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June 13, 2007
$30 High-speed PCB drill press
Lancandy writes -
Want super clean holes in your latest PCB? Want your PCB drill-bit's to last much longer? Tired of using your dremel as the drill press it clearly isn't? For around $30, you can build this simple PCB drill-press.$30 High-Speed PCB Drill Press - Link.
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Jun 13, 2007 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, Toolbox |
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Turbo II, Junkyard Boogaloo - amazing boombox!
Incredible DIY boombox, watch the video!
Feast your eyes on the result of weeks of work using the various remains of over a dozen cars -- from 80's BMW's to a 1990 Toyota Tercel -- it's the glorious Turbo II Junkyard Boogaloo boombox. Ninety-two pounds of plywood and car parts joined together as an homage to the homemade car-battery boomboxes used by first-generation break dancers.Turbo II, Junkyard Boogaloo - Part 1: Features - Jalopnik - [via] Link & Turbo II, Junkyard Boogaloo - Part 2: How To - Link.
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Jun 13, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Made On Earth, Music |
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Micro-Readerboard build
Windell writes -
MAKEKits wrote up an article on Instructables about assembling and reprogramming our little LED Micro-Readerboards. They suggest assembling the project with a socket so that you can take the microcontroller off and reprogram it in an external programmer.Micro-Readerboard Build - Link.Another way to build it with a socket is how we're demonstrating here, in this test fixture for the project.
This setup has a tiny piece of perfboard that connects a 20-pin DIP ZIF socket and a socket for the 18-pin LED display. Thus, both the AVR microcontroller and the LED display are socketed, and can be easily removed. This fixture is used primarily to test programmed AVRs. Since the chips are swapped out regularly, the ZIF socket makes sense, even though it's more expensive than a regular DIP socket.
You can get the kits now @ the Maker store ($15). The LED Micro-Readerboard kit is a fun little open source soldering kit that provides an introduction to the capabilities of microcontrollers.The readerboard spells out preprogrammed messages such as "MAKE" one letter at a time on its alphanumeric LED display.- Link.
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Jun 13, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Bicycle wheel table
I really like this bicycle wheel table @ Made in Design, seems like a good (re)make - [via] Link.
More tables:
Knife, fork and spoon table - Link.
HOW TO - Make a Pinball Coffee Table - Link.
Multiprocessor CD-ROM chess table - Link.
LED Dining table - Link.
2500 LED pong table - Link.
HOW TO - Build a tensegrity coffee table - Link.
HOW TO - Make an aquarium coffee table - Link.
Amy Youngs - Digestive table - Link.
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Jun 13, 2007 03:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects |
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June 12, 2007
Modern coffee table plans
Steve writes -
This coffee table design culled from a 1953 Mechanix Illustrated has just the right combination of retro kitsch and clean, simple lines to meet the needs of today’s crop of ranch house dwellers. And it looks really easy to build - just like Grandpa used to make!Finkbuilt » Blog Archive » Modern Coffee Table Plans - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 08:00 PM
DIY Projects, Retro |
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TTL to RS232 adaptor explained
David @ uCHobby writes in -
Here's how to build a simple TTL to RS232 adaptor for your microcontroller projects. You should be able to scrounge all the parts you need or buy them at your local Radio Shack. In this article I explain how the adaptor works and provide many links to more information you need to know as a microcontroller hobbyist. This article should be very helpful to those that receive the free Arduino kit offered by uC hobby as part of the Arduino Microcontroller kit giveaway.uC Hobby » Blog Archive » TTL to RS232 adaptor Explained - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 06:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Create a Wii media server
Jason @ Hackszine writes -
Wii Media Center X is a Java-based web media server that you can have up and running in about 15 minutes. After downloading and unzipping the application, just run the following command (from the mediacenter folder) to start it up:Red Kawa Wii Media Center X - [via] Link
java -jar MediaCenter.jarRun this on any machine that your Wii can see and you can use the Internet Channel web browser to access your media center at http://x.x.x.x:8192/.
I've noticed a few problems with playing audio files and the video isn't sized optimally (you can zoom to adjust for this), but this shows a lot of promise. With this running on my primary desktop machine, I can encode/download FLV files that I want to watch and MP3s that I want to listen to. You just drag them to the Video/videos and Music/music folders. You can do this during the day as you come across things, and then you can view and listen to media in your living room whenever you like.
With a little spit and polish, this could be like having all the AppleTV or Windows Media Center functionality right on your game console.
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Jun 12, 2007 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Gaming |
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USB Temperature sensors and more
Raph writes -
This is a project to interface sensors to an USB port for collecting weather related data such as temperature. The firmware supports many different sensors and interfaces. At the moment, temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure can be measured, logged and graphed.USBTenki: USB Temperature sensors and more - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Homemade water sprinkler
Have left over PVC pipes from all those marshmallow shooters? Make a sprinkler (just drill holes and attach to a hose) - Link.
Related:
Killer marshmallow gun - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
HowToons. MAKE 02 - page 172. Make a marshmallow shooter. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 02 @ the Maker store.
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Jun 12, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Instructables |
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Super easy hardware store light-backdrop stand
Here's a super easy hardware store light-backdrop stand that uses plungers to hold up the poles & painter extension poles that twist lock, clever! - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Fun with filters
MAKE reader Clay followed the "Capture the ethereal beauty of everyday objects using polarized light" post and made some great photos! - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Mycologist resources
Jo sent in this DVD on how to grow mushrooms for all the Mycologists out there Great dvd of how to grow mushrooms - Link Check out the washing basket and the free videos on YouTube.
Related:
Mycotopia - mushroom growing resources - Link.
Hydroponics - at home and for beginners - Link.
From the page of MAKE:
Home Mycology Lab. Use an off-the-shelf home air purifier to make a laminar flow hood for your own miniature mycology lab. Then use it to culture and grow mushrooms, and to perform other experiments that require a clean-room environment. MAKE 07 - page 102. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store.
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Jun 12, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Science |
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Milkscanner V1.0
Fiezi made a 3D scanner using milk, webcam and LEGOs -
The Milkscanner is a tool that allows the scanning of objects and creates a Displacement map for use with Moviesandbox or any other 3D App that would allow for displacement mapping.Ingredients:
- 1 Webcam
- 1 Tupperware Bowl
- 3 cups of Milk
- 1 custom LEGO rig
You can download the Milkscanner PC-Application (creates the displacement map automatically from a webcam image) from the Moviesandbox webpage too -instructables : Milkscanner V1.0 - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Imaging, LEGO, Virtual Worlds |
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LED Bike helmet
Great LED bike helmet project from R.Stern -
Here is how to add safety LEDs to your bike helmet using conductive paint. I was always losing those lights you clip on to your bike, and they're not cheap or good quality.instructables : LED Bike Helmet - Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Make a LED Bike light system - Link.
HOW TO - Make a 40-LED bicycle light - Link.
HOW TO - Build a simple Luxeon LED bike headlight - Link.
Antique bike light LED mod - Link.
HOW TO - Add a LED to an old bicycle headlight... - Link.
DIY bike light - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 05:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Broken bike component sculpture art
Chris writes in with some great bike sculptures! -
I've been making sculptures with broken bicycle components and finally got round to taking photos of them. The sculptures are harder to make than you'd think because they are bolted together using existing holes rather than welded like the stuff you sometimes see in stores. The rest of the site covers how to make emergency fixes to these same components when you're stuck on the trail!Broken Bike Component Sculpture Art - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 04:00 AM
Arts, Bicycles, DIY Projects |
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Atari style joystick interface with Arduino
Michael writes in with an Atari style joystick interface made with an Arduino -
I just wanted to show you the Atari joystick interface that I made. A friend had challenged me to create an interface to an Atari style joystick. I thought immediately of the Arduino microcontroller board. I interfaced the joystick to the Inputs. And wrote a program that will serially output the state of each joystick position simultaneously. The LEDs that are hooked up are an output were a debugging tool to make sure the program was working correctly. I am working on a schematic in Eagle.(slowly as I'm trying to learn Eagle as well)Atari Style Joystick Interface - Link.
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Jun 12, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming |
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June 11, 2007
PVC stage backdrop or room divider
Here's a simple and easy way to make PVC stage backdrops or room dividers, Dkrmwiz writes -
our elementary school doesn't have a stage. 5th grade graduation usually meant decorating the back wall of the gym. i had to take this down last year, it involved a 10 ft ladder! since i don't get hazzard pay, i had to come up with something else.i searched the internet to no avail... so one brain fart later this was born!instructables : PVC stage backdrop or room divider : intro - [via] Link.
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Jun 11, 2007 05:00 PM
DIY Projects |
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Architecture of a soldering tip
The Weller blog has a nice write up of what a soldering tip is made up of - Link.
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Jun 11, 2007 05:00 PM
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"Dead bug" iPod charger
Here's a "dead bug" version of the Mintyboost (iPod, cell phone, USB gadgets)... Link.
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Jun 11, 2007 03:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Light Electric Vehicle #1 - Part 5
FranG has the latest on his LEV -
The LEV-1 moves to 48V @ 50Amps, gets a complete frame rebuild with the addition of a dumping box, some snappy electronics accessories as well as some set-backs and custom metal work in the form of a homemade chain gear.Light Electric Vehicle #1 - Part 5 (May 2007) - Link.
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Jun 11, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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