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July 12, 2007
Starlight soap box challenge
Build photos and more from Georgia Tech's Starlight Soap Box Challenge, thanks Andy - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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Mac Mini cube enclosure
Rich Willis put a Mac Mini in an abandoned Macintosh cube acrylic enclosure, nice mod. Bonus points for the laser keyboard - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 02:00 AM
Computers, DIY Projects |
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DIY oxygen-propane cannon
Gadgetfreak has an explosive DIY oxygen-propane cannon -
When Ed Nauman fires his oxygen-propane cannon, anybody within range of the shock wave will definitely see stars. It's been known to shatter windows 30 ft to the rear! Propane is mixed with oxygen under control of a PIC microcontroller, in a barrel made from a 330 ft³ nitrogen tank and detonated by remote control. It's even instrumented to measure the kaboom -- he's recorded 180 dB SPL (think two sticks of dynamite).Oxygen-Propane Cannon Tests the Big Bang Theory - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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SeriCon
Here's a universal hardware control program through serial (COM) ports. It frees your hardware's MCU from number coversion codes for serial communication, and also can be used as a pulse counter, generator or a timer, using control bits - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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July 11, 2007
555 chips? Bet you can't eat just one
Every wirehead knows about breadboards, prototyping board, circuit design software, and other tools for circuit designing, but what about Lifesavers, SweeTarts, and Twix components on a graham cracker substrate? It takes the "differently wired" high domes over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs to dream up the idea of modeling circuits out of candy snacks. Models of functioning circuits you can eat! Just make sure you keep a watchful eye on 'em...
"Where's my 555 circuit layout?"
"Wi'm ewing wit."
"You're EATING my schematic!?"
[Hilarity ensues.]
Circuitry Snacks - Link
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Jul 11, 2007 09:00 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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The $3.00 sprinkler timer
John writes -
A few years ago we built a large cover over our back deck, and shortly thereafter put up a few hanging baskets for flowers. Here (in Arizona) the summers are hot enough that you have to water the baskets at least twice a day to keep the flowers alive. The problem: I forget. Miss watering for one day and there are three hanging baskets of dead and dried flowers. Trust me, I've got three years of dead daiseys under my belt here, and Lisa doesn't let me forget it. Obviously we need an automatic sprinkler system.Hacker's Bench : The $3.00 Sprinkler Timer - Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 08:02 PM
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Bare-Bones Arduino
The prolific R. Stern writes -
I just assembled my newly-arrived Bare-Bones Arduino clone, developed by Paul Badger. How great! Not only is it perfect for embedding in projects, but the instructions Paul made to go along with it make it so easy. I wish I had a teacher like him when I was learning the basics of physical computing! I used double-male header pins (graciously given by Mr. Badger) for the digital i/o so that I can plug the BBB into a solderless breadboard or plug stuff in on top. I have three more kits to assemble. This board is much easier to deal with than the NG (that communications chip is really hard to solder), and the Atmegas come pre-bootloaded. The development of this board is a case in point for why open source hardware rocks. Thanks, Paul!My first Bare-Bones Arduino - Link & photos.
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Jul 11, 2007 06:00 PM
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Super Mario papercraft: World 7-3
Craftworm sent in this Super Mario papercraft: World 7-3, PDFs included to make your own... Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Paper Crafts |
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HOW TO - Make a slide projector
Here's how to make a slide projector using commonly available materials... and it has a beat you can dance to.
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Jul 11, 2007 02:00 PM
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LEGO mosaics
Chris writes -
Hey Maker Community, most of us have a fond memory of Lego as children, here's a site to rekindle that blockly love! Here's a step by step, one simple method to creating your own Lego mosaics. I take you from raw image, through to sourcing the bricks and then final assembly. Any age can do it (barring the choking hazard age) or it can be a good summertime family project. So why not go ahead and try your had at using 3D objects for a 2D project!Darth Vader Lego Mosaic - Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, LEGO |
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The TeslaPhonic organ
R. writes -
The TeslaPhonic Organ is a MIDI-Controlled Dual-Resonant Solid State Tesla Coil (MIDIDRSSTC). The electrical system is made up of several subsystems. The first is the MIDI input and control interface. This interface for version 2 is based on the Atmel ATmega16 microprocessor.The TeslaPhonic organ - Link.
The completed project drives a Tesla coil...
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Jul 11, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Make a binary clock
Schematics and source for making your own PIC based binary clock... Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Quakr - 7d Tiltometer (geocamera with protractors and string)
Here is the making of Quakr - a 7d Tiltometer... a geocamera of the future out of protractors and string -
The task Record 7D metadata for each photo we take today.Quakr - 7d Tiltometer - Link.Metadata we want to capture:
1. Altitude (Are we standing on a mountain?)
2. Latitude (How for north/south of the equator are we.)
3. Longitude (How far east/west of the meridian are we.)
4. Compass bearing (ie, N/S/E/W - which direction are we pointing the camera?)
5. Tilt (ie, are we pointing it up at the sky a bit, or down at the ground a bit?)
6. Orientation (is this photo portrait, landscape, somewhere wacky in between?
7. Timestamp (good for knowing if this is day or night)What we did
Things we assembled:
* one square-ish digital camera
* 4 protractors
* one packet of blue tak
* some double sided sellotape
* a novelty magnetic compass (actually 2)
* a GPS device
* a notebook
* a pencil
* another camera
* and a ball of string
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Jul 11, 2007 09:00 AM
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Propeller driven bicycle (recumbent trike) - Human powered
TVeditor writes -
A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop hot-wire-cut pink foam, coated it with fiberglass — and then added LED lights so the blades display colored patterns as they turn.Propeller Driven Bicycle (Recumbent Trike) - Human Powered - [via] Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 08:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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HOW TO - Use an Apple IIe as a terminal
Here's how to use an Apple IIe as a Linux terminal... - [via] Link or hook it up to your mac.
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Jul 11, 2007 07:00 AM
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Personal powerPlant
Jabroutin writes -
The personal powerPlant is a portable device that harnesses electricity through a solar cell and hand crank generator, into a NiMH battery. The device also includes a visual multimeter that monitors the amount of energy stored. The personal powerPlant can be used to power applications up to 8V at 70 mA.Instructables personal powerPlant - [via] Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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LED matrix clock
Hans writes -
This LED Matrix Clock is a feasability study for a much larger project I am building for my employer, Click here for a larger photo (800 x 350, 36K). The intention was to prove to myself (and my employer!) that I am able to drive an LED matrix from a PC. This is the first project I have made which is driven by a PC. The clock uses 3 B64CDM8/B48CDM8 8x8 5mm LED Matrix modules from Nexus Machines, each having an onboard MAX7219 display driver chip. These require an SPI serial interface, which I by toggling pins of the host PC's parallel port (printer port). The small software application which drives the displays is written in Delphi 5 and runs on Windows NT 4.LED matrix clock - Link.
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Jul 11, 2007 05:00 AM
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Time lapse decomposition
JMiller writes -
I was inspired by some of the recent time lapse projects I've seen lately on the MAKE blog to do my own, using Arduino and a digital camera.time lapse decomposition - Link & video.
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Jul 11, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Electronics page for beginners
Here's another beginner electronics page to bookmark if/when needed when you're start out learning electronics...
This page is for people who want to get started with electronics. The web needs a good tutorial on this subject which doesn't assume prior knowledge or experience, and since I have yet to find one, and "Find a need a fill it" is still as applicable as it ever was, this page came about. Eventually, some small projects featuring step-by-step instructions on how to piece stuff together and make it work should appear here. For now, some basic theory and fundamentals are here.Electronics - Link & cache.
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Jul 11, 2007 02:00 AM
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July 10, 2007
Templates for brass etching
Papercraft and balloon artist (no, really) Twyst, inspired by Make pal Jake von Slatt's brass etching experiments, has been doing some etching projects of his own. On his site, Twysted Method, he's made available several templates of cogs and flourishes (in .psd format) suitable for brass etching art.
Steampunk templates [Via] - Link
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Jul 10, 2007 11:00 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Retro |
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