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September 12, 2007
Painting with light...
DIYPhotography.net has some tips for painting with light... Link.
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Sep 12, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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HOW TO - Make your own Kubb set
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Kubb is a fun Swedish yard game for 2-12 players that is similar to horseshoes or bocce. It always attracts a crowd when we play the game on the beach, and I've yet to meet a player that doesn't want a set of their own after a couple of rounds.HOW TO - Make your own Kubb set Link.
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Sep 12, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Toys and Games |
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Make an office amp
Fred writes -
Here's a very quick 30-40W/channel stereo amp that nearly anyone can make. It uses LM3886 chips, and is based loosely on the GainClone amps people seem to like making, using point-to-point wiring and off-the-shelf stuff. The amp sounds great, and is small enough to stick on the shelf at my office!Decent Amp for my Office - Link.
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Sep 12, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Tilt-Shift photography gallery
Here's a nice gallery of tilt-shift photography, a flexible lens makes scenes look miniature... Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
In MAKE 09 we show you how to make your own! Tilt-Shift Photography - page 144. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 09 in the Maker store - Link.
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Sep 12, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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September 11, 2007
RC4560-based headphone amplifier
This SMD op-amp project uses the TI RC-4560 dual op-amp chip and a salt water-etched PCB. The builder got the op-amp as a free sample from Texas Instruments and scavenged all of the SMD resistors from old hard drive electronics. The results are not pretty, but they're functional. The circuit used (with some changes) is the Chu Moy design found here. The CMoy circuit is not SMD.
Op-amp headphone amplifier - Link
Related:
- In-line headphone amp - Link
- MAX - headphone amp - Link
- Altoids headphone amp - Link.
- AVR based headphone amp - Link
- Altoids and tin cases Archives - Link
From the pages of MAKE:
Mint-Tin Amp. MAKE 04 page 131. Pocket amplifier punches up headphones. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 04 @ the Maker store.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 11, 2007 08:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, Music, Portable Audio and Video, iPod |
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360 Degree speakers
These are pretty neat, 360 degree speaker concepts over @ Yanko Design - [via] Link.
In the latest volume of MAKE (11) we show you how to make a "ball of sound" ... a low-cost spherical speaker array. MAKE 11 - Page 141. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or subscribe to MAKE!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Sep 11, 2007 07:00 PM
Arts, DIY Projects, Music |
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Dixie cup dodecahedron
This project (posted over a year ago), is old news by interweb standards, but I'd never seen it. And the results are gorgeous. I so want to make one and hang it from the clearstory in my office (though I think my ceiling fan might have something to say about that).
Dixie Cup Spherical Dodecahedron - Link
Related:
- HOW TO - Make a dodecahedron from discarded CD's - Link
- Make a dodecahedral - 12 sided calendar - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 11, 2007 06:00 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Instructables |
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Tactical coordinate suppression
Here's an interesting piece of arty annoyanceware, a GPS jammer that finds your coordinates (via GPS) only after you find a place and stand still (switched by a motion sensor), then the device jams the waypoint for everybody else. The concept of the device is to help you find you a place of solitude and then its blots out the spot electronically, so that others can't find it.
GPS-HOG - 2007 - Link
Related:
- Modifying a cheap portable cellphone jammer - Link
- The World's Simplest Radio Jammer - Link
- Wave Bubble - Open source Wi-Fi, cellphone, GPS and ... - Link
- Turn off TV week - Link
Personal cell phone signal blocker device ($48 - not sure what's up with this company, proceed with caution) - Link.
Wavebubble open source RF jammer - Link.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 11, 2007 04:00 PM
Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics, GPS, Gadgets |
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Ikea hacking
"Ikea hacking" seems to be an emergent meme these days. Etsy's The Storque did a piece on it recently, linking to last week's New York Times article. And it came up at last night's Dorkbot DC AfterDork, in this case, the idea of using Ikea fixtures and enclosures as handy and handsome electronics project boxes. Above is a laptop stand, made from two Ikea "slinga" brackets. It's one of the "hacks" that can be found on the Ikea Hacker blog.
Ikea Hacker - Link
Related:
- DIY angle bracket laptop stand - Link
- Simple Laptop Stand - Link
- Letter holder laptop stand - Link
- HOW TO - Make an Ikea hamper light tent - Link
- DIY IKEA Coffin - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 11, 2007 02:00 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects |
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The Electronic Peasant's Guide to Fun and Profit with Electronic Salvage!
Good starter on procuring electronics from tossed electronic -
The Electronic Peasant likes to get more enjoyment from DIY for less money, and sometimes uses obsolete parts as well. Salvaging old equipment can provide many important parts at little or no cost. And it's environmentally friendly to save this stuff from going to the landfill!The Electronic Peasant's Guide to Fun and Profit with Electronic Salvage! Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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DIY Minicomic stand
B. writes -
I am tired of seeing minicomics and things just laid flat on the table at conventions and shows. Not only does it reduce visibility of your work, it takes up valuable table space. So here is a terribly basic flat-pack stand that is easily adaptable. Clicking on "all sizes" should give you an image that can be printed out in tiles to produce a full-size template.Stand template - Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Paper Crafts |
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Building an internet controlled security bot
Here's David's wireless security rover with IP camera, nice work! Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Robotics |
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Build your own Gonk Droid
Bonnie writes in -
Some fans say Gonk the Power Droid is an out-dated, useless hunk of metal, I say he’s the unsung hero of the Star Wars saga. Either way, now you have a chance to make your own Gonk to sit around the house or keep you company as you work at your deskTony Damata's "Build your own Gonk Droid" Page - Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Robotics |
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PC keyboard to an AVR
Simonetta writes -
A simple program demonstrating how to interface a standard PC keyboard to an AVR. In assembler for Tiny11 but adaptable to all AVRs. There are two routines. An interrupt routine that collects the bits sent from the keyboard into a byte, and the routine to parse these bytes into ASCII.PC keyboard to an AVR - Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Microwulf: A personal, portable Beowulf cluster
Here's a lower cost way of making a sorta-supercomputer, it reminds me of the computer from Pi... -
Microwulf is a personal, portable Beowulf cluster, providing over 26 Gflops of measured performance, for less than $2500. Its dimensions are just 11" x 12" x 17", making it small enough to fit on one's desktop or in a suitcase.Microwulf: A personal, portable Beowulf cluster - [via] Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 02:00 AM
Computers, DIY Projects |
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HOW TO - Give your low-end Canon digital camera RAW support
Nathan @ Linux.com has a great how-to on making a cheap Cannon camera better with a firmware mod, he writes -
If you have a point-and-click digital camera made by Canon, you may be able to turn on all sorts of features usually reserved for more expensive SLRs. That includes live histograms, depth-of-field calculation, under and overexposure highlighting, and -- best of all -- shooting your pictures in RAW. The secret is CHDK, an enhanced, free software replacement firmware.HOW TO - Give your low-end Canon digital camera RAW support - Link.
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Sep 11, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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September 10, 2007
No-budget multi-touch interface?
This video of a DIY multi-touch interface in tantalizingly cool, but there's little detail. So far. More is promised. But then, that was back in June.
DyeSight $2 Multi-Touch Pad - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 10, 2007 06:00 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Xbox "Mini" Casemod
Nice modding of a first-gen Xbox into an "Xbox Mini." In the foreground of the mobo (in front of the cooling fans) can be seen the builder's custom PSU (power supply unit). Gorgeous case.
Introducing Xbox Mini - [via] Link
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Sep 10, 2007 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming |
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Playstation turned into light-seeking robot
I posted a piece on Street Tech about BEAM builder Harold Ilano's latest creation, a single-chip (74AC240) photovore made from some Playstation parts and a cell phone battery.
Mercury, Robot Seeker of Light (Detector of Dark) - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Sep 10, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Robotics |
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HOW TO - Salt water etch an iPod
Jake von Slatt is steaming it up! He writes -
OK, I was reckless. I went ahead and etched my iPod without doing extensive tests on electrolytic etching of stainless steel. But you see, I had a deadline - a flight to Los Angeles to be on television and I wanted the iPod done for the show.HOW TO - Salt water etch an iPod - Link.I began by wet sanding the back of the iPod with 600 grit wet/dry paper. I sanded evenly over the entire surface and particularly right over the Apple logo. I believe that the Apple logo is laser etched and it is surprisingly tough to sand off. I probably could have made it entirely disappear but I'm lazy and, like I said, I had a deadline.
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Sep 10, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, iPod |
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