What’s new in electronics… 1979
Here’s a look back at some of the cutting edge electronics as seen in Popular Science 1979, I like the “Everything set” and the “Goof corrector” – “” – Link.
Year: 2006
Homemade recycled bags + stenciled’
CRAFT Flickr photo pool member Mommy Peace made a few nice bags from recycled materials and stenciled them on up… – Link. Related: Recycled sweater bags – Link. POSCH – Reusable shopping bags – Link. Super Eggplant’s Tote Bags 101 – Link. Bags made from recycled skateboads – Link.
Jack-o-lantern driveway lights
Yah, this isn’t anything complex, but it’s a super cheap and a dead easy way to make your drive way a little more Halloweeny. Just get a few plastic trick-or-treat pumpkins, cut a hole and place over the drive way light, done. – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. […]
HOW TO – Make a backpacking stove from aluminum flashing
Ryno shows how to make a pretty nice backpacking stove from aluminum flashing, I’ve also rounded up a few DIY stoves to check out too… Ryno writes – “I have been experimenting with homemade stove designs for quite a while, everything from cat-food cans to altoids tins to pepsi cans to sobe cans. I wanted […]
Wood Jeep – Wood chopper
Arist Lee Stoetzel made these beautiful huge wood vehicles from Pecky Cypress… [via] – Link. Related wood transportation: Chopper 2004 (for sale too) – Link. Wood Motorcycle – Link. Rwanda wooden bikes – Link. Homemade wooden coaster bike – Link. Wooden Cadillac – Link. Unusual Home Built Bicycles from wood and salvage – Link. Wooden […]
More 555 timer projects
Lots of Makers are sending in great projects for Halloween that use the 555 timer chip, so here’s another resource to get started for all your LED blinky needs – “Timer circuit has been used in many projects and there are basically 2 types that are used these days. One of them is the use […]
DIY Burglar alarm – Auto shut off tone generator
Here’s a pretty simple burglar alarm you can make and toss in your car/desk drawer/whatever, it uses the handy dandy 555 timer chip… – “In this auto shut off tone generator project, once the switch to the 9V power supply is connected, the alarm will trigger at a frequency of approximately 1.27 kHz. It will […]