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November 23, 2007
Boost Your Wifi With A Soda Can
Apartment Therapy pointed out these directions on Metacafe for boosting your wifi signal with a soda can. They didn't test the instructions so if you try this out, leave a comment with your results. [via] Link.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Nov 23, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Wireless |
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November 21, 2007
Stencils with gunpowder
Pyro graffiti action! - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Nov 21, 2007 03:51 PM
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Custom geiger counter puts fun back into radiation poisoning
Like it's long lost brother, "Mr.Coffee", this homemade Geiger counter affectionately called "Mr.Fission" will not only tell you if you are sitting on a nuclear weapon, but might also save your life if you can get it built before anything really bad happens.
Digital Geiger Counter Project - Link, via
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Nov 21, 2007 12:48 PM
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November 20, 2007
"Antenna Shooter!"
Check out this awesome antenna wire shooter made from a fishing reel and sling shot. If you're like me, you'll now spend the rest of the night singing "antenna shooter!" to the tune of the "salad shooter" jingle. Okay yeah, that's just me.
Antenna Shooter - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 20, 2007 07:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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MIDI foot
Designed by Paul Sobczak, Peter Arendt, and James Pachan -- The Midi Foot is a foot controlled switch box that interfaces with a computer via Midi (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 20, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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DIY Polygraph always catches the crook
Next time you need to do some quick police work, here's a basic polygraph machine you can build to make catching your crook that much easier. Complete with two modes: pulse, GSR, and breath sampling or audio sampling, there is no way to go wrong with the price. "In audio sampling mode, once a set of 32 sequential samples is acquired, the microcontoller performs a 32 point DCT on the audio signal to extract the frequency decomposition of the subject's voice." Next time just be sure to tell the truth.
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Nov 20, 2007 10:49 AM
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November 19, 2007
LED menorah kit
Windell at Evil Mad Scientist writes:
Hanukkah in particular has been a festival of lights for more than a dozen centuries longer than there have been lights on Christmas trees. History notwithstanding, Hanukkah still lags behind Christmas in the transition from traditional light sources like candles towards microcontroller driven arrays of LEDs. While that may be simply due to the relative flammability of dry pine trees versus that of metal menorahs, the irony is that Hanukkah-- unlike Christmas-- actually requires observers to light up specific lights in a specific order, which is exactly the sort of thing that you want a microcontroller for.Get the instructions for your very own LED mini menorah - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 19, 2007 01:50 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Holiday projects, Open source hardware |
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How to turn a highlighter into a Flash drive
Hey, why not? Everything else has been turned into a Flash drive by now.
Highlighter flash drive case - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 19, 2007 10:05 AM
DIY Projects, Instructables |
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November 18, 2007
End of the weekend, watch Weekend Projects
Have you made a flower out of currency this weekend? Get to it! I'm still waiting to see some creative currency in the Make: Flickr Pool
Video - Link
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In other news, I posted an mp3 of the music I made for this video and some folks sent in requests for more so I put together a little zip file of 21 music bits from the past few months of videos. These aren't really things that you would just like listen to as a music album, but they have worked really well for me as background music during time lapse video and for transitions and these kinds of things. If you'd like to use them in your videos, that would make me happy! I released them under a cc attribution license, so go forth, download, and integrate them into your videos! More info and the zip file here. - Link
I'm looking to go beyond garageband in 2008, feel free to give me input and advice in the comments!
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Nov 18, 2007 02:55 PM
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November 15, 2007
Light-up Guitar Hero controller mod
Instructables user fungus amungus made this awesome Guitar Hero controller mod with light-up buttons. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 15, 2007 03:55 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming, Instructables |
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Simple PIC VGA tester
Chris made this excellent tutorial on creating a VGA test box with a PIC microcontroller. He writes:
For quite some time I've been wanting to create a device that outputs VGA signals. My main goal was of course to be able to display whatever I wanted on the monitor I was currently using. The goal of this project is to create a device that is capable of outputing VGA signals to a CRT monitor inorder to display figures, text and characters. This will be done using a Microchip PIC microcontroller at 4 MHz clock speed. The programming required to achieve the VGA timing signals must be done in low level assembly because of the high level of precision that is necessary. The hardware assembly is just basic buttons, switches & wire that you can purchase from local electronics stores.PIC VGA test box tutorial - [via] Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 15, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Something I want to learn to do... |
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Electronic prototypes
TeleChrome writes in with a Flickized iron transfer how-to on making your own PCBs -
How to make professional-quality printed circuit boards right in your kitchen sink: This remarkable technique uses an ordinary laser printer to transfer a toner resist mask onto a piece of plain copper clad.Electronic prototypes - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 15, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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November 14, 2007
DIY Blu-Ray Laser Phaser!
Kipkay writes -
First time in the world a blu-ray laser from a Playstation 3 has been installed in a Star Trek Phaser! Build one yourself for around $100. I "Boldy go where no man has gone before"! Watch the video and then follow the Steps to build your own!DIY Blu-Ray Laser Phaser! - [via] Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Make a DVD burner into a High-Powered laser - Link.
Laser flashlight -Here's how to turn a MiniMag flashlight into a powerful laser pointer using a DVD player laser - Link.
From the pages of MAKE: Mini High-Power Laser. MAKE 10 - page 142. Liberate a 200mW laser from a DVD burner. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Giant arcade
G4's Attack of the show just posted up a giant set of giant arcade, it's over 15 feet tall and has a 70 inch screen! - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 14, 2007 06:00 PM
DIY Projects, Gaming |
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Seat belt buckle bag mod
Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Labs has posted a nice how-to on adding a seat belt buckle to a commuter/messenger/sling bag for a quicker, easier way of layin' those burdens down.
Seat Belt Buckle Bag Mod - Link
Related:
- HOW TO - Make a seatbelt purse - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 14, 2007 05:41 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects |
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Phoenix DIY meeting recap
Last night was the second meeting of the Phoenix DIY, and we had three fantastic presentations from Chris Coleman, Mark Rehorst, and Kelly Bedson. Some pictures:
Second Phoenix DIY meeting with a recumbent carbon fiber bike, a self-balancing skateboard, and an origami workshop - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 14, 2007 06:00 AM
Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics, Events, Makers |
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November 13, 2007
HOW TO - Make a zine from a sheet of paper
The somewhat annoying (but who am I to judge?) Sam Proof shows you how to make a mini-zine out of a single sheet of paper.
DIY - How to Make a Zine; Paper, Scissors, Pen - Rockin! - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 13, 2007 11:15 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Paper Crafts |
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Preparing cocktail robots for roboexotica
Roboexotica gathers a wide variety of cocktail robot makers from around the world and bring them together for robot parties and presentations. I'm in Southern Austria in the city of Graz today visiting the information design college where a group of artists who are putting their cocktail robots together. The group shown above is in the process of putting together a scary evil bunny robot that pours drinks for you at the flip of a switch. There is also a group making a slot machine robot that pumps you a drink when you cash out your coins. I'm doing an internship in Vienna this month and will be reporting on Roboexotica as it happens. Stay tuned! - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Nov 13, 2007 05:14 AM
DIY Projects, Robotics |
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November 12, 2007
LEGO Speakers
This MacGyver wannabe fashioned a reportedly decent-sounding speaker from little more than a magnet, wire, a plastic cup and LEGO parts.
How To Make a Speaker - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 12, 2007 06:00 AM
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November 9, 2007
HOW TO - Hacking an industrial sewing machine
When hardware hackers mess with industrial sewing machine, Ladyada writes -
A few years ago, after my plastic portable machine broke, I bought a Singer 20u73, light industrial sewing machine. I was pretty tired of slow, weak machines with low torque. Going through 4 layers of fabric was a struggle so of course I went all out and got this nice machine. Unlike little portables which turn on the DC motor when the foot-lever is pressed, industrials use a clutch motor. The motor is running the moment you turn it on, and when the foot-lever is pressed, it moves the clutch towards the motor, engaging it. This means higher torque when you turn it on, thus getting rid of the frustrating "have to help the machine along" stuff necessary with small sewing machines. Great. only problem is that the motor runs at a perky 1750 RPM and the clutch is very sticky. This means it requires some practice to get used to the foot pedal: instead of being linearly related to stitch speed, its much more 'exponential'. Seems like either nothing is happening or its going at a ridiculous 2000-2500 stitches a minute -- much too fast for someone out of practice.HOW TO - Hacking an industrial sewing machine - Link.The solution? Basically everyone says "you'll get used to it with lots of practice." Which is another way of saying "this design really sucks". (There's DC servo motors that have no clutch because they can give high instantaneous torque but I'm not 100% sure they solve the speed-control issues)
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 9, 2007 09:00 AM
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