Month: July 2006

Soft Circuits

Soft Circuits

Learn how to sew conductive thread onto fabric to create “soft circuits” with this detailed tutorial. From the site, “Attempts to imagine an alternate way of building circuits using fabric and thread and replacing the soldering iron with a needle. The results are washable, flexible, light and soft circuits. Possibilities endless (kind of). These circuits […]

Lawnmower with a lift

Lawnmower with a lift

Alan writes – “I was over at a friends house the other day and spotted his lifted lawnmower. Bill Alexander was tired of hitting rocks when cutting grass around his trees with a normal push mower. Even when most of the rocks were picked up new ones arrived and damaged the blade often enough that […]

RC car made from screwdrivers

RC car made from screwdrivers

Here’s how to make a RC car from a couple old 10$ cordless screwdrivers, from I Make Projects – ” This is a radio-controlled vehicle made from two cheap, cordless power tools with wheels attached. The electrical control part consists only of an old R/C controller, two servos, and 4 microswitches. Since I had most […]