HOW TO – Make a macro attachment for digital cameras
Here’s an easy way to make a macro attachment for your camera if it has an extending lens barrel – Link. More: Macro photography – Link.
Month: August 2006
HOW TO – Build an ultrasonic burglar alarm
Here’s how to build an ultrasonic burglar alarm from “Popular Electronics April 1966” cross the line, the relay opens and an alarm or counter goes off – Link.
HOW TO – Develop photos with Windex
Here’s how to develop a photo using blueprint paper and Windex glass cleaner – Thanks Mark! Link.
Machine Project – MAKE Magazine 07 (Backyard Biology) launch party
Machine Project is putting on a MAKE 07 launch party – “Saturday night: Launch party for the brand new issue of Make at Machine Project Los Angeles. Jed Berk will be there to talk about autonomous flocking behaviour in robotic blimps, Make editor and internet superstar Mark Frauenfelder will be there to introduce the new […]
HOW TO – Make a kids’ chopper bicycle
KoolKat writes “Choppers aren’t just for grownups, dude! In fact, with the abundance of little kids’ bikes at yard sales, scrap yards and dumpsters, it only makes sense that this had to be done. Even brand new, a 12-inch wheel kids bike will only set you back a little more than 50 bucks. As for […]
Open source MP3 player kits
Here are a couple open source MP3 player kits, PCB/schematics & source are all available – Link.
Color 3D Prints – “Print” World of Warcraft characters
Here we go – 3D printing, in color, of World of Warcraft characters – “With the help of some friends at CADD Edge we were able to get a color 3D print of our favorite World of Warcraft gnome. All we had to do was export our cleaned up and textured models as VRML files, […]