This is an easy-to-build simple solar engine, also known as a Trimmet. We will construct a direct-drive type (as opposed to a voltage-triggered) spinner that will really go nowhere fast...
Posted by Marc Barbani
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A couple of years ago I whittled a wooden spoon as a thank-you gift for our family friend Valerie, who was my daughter’s elementary school art teacher. Valerie appreciated it...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder
Categories: Food & Beverage, Craft, Home, Woodworking | No Comments
This project requires knowledge of woodworking, metal working, simple electronics, and access to a lot of parts. It runs off a battery and CO2. The CO2 tank is carried in...
Posted by Todd A Marks
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While reading through Charles Platt’s excellent book Make: Electronics, I came across this nice little circuit for making a gentle pulsing LED. I was struck by the “humanness” of the...
Posted by Quinn Dunki
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
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