More waterjets and 3D objects
Simon from BigBlueSaw writes “Lamina Design has software that lets you turn interesting 3D designs made in Rhino or other CAD software into wonderful 3D objects that can be made on a waterjet.” [via] – Link.
Month: June 2006
PONG : – Electronics Australia, May 1976
Ok gang, one more DIY Pong project – “The system plays a two players game which can be varied in several ways. The most common variant is the inversion of one of the paddles, giving a vertical line with a hole. Then, the system can let a paddle (or hole) wobble to make the games […]
Doorbell privacy sentry
Here’s a project/circuit that will turn on/off a doorbell for 10 hours each day, it was created so one person could sleep during the day and not wake up because of door-to-door solicitors ringing the bell. [via] – Link.
MAKE your own Buck Rodgers 25th century figures…
I really like this 1933 ad, they sold kits to make toys and encourage the Maker kids to make REAL MONEY “Get this great outfit! Make toy castings of Buck with his marvelous Disintegrator Pistol . . . Wilma Deering, his faithful Lieutenant . . . and Killer Kane, the arch-criminal of the 25th Century. […]
Make Your Own Shoes
Are you sick of overpriced shoes or want some that show off more of your own personality? You can make your own with Mary Wales Loomis’ tutorial. Mary has been making her own shoes for years. From the site, “I have always designed and made clothes, and occasionally hats and bags. One day, I looked […]
Mark VIII keyboard
Russ is working on a really interesting keyboard, check out the different prototypes and build-blog – “This keyboard has no support at the base of the palm. It isn’t needed! The keyboard bears directly on the thumb. The main difference between this keyboard, and the others is that the thumb position is lowered. The thumb […]
Laser etched Powerbook
Here’s another neat laser etched Powerbook (Magritte’s “The Son of Man” ) [via] – Link. Related: Laser etched Powerbook! – Link. How it’s made – Laser etching Powerbooks – Link.