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April 30, 2007
Knobby all terrain rubber wallet with optional smack-lights (Drop alert sensor)
The wallet contest @ instructables is really getting some great entries, ineluctable writes -
Mountain Bike Tires are cool. If you're like me, you always have a few extras around that you can't quite throw away, because well, they're so cool. Now you can have a wallet that is as cool as a knobby mountain bike tire. And if you go for the optional drop sensor, when you're getting down and funky in the club and drop yer wallet in the dark, a series of flashing lights will tell you exactly where it hits. Also fun for just projecting flashing lights when you smack it against stuff, or people.
instructables : Knobby all terrain rubber wallet with optional smack-lights (Drop alert sensor) - Link.
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Apr 30, 2007 05:00 AM
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String tripod
ShoeBlade writes -
This is an old photographers trick. Sometimes referred to as a string tripod or string bipod or string monopod. Also known as a chain tripod, bipod, etc... This device is used to stabilize a camera in order to get clearer pictures at a slow shutter speed. The advantages to a string tripod vs a regular tripod include its cheap price and pocket size. With more and more digital cameras coming out with vibration reduction or image stabilization systems, the string tripod has a new life.instructables : String Tripod - Link.Since image stabilization systems work best with rotational vibration, translational vibration can still create blurry pictures. By restraining the up-down left-right and back-front axis, you can lessen this vibration. Of course this technique also works well with non image stabilization systems.
Related:
- HOW TO - Build a panoramic tripod head for $10 - Link.
- DIY iSight Tripod Mount - Link.
- DIY Sony DSC-7 "tripod" - Link.
- The Monkey Arm - DIY Clamp tripod - Link.
- The Cellpod, a cell phone tripod - Link.
$14 Video Camera Stabilizer. MAKE 01 - page 84. You don't have $10,000 to spend on a Steadicam? Make this ultra-low-cost video camera stabilizer and see how much better your video shots turn out. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 01 @ the Maker store.
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Apr 30, 2007 04:00 AM
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April 27, 2007
HOW TO - Make cool designs in aluminum
Scud1333 writes -
This Instructable will tell you how to make a simple or complex design on a a piece of aluminum. With a hammer and a nail. The reason I made this was because this part of my wall was very plain and boring and it needed some air holes for the microwave so I made these. Really brings out the wall now.
instructables : How to make cool designs in Aluminum - Link.
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Apr 27, 2007 01:00 PM
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Robots for the rest of us - open source robots?
Interesting story on CNET about these open robots, the best part is the documentation on TeRK site, it's outstanding -
Carnegie Mellon University unveiled a new project Thursday designed to help people make robots from parts found at the local hardware store.
The Telepresence Robot Kit, dubbed Terk, was developed by Illah Nourbakhsh, an associate professor of robotics, and his team at the Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment Lab at CMU. The project got financial help from Google, Microsoft and Intel."Everything is open source and public domain," Nourbakhsh said. "There is no incentive to make money here. None of the corporations that funded are looking to license this. These companies gave us gift money--even better than grant money because there's no strings--to help us try and come up with ways to get people to be more creative with tech and more tech-literate."
Robots for the rest of us | CNET News.com - Link.
More:
Build Your Own TeRK Robot With Robot Recipes - Link.
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Apr 27, 2007 11:00 AM
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DIY PVC cable catcher
Kevin made a simple and useful cable catcher from PVC to keep all his cables tidy - [via] Link.
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Apr 27, 2007 08:33 AM
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Mouse Mouse
Canida continues her taxidermy projects with a "mouse mouse" it's a computer mouse with an outer mouse covering. I'll repeat her warning: "This project involves taxidermy, dremels, and sometimes graphic pictures of dead animals. While there are no guts in this tutorial, viewer discretion is still advised." If you are offended by this entire idea don't visit the instructables project page, thanks. Link.
Other animal peripherals:
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Apr 27, 2007 08:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make a luxury ant farm
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Noahhw writes -
A few weeks ago a friend of mine was reminiscing about their old ant farm and so I decided to make an ant farm and give it to them as a gift. This ant farm is made from old windows, has a warm LED "sun", some structures for the ants to play on, and is tricked out with a few laser etched/cut accouterments that hopefully make this more than just any regular ant farm. I like to think of it as a luxury ant farm, or mANTsion.instructables : Luxury Ant Farm: The mANTsion - Link.
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Apr 27, 2007 07:00 AM
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To-Do This Weekend: Re-Make
Remember all those wonderful broken electronics ya'll donated to the Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) last weekend? Well, this weekend, they're going to be resurrected. The ACCRC is holding a 24-hour event at which Makers will have access to all the piles of old equipment. The idea is to spend all night rebuilding, reworking, and redesigning 13-years worth of recycled electronics and computers.
The event is free, and will be held at the Upcoming event page.
This is a bring-your-own-tools and sleeping bags event. There will be quite a bit of old hardware to play with, and some of the larger tools, such as the lathe and grinders and the like are already there. Those not sure of what they can build could just show up to help James work on his hydrogen powered 1967 Lincoln. Or they could work on freeing the floppy laser from its case.
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Apr 27, 2007 12:00 AM
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April 26, 2007
Make a techie name badge
This is a neat idea that might inspire others to run with it more, name badges made from old keyboard parts - Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 06:00 PM
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HOW TO - Control your Mac from Arduino, the easy way
Here's how to control your Mac with an Arduino board, so... you could do stuff like have iTunes start up and play music when you walk in the door... Massimo writes -
A while ago I wrote a small app that would execute AppleScript commands depending on the data send from an Arduino board connected to my mac. I've been asked a few times to release it but it was just a quick hack. Now thanks to HyperWerk in Basel, I've had the time to fix it a bit for a student project. I'm releasing it to see what people do with it.tinker.it » Blog Archive » Control your Mac from Arduino, the easy way - Link.
Related:
- Diecimila (Ten thousand) - Happy 10000th Arduino board ... - Link.
- Arduino + virtual worlds - Link.
- Arduino, the Basic Stamp killer? - Link.
- Fun with Xbee and Arduino - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Arduino Fever. MAKE 07 - page. The tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or MAKE 07 @ the Maker store.
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Apr 26, 2007 05:00 PM
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HOW TO - Make a plastorgan
Here's how to make a fun & simple wind instrument from a soda bottle -
The plastic bottle, this common object of consumption, this vulgar domestic waste, can replace the noble bamboo to ape a wind organ. It only takes, with a pair of scissors, to carve a longitudinal "whistling" slit within the body of the bottle. Several sizes of slit are possible. The sound is not as pure (more or less muffled depending on types of slits) as it is with the sound of bamboo. On the other hand, the time taken to carve the slits in plastic is negligible compared to carving bamboo, moreover, the cost of the material is absurdly low.
Ciel Libre - [via] Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 04:00 PM
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HOW TO - Almost free garage heat - just drink a lot of soda
Daniel made a fantastic soda-can water heater, he writes -
While I have electricity out to the garage now, heat has been an issue all winter long. Mattar graciously lent me his kerosene heater, which did an okay job of taking the bite off the chill. Insulating the garage would go a long way to help keep the bitter Vermont cold out, but that's a project for another day. I decided instead to take advantage of the south-facing side of the garage and build a solar furnace to collect some of that sunshine just bouncing straight off my garage. My dad built one years ago and said he recorded a 110-degree temperature differential between inlet and outlet. And I had enough scrap materials around the basement to do something similar to what my dad built.
Hemmings Auto Blogs » Blog Archive » almost free garage heat - just drink a lot of soda, Thanks Jeremy! Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 02:00 PM
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Magnetic water bottle for soldering
This one goes out to all the women and men of solder nation - if you do electronics you likely have a little sponge you wet with water to clean off the soldering tip as you burn away. But water and electronics rarely end well, I've spilled water before from a glass or bottle on the workbench, so here's a handy tip - get a cheap container with fold down spout at the $1 store, place a strong magnet in it, fill with water. Your new magnetic water bottle sticks to anything metal on the bench (like the metal poles here) and you always have solder-water.
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Apr 26, 2007 01:00 PM
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Homemade skis
Kurt made his own skis, he writes -
This was my first pair of homebuilt skis. Big Kam and his Klown Whackers inspired my design. I am a terrible skier, recovering from an ACL injury, and know very little about what makes a good ski or a bad ski. However, I know how to use all the tools required and I just like the idea of telling people "look at what I made". So, I took advantage of 24-hour access to a woodshop (and a cabinetry genius named Mike) at the museum where I worked and hunkered down.To make up for my lack of skipertise, I hounded SkiBuilders.com throughout the design and manufacturing process. Since I am not a telemark skier, my design parameters were for a versatile randonnée set-up that would accommodate my skinny legs and developing skill level. Since I already own a pair of Atomic MX:7 skis (103/70/95), I wanted my homebuilt pair to be fatter. Without the time or money to goof through clever prototypes like the Kananas or Birds I hoped to start with a sure thing. SkiBuilders suggested the Klown Whackers as a template.
Homemade skis, thanks Ken! Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 11:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make an erupting volcano birthday cake
Dave writes in -
For my son's 5th birthday, I decided to go a little nuts. 4 months and about $200.00 later I think I created something one of a kind.I wanted a volcano that would do several things...
- smoke
- erupt with lava
- vibrate
- and finally, make volcano noises.
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Apr 26, 2007 10:00 AM
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Staring at the Sun, now in 3D
Peter writes in -
It's a huge disappointment: the best eye candy on earth causes blindness. And it's a little hard to see, even as our closest star. Enter NASA, with the solution: the first-ever stereo three-dimensional images of the sun.Staring at the Sun, Now in 3D - [via] - LinkYou'll need red-and-cyan glasses, which you can buy or make. (See NASA's great guide to how this works and where to buy / how to make.) The good news: in addition to still images, there's video, too. I dare you to make an all 3D set. And, clearly, if you do, you'll need some NASA sun imagery in there. I mean, come on.
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Apr 26, 2007 08:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make an inner-tube wallet
Jmengel writes -
Make a wallet out of duct tape? How 1992. I remember learning how to make a duct tape wallet at scout camp in 1992, and extended that lesson to a duct tape tie which I wore to any and all high school presentations or performances that required an increased level of attire....Enter the Innertube Wallet. As a Maker, geek, or otherwise shunned cheapskate, you doubtless have numerous blown bicycle innertubes, a few sheets of rusty 22 gauge steel, and any number of DOA hard disks and their attendant magnets. With such materials and a boundless enthusiasm for turning interminably stored junk into stuff you don't need, I present the bitchin' innertube wallet to solve all your wallety needs.
instructables : Bitchin' Innertube Wallet - Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 07:01 AM
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HOW TO - Make a photo bio reactor
Here's how to make a a photo bio reactor (artificial environment for photosynthetic organisms) that will slurp C02 from the air -
I have wanted to do this a project for a long time and with earth day this year it kinda just fit timing wise. Its really a simple and quick build, yet getting the level up in bio-friendly-geek makes this all the more fun...once we get a good strong colony established we will be doing some testing of the amount of carbon these can remove from our environment with a C02 PPM meter.
Inventgeek.com - Photo Bio Reactor - Overview - Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 06:00 AM
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Printed film process
This is neat, print out super 8 film from a projector (they need to be cut out, but you could do that with a laser)...
In the fall of 2005, I had an idea to make a small film projector out of a VHS cassette, as a mash-up of video and film sensibilites. I thought 16mm film could be used, or if this was unavailable, content would be printed on a strip of plastic. This project was not pursued due to a lack of enthusiasm.However, during the summer of 2006, I was driving to work and it hit me: Print out Super 8 film itself and use a standard movie projector for playback.
Jesse England JEMOF: England Printed Film Process - [via] Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 03:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make an Xbox 360 laptop, part II
Ben is on to part II of building an Xbox 360 laptop, he writes -
We're building an Xbox 360 laptop -- exciting, right? In part 1 of this series we covered removing ports from the Xbox 360, and rewiring both the DVD and hard drive. Now today in part 2 we'll get to the meat and potatoes of the case design, heat sink modification, the start of the case construction and the hacking of the LCD monitor and power supplies. Ready to rumble?
HOW TO - Make an Xbox 360 laptop, part II - Link.
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Apr 26, 2007 12:01 AM
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