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June 20, 2007
HOW TO - Make bacon soap
Goooooood morning Makers, it's time to make soap... from bacon, with the latest episode of New Know How -
Soap can be made from just about any kind of fat. Even though fat from bacon, called lard, isn't the finest of fats to use for making soap, it somehow seemed to be the most exciting. Why? Because bacon is amazing. It has an almost mystical power to it and is a food that can be craved to almost no end. I figured what better way use the extra grease I had from cooking bacon then to turn it into soap!instructables : How to Make Bacon Soap - Link.
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Jun 20, 2007 06:00 AM
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HOW TO - Solve a maze with Photoshop
Very clever way of solving those crazy mazes... using Photoshop - [via] Link.
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Jun 20, 2007 04:00 AM
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DIY Ping Pong ball gun
This is like a mini-version of the spud gun! Thanks Giz!
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Jun 20, 2007 12:00 AM
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June 19, 2007
HOW TO - Make a one transistor super-regenerative FM receiver
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Good project made with RadiShack parts...
This radio is sensitive enough to tune 20 stations across the FM band, some with volume high enough to drive a small PM speaker. The ability to tune 88.9 MHz and 89.1 MHz is testimony of its selectivity. The signal-to noise ratio rivals that of the better walkman type radios.Introducing the Radio Shack Special Project... - Link.
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Jun 19, 2007 01:00 PM
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Vintage Wi-Fi internet radio
Alinke modded an old vintage radio to stream in music via Wi-Fi... - [via] Link.
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Jun 19, 2007 09:00 AM
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C64 USB keyboard
symlink.dk writes -
This page describes how to build a USB-keyboard in the form-factor of an old C64 breadbox. Actually, with little modification it can be used for any kind of keyboard, since the source code is available, and all that needs to be done is to modify the key-to-scancode mapping.SYMLINK.DK - Electronics - Link.The c64key is based on Objective Development's AVR-USB firmware only USB stack for Atmel AVR microcontrollers, and the simple HIDkeys example they provide. The implementation presented here has a more elaborate keyboard scanning routine, and allows multiple keys to be pressed (and detected) simlutaneously.
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Jun 19, 2007 07:00 AM
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Real Transformers
Here's a fun video of a bunch of DIY Transformer costumes that actually Transform! - [via] Link.
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Jun 19, 2007 04:00 AM
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June 18, 2007
R/C Steam turbine tank
CrabFu writes -
Need an excuse to play with fire? Then consider building this turbine tank. Guarantee to drive your neighbor crazy, and attract dogs for miles around. Turn down your speakers a bit, and watch the vide to see what I mean :)R/C Steam Turbine Tank - Link.
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Jun 18, 2007 12:00 PM
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Doublet amplifier
Octopart's hardware blog has a dual channel music player amp (in an Altoids tin, of course)...
Have you ever seen a couple sharing a single pair of ipod buds, each listening with only one ear? That was the problem I wanted to solve when I started building dual channel headphone amplifiers while I was back in grad school. After a long day of soldering krytrons and high voltage capacitors in the plasma physics lab I would come home and...solder some more.Octopart - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Mint-Tin Amp. Pocket amplifier punches up headphones. MAKE 04 - page 141. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 04 @ the Maker store.
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Jun 18, 2007 10:00 AM
Altoids and tin cases, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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The Project Alligator
Kabira and son made this motion sensitive animatronics prop of an alligator head, construction details and more here - Link.
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Jun 18, 2007 09:00 AM
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Resources for getting started with AVRs
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories put together some great resources for getting started with AVRs - Link.
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Jun 18, 2007 07:00 AM
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June 17, 2007
Last Day of the Weekend - Subscribe to the Weekend Projects Podcast!
You've got an old bike packed into the garage or picked one up at a yard sale, fix it up! This weekend, the pdf is a comic book that teaches you how to convert a bike into a single speed. Get it and the video about automatically by subscribing in itunes. - Link
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Jun 17, 2007 09:55 AM
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June 16, 2007
HOW TO - Make an electromagnetic floater
J_Hodgie writes -
This Instructable will show you how to make a device that can float almost any object with a magnet in it.instructables : Electromagnetic Floater - Link.It is much like the floating globes you can buy, except it works by balancing the forces of permanent magnets with electromagnets, rather then simply using combinations of permanent magnets. This is done by using a microcontroller and an IR sensor to detect where an object is floating below. Then based on a set value, the microcontroller uses the electromagnets to to hold the floating object at a given height.
The place the object floats at depends on the weight of the object and the power of the magnets in the object. The height is set by holding the object under the magnets and sensor and pushing the button.
The object floats at the point where the force of gravity down equals the force of the magnets pulling up, which allows it to use non-industrial electromagnets and less power to float. The program also dynamically adjusts so the object is always at the perfect height.I decided to make the electromagnetic floater because I have always been fascinated by the floating globes in the store, but I never wanted to pay their prices, and I never liked how they only floated objects that you had to buy or came with it. So, I decided to make my own that could float anything with a magnet. The results are what you see here.
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Jun 16, 2007 09:00 AM
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Kid chariot tricycle trailer
Here's an old timey kid chariot you can make - Link.
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Jun 16, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Transportation |
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June 15, 2007
Build a Single Speed Bike - Make: PDFcast
This week the Make: PDFcast is a comicbook pdf all about converting your old trashy bike into a snazzy single speed bike. I went a little nuts making it up in Comic Life. There's lots of good tips in this pdf, but honestly, your best bet is to just get some tools and go to town on your bike. It's always more fun to do this with more people. This weekend, get some friends together for a bike hacking party.
Here's a tool list that is pretty comprehensive. Not pictured here is a freewheel removal tool, which you could also just go to a shop and borrow or WD-40. Doh!
Download the pdf here! - Link
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Jun 15, 2007 10:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, MAKE PDF, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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Quad NAND Gate - synth, the Nandsynth
Tuomo writes -
This experiment is based on an example in Nicolas Collins' book: "Handmade Electronic Music, The Art of Hardware Hacking". The motivation for this experiment is to learn IC logic chips and to prepare inexpensive experiments for sound making electronics workshops. This is a first version, please be aware of possible errors. All corrections and contributions for improvement are highly appreciated.Quad NAND Gate - synth, the Nandsynth -Link.
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Jun 15, 2007 04:00 AM
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June 14, 2007
Using AVR microcontrollers: Minimalist target boards
Evil Mad Scientist writes -
This is a quick how-to guide on making ultra-simple development boards for programming AVR microcontrollers. Most recent-vintage AVRs can be programmed through an ISP (in-system programmer) connection; all that is really needed is a place for the chip to sit and a way to connect to the programmer. That's where these minimalist AVR "target boards" come in. These little boards cost only about $2 and take only a few minutes to make. It turns out that I build a lot of these because asking "how do you make a circuit to program the AVR?" is really the same as asking how you can program an AVR that is in a circuit. And, we might as well start with a simple circuit.Using AVR microcontrollers: Minimalist target boards - Link.
There are two basic types of microcontroller programmer that you can imagine: one that has a socket for your chip, and one that hooks up to your circuit where your chip is installed. We're interested in the latter, the set of so-called in-system programmers, sometimes called in-circuit programmers. You can also get programmers with dedicated sockets, of course, but they are typically more expensive and are not fundamentally "better." With an in-system programmer, not only can you program microcontrollers that are in larger circuits, but you can also easily make programmer target boards with sockets, giving you the benefits of a programmer with a socket.
Related:
USBtinyISP AVR programmer & SPI interface - Link.
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Jun 14, 2007 09:00 AM
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Big brass ones
Whamodyne suggests everyone should have a pair... of big brass dice.
With Father's day coming up, I wanted to do something a little different. Now, dad plays a lot of board games and occasionally I've seen him have to squint a bit to see how the dice wound up.instructables : Big Brass Ones - Link.I used to work in a gaming store (board, not video) and saw a lot of dice styles cross the counter. One of them was the long polygon style from Crystal Caste. I liked the basic idea and its stuck in the back of my mind ever since I first saw them.
Now that I thought of doing something for Dad, the two things, easy to read dice and the "rolling log" style from Crystal Caste clicked and I was off to the races. The fact that I could make up a little box and label it "Big Brass Ones - One Pair" when giving it to him was too good to pass up.
Related:
DIY for Dad: Happy Father's Day from MAKE, a Gift ... - Link.
HOW TO - Build electronic dice - Link.
Dice rolling machine made from LEGOs - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Nice Dice. MAKE 10 - page 68. Build a pair of electronic random number generators. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE with $5 off USD with code CMAKE!
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Jun 14, 2007 08:00 AM
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Knock to open
Sprites mods writes -
What to do if you are renting a room in students flat and want to make use of an unused, empty room? You just walk in and do your thing. What if the landlord, for some stupid reason he got from his higer-ups, has to lock all unused rooms? You go ahead and pick the lock. Not really 100% legal, but closing an empty room for no apparent reason isn't really ethical too, in my opinion. But what if the landlord comes to check if the room still is locked? Hmm...Sprites mods - Knock to open - Intro - [via] Link.After some brainstorming, we came up with a James Bond-worthy concept: knock on the door in a certain fashion, and the door'll open automatically. The idea was perfect: no need to drill holes, sneaky enough so the landlord wouldn't accidentally trigger it, easy enough to remember.
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Jun 14, 2007 07:00 AM
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June 13, 2007
Juicebox retro phone picture frame hack
Paul modded a Juicebox into a Retro-phone for pictureframe / MP3 playback - Link.
More:
$20 Juicebox photo frame - Link.
Run Linux on a JuiceBox - Link.
HOW TO - Make a juice box pinhole camera - Link.
Juicebox picture frame - Link.
Juicebox Hacking - Link.
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Jun 13, 2007 02:00 PM
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