the ends off of the little feet-thingies that stick out and hold onto the shaft. They kept stopping the rotation. However, I am using a paperclip, perhaps I'll try something pointy.

Here's another monitor spinner that we made for the office. We used a piece cut from an aluminum can to reinforce the pivot point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsl-Tlod828

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