Simple garage door project from “How To Build It” 1932 – “ANYONE interested in experimental electricity can gain a great deal of knowledge and pleasure from the construction of this light-sensitive selenium cell, and have also a handy electric eye that will actuate through a relay any bell, motor or magnet circuit in the bargain. […]
Here’s a great clock design that slowly “tilts” as the hours go by, pretty easy project to re-make with cheap clock parts and a weight inside an object… – ” We wanted to express the idea of “feeling the time”, not “measuring the time”. It can be shown from revolving slowly on its own axis […]
Felt Club is happening in LA this Sunday, Nov 12th at the ECHO (Sunset Blvd @ Lemoyne). Check out all the cool vendors that will be there! Link.
Mondo shows you how to use a PIC to control the speed of a Dremel… – “The Dremel drill fitted with a mini drill-chuck on a stand is a great setup for drilling circuit boards. The problem is that it does not do low speeds very well. My unit had a failed internal speed controller, […]
MAKE pal John Maushammer (who reverse engineered the firmware in all three Pure Digital disposable cameras and figured out how to connect them to home computers) is working on a pong watch, here’s the latest, the case! – “I bought the mini mill in the Make [01] article (the Roland MDX-20, thank you ebay!), and […]
The USPS has announced their Holiday 2007 stamps which feature knits by NYC knitter Nancy Stahl. But you’ll have to wait another year before you’ll be able to use them. The knit snowman is my favorite. (This year’s “fun” holiday stamps are snowflakes and holiday cookies.). Link.
Check out Peter’s balloon rig… (the photos have notes, roll over them to check out the components) – Link & info. Related: Balloon Aerial Photography – Link. Human lifting helium balloon – Link.
