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September 21, 2007
Two-minute Lightsabers
MAKE contributor Steve Lodefink came up with a quick way of bodging together some dueling lightsabers from flashlights, plastic tubes, lenses from 3D glasses, reflective material, and tape. Hours of fun. Or minutes, anyway.
2 Minute Dueling Lightsabers - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 21, 2007 07:00 AM
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iPod cases inside of cassette tape shells, 45s
These iPod cases, made from cassette tape shells and 45 record vinyl, are commercial items, which cost US$45 each, but it'd be a cinch to replicate something similar, if you'd rather roll your own.
Related:
- HOW TO - Vinyl record table lamp - Link
- DIY Dali vinyl record clock - Link
- Glasses made from vinyl records - Link
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Sep 21, 2007 05:00 AM
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5V breadboard mini power supply
Here's how to make a handy 5V breadboard mini power supply - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 21, 2007 12:00 AM
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September 20, 2007
LED "Swimmies"
What happens when you cross an LED Throwie with a Koi fish? You get LED Swimmies, a.k.a. Lightfish. Basically they're just a Throwie sealed inside of a colored plastic fish. Artist Karl Klar did an installation of 500 of these Swimmies (which don't actually move) in the pond outside of the new Ars Electronica Center being built in Linz, Austria. Visitors to the site were given fishing poles with magnets on them to "catch" a souvenir to take home. These would be cool to put in a home pond or pool for a nighttime backyard party.
How to create a lightfish - Link
Related:
- LED Throwies coverage on MAKE: Blog - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 20, 2007 08:00 PM
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Simple iPhone jack hack
The iPhone's headphone jack in recessed so that most 3rd party headphones can't plug into it. But the hardware beyond the recession is apparently standard. To get at it, you can carve away the plastic housing to make it fit. Here, John Sullivan has cut the jack on his Etymotic ER-6 phones.
Etymotic ER-6 iPhone Hack (with a Knife) - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 20, 2007 06:00 PM
Cellphones, DIY Projects, iPod |
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Cooking up a cheap digital o-scope
Update: Since, as a reader so astutely pointed out, we already blogged this item (the ONE time I forget to search for prior postings), may I interest you in a Parallax USB Oscilloscope? It was featured on the Introduction to Oscilloscopes Make: Podcast back in February. It's a 2-channel digital scope that looks pretty impressive for the $140 pricetag. It's seen here in its Understanding Signals educational kit form, which includes a guide book and additional parts for an extra $20. Such a deal!
Parallax USB Oscilloscope - Link
We now return you to our regular blogcast, already in progress...
If you're looking to learn more about oscilloscopes, but don't have a lot of money, you can get started on the cheap by using a PC scope with an oscilloscope hardware module. Over at fpga4fun, they've put together a "recipe" for making a hardware interface using a Pluto FPGA board and a Flashy acquisition board. The parts will cost you between $80 and $100, depending on what you already have on hand. And you only end up with a single-channel oscilloscope. But you can get a two-channel o-scope by replacing the Pluto board ($40) with a Saxo board ($90). and the single-input Flashy ($30) with a FlashyD ($70). As you can see, the cost starts to mount (bringing eBay bargains on analog scopes within the ballpark), so I'm not sure how sensible this is if you're looking for an everyday piece of test equipment. But as a fun electronics project... ?
Hands-on - A digital oscilloscope - [via] Link
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Sep 20, 2007 02:00 PM
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Retro DVD player
An old vintage radio transformed into a slot loading DVD player - Link.
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Sep 20, 2007 10:00 AM
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Modded TomyTronic 3D stereoscope
Pyrofer created a full stereoscopic 3D game based on the PIC 18lf2620 using two LCDs and a modded Tomytronic 3D shark attack game - Link.
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Sep 20, 2007 08:00 AM
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$30 White River challenge
Randy and Adam write in... -
My brother and I built a canoe for under $30 using mostly materials rescued from dumpsters. We called the project our "$30 White River Challenge." On Labor Day we attempted to paddle the junkboat from Muncie to Noblesville, Indiana, a 50-mile trip. We didn't make it nearly that far, but there's always next year. And the junkboat looked totally sweet, if I do say so myself.$30 White River challenge - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 20, 2007 03:00 AM
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September 19, 2007
"Insanely hot" DIY hot air soldering iron
I don't know from hot air soldering, so I can't judge the details of this homemade rig, but it's certainly a thorough Instructable. Hot air work/SMD soldering is something I need to break down and learn. Maybe you too? SparkFun has a decent tutorial .
INSANELY HOT DIY Hot Air Soldering iron @ 15 Volts DC and 3.5 amps...PART II - Link
Related:
- DIY Hot Air Soldering Iron - Link
- $45 Hot Air Pencil - Link
- Looking for a good soldering iron? - Link
- Solder surface mount parts with a toaster oven. - Link
- HOW-TO : Hand-solder teeny tiny chips! - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 19, 2007 06:00 PM
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A different kind of lock pick
Dean's Copper Multi-Tool - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 19, 2007 04:00 PM
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DIY Tea timer
Rob writes -
Guido knew the secret to a perfect cuppa. It's all in the timing. So he designed a battery-powered tea timer with a built-in LED display that will brew a perfect cup of tea every time. It's simple: just fix a tea-bag on the tea timer's extension arm, place a mug of hot water underneath it and push a button according to how strong you like your tea. The microcontroller-operated, 5V circuit provides a servo motor with control pulses to lower and raise the arm and the power supply is switched off automatically via FET.DIY Tea timer - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 19, 2007 03:00 PM
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HOW TO - Re-cover a bike seat
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories offers this tutorial on how to re-cover a bicycle seat. I don't know about you, but I can feel that star being pressure-branded onto my butt just thinking about going for a cruise on this thing.
Bicycle Seat Cover Project - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 19, 2007 02:00 PM
Bicycles, Crafts, DIY Projects |
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MAKE Biosphere
The Biospheres from MAKE 10 are still coming in! This one is from MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mushmouth26, made with a Smirnoff water bottle and critters from a local creek - Link.
More:
The Tabletop Shrimp Support Module (TSSM) is a fun demonstration of the ecological cycles that keep us alive. MAKE 10 - page 110. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 10 from the Maker store - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 19, 2007 09:00 AM
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DIY Handheld electronic game
Michael writes -
I thought I'd send you a link to a project I've been working on for the past two weeks. I'm a software guy, not a hardware guy but it might still be interesting to some of your readers that are just learning micro-controller programming.diyhandheld - DIY Handheld Electronic Game - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 19, 2007 02:00 AM
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IKEA coffee table with recessed planter and LED light
Rob writes in with some IKEA hacking and TechShopping' -
Here is project that I did @ the Techshop. I used all IKEA parts and created a coffee table from a countertop, a planter box, desk legs and LED light strips.How 2 Point Oh: Ikea Hack Coffee Table with Reccesesd Planter and LED Light - Link.
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Sep 19, 2007 01:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make an iPhone stand with a laser cutter
If you have an iPhone and watch long movies (usually from ripped DVDs) leaving the phone in the dock doesn't cut it, the iPhone needs to be horizontal. I usually have CNN, ABC or a few hours of news on my phone and like to leave it on my desk while I work but you can't watch these in the dock since it's turned the wrong way. Long plane / train trips with a tray made me want to make this too.
So - here's an iPhone stand I made, you can take the file to a place like TechShop in SF or anywhere there's a high powered laser that can cut acrylic. Believe it or not there are lots of these lasers in most cities, definitely at a lot of campuses now too. Universal and Epilog are usually the only two brands you'll come across.
I figured this is a good beginner project for getting starting with your own little "FabLab" like project. Variations on this model will work with other phones too, all depends on the size and dimensions of your phone of course.
I made this stand as a snap-to-together / press fit and it can be reproduced cheap, if anyone designs a better version send me the file and I'll post it up here on MAKE. I put a hole on each leg so the USB cable could fit through, it seems to be a better way to hold the sync/power cable.
Here we go... Get some acrylic, I bought a sheet of 12" x 12" clear acrylic (1/8th" thickness). You can get these sheets at local plastic stores in most big cities or online - Link (McMaster-Carr $6.48). Cast (not extruded) tends to be more scratch resistant and better for projects like this.
Download this file, it's an Adobe Illustrator file (black and white vector line art, included are other formats if needed) - Link (ZIP with AI//CDR/DXF). If you want to make a lot of these just copy and past the 2 shapes over and over.
Open this file in your laser cutting application, I use an Epilog mini and use Corel Draw. The artwork is just "hairline" if you modify the template make sure to specific the hairline line setting, this is how the laser knows to vector cut as opposed to just etching.
Set the area of the work to 12" x 12" and place the art where you plan to cut. You can fill the sheet for just do one.
Settings - the settings for a 35W Epilog mini are 12% speed, 100% power and 5000Hz. Consult your laser manual for the specific settings for the laser you're using.
Fire! Cut your shapes!
Pop the parts out and snap together your new iPhone stand!
Add a logo if you want, just make sure to change the settings so the laser cuts and etches.
From here you could make a ton of them and give them away, or try out that new site "Ponoko" which allows you to have someone laser cut your stuff out (It doesn't appear to be accepting new accounts at this time, so try back later and report your results). Next up I might make a headphone wrap / holder, or combine that with the stand, stay tuned!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 19, 2007 12:00 AM
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September 18, 2007
Arduino punk console
Here's a great music project you can build with an Arduino... Beavis Audio Research writes -
This is my first build using an arduino microcontroller. I wanted to create a simple tone output device along the lines of the 555-based atari punk console, but using solely the mcu as the tone generator. Unfortunately, that was just too simple a task with a microcontroller to play with--it was done in about five minutes and my mind was already forging ahead with a bunch of stupid ideas.Beavis Audio Research - Link.Since coding the arduino is simple, I decided to set up eight tone "slots" and then sequence through them. A frequency knob would control the freq of each slot, and a separate tone duration control would allow me to get awesome eighties video game tones. Figuring out the component wiring wasn't too tough once I'd figured out the basics of reading analog pots and digital switches.
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Sep 18, 2007 09:00 PM
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Ponoko - laser cut item biz
Amp2003 writes in -
Ponoko is the website for a new start-up that allows you to design your own products, which they will then fab and ship to you for final assembly. You can also browse the sight for things that others have designed, and if you buy it, they get a cut of the profits. I haven't signed up for a user account yet, but I'll be doing so this afternoon. I'm not sure what they charge, but here's to hoping it's reasonable!Ponoko - Link.
I downloaded the free wine rack EPS, I'll try and make it later.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 18, 2007 03:00 PM
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All in one remote for cameras
This all in one camera remote is now an Arduino project, nice! -
One of my other hobbies is photography, and, about a year ago, I purchased a new digicam - a Panasonic FZ30. I joined the Panasonic forum on the dpreview site. One of the posters, a programmer and electronic hobbyist, designed a nifty wireless remote using a very inexpensive RF transmitter/receiver combination that he found on eBay. After he'd perfected that, he began designing an interval timer using a Radio Shack egg timer.AI-1 ("All-in-one") Remote - Link.At the time, I had just discovered the Picaxe 18X microcontroller. I realized that the PICAXE might make a good vehicle to power such photographic accessories, and that some sort of "do everything" remote might be a good project to learn how to use the PICAXE. Even better, the Picaxe is programmed in a very simple form of BASIC. Programs can be downloaded to the processor over a serial link from your computer -- no programmer is required. And the development system is a free download. In this case, a Picaxe is an ideal vehicle for "gizmo" design, since anyone can duplicate a project designed with one of these chips, and many can do design modifications or original designs with them.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 AM
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