Soldering equipment Projects

Monkeysailor’s Photo Lab

Make your own Arduino-controlled color film processor.

Posted by Andrew Lewis

Categories: Arduino, Art & Design, Photography & Video | 1 Comment

Geiger Counter

This DIY Geiger counter clicks and flashes an LED each time it detects a radioactive particle. It works with most common Geiger–Müller tubes, and easily connects to radiation rate meters,...

Posted by John Iovine

Categories: Science | No Comments

Coffee Table MAME Console

By John Baichtal and Adam Wolf Do you remember those classic video game arcades filled with rattling quarters, 8-bit songs, and flashing lights? You can reclaim that excitement in your...

Posted by John Baichtal

Categories: Electronics, Arduino, Fun & Games | 2 Comments

Rocket-Launched Camcorder

Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut’s-view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. You can...

Posted by John Maushammer

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ESP/psi Testing Lamp

Albert Einstein once wrote that God does not play dice with the universe. To which Niels Bohr (or Enrico Fermi) reportedly replied, “Stop telling God what to do with his...

Posted by John Iovine

Categories: Computers & Mobile, Science | No Comments

Gun-Operated Alarm Clock

Clock radios are everyday hated devices that designers seem to ignore, judging by how little their features and user interfaces have changed. This project adds a new capability, letting would-be...

Posted by Roger Ibars

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Circuit-Bend Your Casio SK Keyboard

By Cristiana Yambo and Sebastian Boaz The easiest way to start circuit bending is “playing open circuits.” That’s where you open up an audio device and use your hands or...

Posted by Cristiana Yambo

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