HOW TO – Make a hard drive picture frame
Windell says, “How-to article on recycling the printed circuit boards from old hard drives as picture frames.” Link.
Month: September 2006
Make Video Podcast: Robot Motors – Steppers and Encoders
Stepper motors and motors with encoders are the muscles of robots. Stepper motors have a magnet in them and a set of electromagnets push and pull them around. Motors with encoders have a disc at the end with lots of little bars and an eyeball that counts how many bars have passed. Watch the video […]
LED flashlight from garage door remote
Mark made an LED flashlight from an old garage door remote. Link.
Pumpabike: Human Powered Hydrofoil
As a kid I saw a diagram of a human-powered hydrofoil and since then, I’ve always considered it a mythical creature lurking somewhere just out of reach… the wait is over. Once you’ve left shore, you need to start bouncing frantically. The knack, however, is rhythm rather than power: if you lose your rhythm, you […]
Simple Drawing Robots
The title of this page is “Simple Robots” but they are the coolest robots ever to be made out of cardboard. it appears that this site has been on the internet for a while, but I’d never seen it and I’m totally inspired. It is hosted at geocities, which means that linking to it may […]
HOW TO – Make a digital toy infrared camera
Voxphoto says, “Great instructions showing how Zach Stern hacked a cheap $30 digital camera to see infrared light, giving the dreamlike results here.” Link.
Make jewelry out of old transistor tubes
Doc showed us his craft projects using old transistor tubes from broken radios and television sets and how he makes them into cool jewelry. Doc says, “I’m a huge fan of retro technology and re-using old items, but this newest craft project has been one of my favorites.” Link.
