HOW TO – Make stilts
Jessica writes – “Here is a guide for making homemade stilts. They are adjustable up to 3 feet and only cost a few bucks if you have some wood laying around. Be sure to check out the video!” – Link.
Month: September 2006
DIY Bicycle repair stand
Here’s a pretty simple bicycle repair stand made from plumbing supplies – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a PVC bench-top bike repair stand – Link.
Walk that vinyl
These record players by artist Jeroen Diepenmaat change pitch depending on how fast you walk – Link.
Drive your Roomba with your cell phone
Todbot writes – “Ever since Bluetooth adapters for Roombas appeared, I’ve wanted to control my Roomba with a cell phone. All my recent phones have had Bluetooth. But getting a devkit for a phone was expensive and phone-specific. Trying to develop J2ME (aka “JavaME”) applications for cell phones has been a mess, especially for non-Windows […]
Getting started with 8 bit AVR microcontrollers
Scienceprog writes – “Piconomic Design company has decided to release condensed course of 8 bit AVR microcontrollers by example. This is good start to people who want to start or switch from different MCU platform. They have introduced simple development board which can be built abd used freely for personal use.” – Link. More AVR: […]
“Old School” ROV (remote operating vehicle)
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mr_tentacle writes – “The “Old School” project is aimed at bulding an inexpensive ROV with parts from surplus dealers and “big box” stores like HD and Lowe’s. I will have to make a few custom machined parts, but I plan to keep this to a minuimum.” – Link. Related: Build […]
Stop motion photos
Check out this fun stop motion photo gallery – [via] – Link. Related: Stop motion how-tos and projects – Link. Stop Motion Animation, the Easy Way… With iStopMotion, making Gumby is less pokey. MAKE 02 – Page 129.
