Tools-N-Tips tagged kit
AtariLab
When I'm explaining microcontrollers to someone who's around my age, I usually start out with a reference to 8-bit home computers: "Take something like an Atari 800, make it r... Read More
Type(s): Kit, Toy
Tags: atari kit atrarilab
Carnivorous Plant Kit
Edmond Scientifics has a deal on Audrey II meat eating plants. Their kit lets you create an "authentic" bog for growing various carnivorous plants from seed in a specially-des... Read More
Type(s): Kit
Tags: carnivorous, plant, kit
Classic Video Table Tennis
Wow, for $20 you can make your own Pong! You just need to be able to solder and you can turn your TV into the classic table tennis video game. (Play against another geek, or c... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Kit, Toy
Tags: pong, kit, video game
Clever Kitchen Counter Mod
I was at a friend's house the other day, and noticed a cool modification to her kitchen counter. A hole was cut into it, maybe 3" in diameter, directly over the trash can. Whe... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: kitchen tip
Crystal Radio Kit for the Modern Era
In today’s modern world of radio communications, it’s easy to dismiss radio kit building as a remnant of the past. However, nothing could be further from the truth. ... Read More
Comments: 2
Type(s): Kit
Tags: crystal+radio kit
Enigma Machine
During WWII, the Germans coded their radio messages using the Enigma ciphering machine; when the Allies finally figured out how to build one, cracking the German code, they ch... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Kit
Tags: kit, enigma machine, german
Henry Field's White Button Mushroom Kit
Imagine a room full of 3- and 4- year-olds pulling on you, tugging on you, yanking on you - all desperate to show you something. That's what my life was like when my son't pre... Read More
Type(s): Kit
Tags: mushroom, kit
LaMotte Soil Testing Kit
Soil Test kits allow you to learn more about how your garden grows. This particular kit lets you to test soil samples for concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, an... Read More
Type(s): Household Product, Kit
Tags: soil testing kit
Lie Detector Kit
We've had a few emails and posts from folks who wanted to build their own lie detector, and now you can. The website explains how lie detectors work (by measuring the change i... Read More
Type(s): Kit
Tags: lie, detector, kit
Microplane
I bought my first Microplane for the kitchen when I got tired of barking my knuckles on the old punch-through grater. Not only does it slice off the most delicate wisps of che... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool, Kitchen Tool
Tags: kitchen shop tools
Nixie Desk Clock Kits
Nixie tubes are vacuum tubes that contain filaments representing the digits 0-9. These beautiful relics of early computing display their numerals with a quivery orange glow. T... Read More
Type(s): Household Product, Kit
Tags: vacuum, clock, kit
Plasma Generator Kit
This looks like a fun kit: you can build plasma balls, light up fluorescent tubes with no wires, and also make big sparks ... it’s a solid state high voltage power supply... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Kit, Toy
Tags: plasma, kit, light
Rice Cooker
The image of geeks surviving on colas and cold pizza is not completely myth. When you're really cranking on a cool project, who can spare the processor cycles to cook?
Well... Read More
Type(s): Kitchen Tool
Tags: rice+cooker pressure+cooker kitchen
Simple Burn Remedies
For those of us who get distracted at just the wrong moment in the kitchen or workshop, here are two more handy tips I picked up from an old, out-of-print book of "household h... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Tip
Tags: kitchen, workshop, remedy, burn
Sun SPOT Kit
This Java-based wireless-sensor development kit, an ongoing project from Sun Research Labs is all about sensors. It's pretty techy, but looks like a lot of fun. Release is sch... Read More
Type(s): Kit, Software
Tags: java wireless+sensor kit sun+spot
The Best Kitchen Quick Tips
Ever thought of using your washing machine as an ice chest for parties? How about adding balsamic vinegar to the water you boil eggs in so you can tell them apart from the ra... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: kitchen tips cooking food
Vacuum Tube Radio Kit
You can put together your own radio with vintage vacuum tubes. Not only do you learn about basic electronics and radio, but it looks really cool.... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Kit
Tags: vacuum, radio, kit
