EPE Magazine has a good gallery and text on the basics of soldering: “These photos illustrate the basic steps in making a perfect solder joint on a p.c.b. If you’re a beginner, our advice is that it’s best to practice your soldering technique using some clean, new parts with perhaps some new stripboard (protoboard). Be […]
Pablot shows you how to upgrade the flash memory from 512MB to 1024MB on a Creative MuVo V200 mp3 player – Link.
Here’s how to control an iDOG directly from a microcontroller, Botmaker writes – I got myself a Sega I-dog, the Japanese version, not the Hasbro one that is sold in the US. You can get one from Ebay for about $20. The Japanese version has a lot more features. It makes a nice desktop companion […]
Merle made a PVC pipe laptop desk for his VW Beetle (and other vehicles) – Link. Related: DIY Laptop – GPS Car Stand – Link. DIY angle bracket laptop stand – Link. TONS of PVC projects – Link.
Charper writes: “This project stemmed from the desire to remove (and perhaps one day re-solder) surface mount components. In it’s entireity (pictures and all), it took less that two hours and $20. Even if you have to buy everything, I believe the cost could easily be kept under $30. Comparatively, I could not find a […]
Jesse writes – “You should give this a try! Glowing makeup? Sorta, its highlighter! It works great when your playing lasertag. Nate totally went beyond the prerequisit level or cunning when he made a mobile way of doing the effect…” – Link & Glowing veins with a head-mounted UV blacklight. Related: Ultraviolet Acquiescence – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Jovino writes – “This tree was made (almost) completely from pre-existing stuff around my house. The foundation consists of modular wire shelf units connected with bailing wire. Plushies are stuffed into every conceivable space with a Hello Kitty angel at the top. The lights are LEDs and the icicles are […]
