Indoor electric aeroplanes
Rick writes – “Easy to make room sized fliers. Lots of opportunity to experiment with this cheap and cheerful “remote control” flying machine” – Link.
Month: June 2006
HOW TO – Bicycle portfolio carrier
Tomas_Q writes – “I’ve been wanting to take some drawing classes in downtown Portland, but I was restricted to using a small sketchpad that would fit in my backpack. Then it struck me that none of the art students could SAFELY carry their art portfolios via bicycle without discomfort.” – Link.
Bike Repair kit – shaped like a water bottle
Extremely clever toolkit for you bicycle, shaped like a water bottle – ” Looks like a water bottle! Compact wonder has all you need for on-the-spot repairs! Includes: bit screwdriver handle, 6-15mm ball wrench, 6 driver bits (slotted and Phillips), 3 hex key wrenches, 2 tire levers and tire patch kit with glue. Top opens […]
Constructional lighting (LED) projects
Electronics design projects just posted up two simple, but fun LED projects, a dice LED circuit and a LED flasher circuit, good projects to learn from – Link.
Geiger counter (analog) CPU meter
SilentQ writes – “A few months ago I picked up a Geiger counter. I had no idea what to do with it. Then one day, I was playing with it, and looked at the analog meter, and thought I would try a hardware CPU load meter. I’ve seen all sorts of software analog meters, but […]
Copyright Free Vintage Collage Images
Join the Flickr group, Collage Images, and get access to over 18,000 vintage copyright free artwork that you can use in your craft or media projects. There’s so much variety to chose from such as maps, scientific drawings, letters, old photos, vintage labels, and more. Feaured here are Puffing Billy Train Ticket from 1913 and […]
Build your own trailer lights hookup
This week’s “Gadget Freak” article from Design News shows you how to build your own trailer light hookup – “Trailer rental firms insist that tow vehicles provide operating lights — turn, tail and brake lights for every towed vehicle rented. Easy to do if the tow vehicle is wired that way, but a pain if […]