In this episode of weekend projects, you will learn how to bring a rain of apples and pumpkins upon the earth. For the Johnny, an apple shooter, I used a bbq igniter to ignite the fuel. After doing some research, I’ve found that my muzzles are too short. The volume of the muzzles should be […]
Shawninsicily shows how to make a small portable strobe light (in an Altoids tin, of course) – “[Here’s a] small strobe light using a 5W luxeon star. Runs for over 2 hrs from a 9V battery, fits into a altoids gum tin. A fun project that cost under $50 and takes under 2 hours.” – […]
Robert wants to hear what our Makers want in a hoverboard, how cool is that? He writes- I’ve been developing a Hoverboard since 2001, it is now in its third prototype phase. It lifts 200lbs (90kg) has a hover height of 2.75″ (7cm) has a run time of one hour on Lithium Ion batteries. I […]
JiMCi made a nice Skii boot dryer – “Tired of these boots that never seem to dry after a day on the trails? With a small fan and a few pieces of wood, here’s how I fixed that. That’s how the assembled dryer looks like. Think of an upside down cabinet drawer combined with a […]
We all know how fragile needlethreaders are, why not transform them into cute earrings? That’s just what crafter Cat Morley did in this tutorial. Link.
Peter writes – “Since receiving my Arduino I’ve found myself looking at technology a little differently. As your post-production skills increase you tend to watch videos thinking: “I could do that”, or “I could do that if someone gave me lots of money and got out of my way”. In my post-Arduino life I now […]
SparkFun just dropped a few new items, here are a couple I thought looked good… Arduino Stamp: Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on […]
