HOW TO – Make a Bic pen rocket
Here’s how to make a small rocket that using Quest MicroMaxx motors to launch a bic pen over 50′ in the air and land by parachute. – Link.
Year: 2006
MAKE Events – RSS & Instant Message!
We have a new MAKE events listing that has Maker-like events going on around the world. You can view them in our events section, subscribe via ATOM and RSS feeds and/or use the MAKEbot (Instant message). If something is going on that you think Makers, Crafters, Hackers would like to check out, let us know […]
Free plans for “One sheet boats”
Free plans to make your own boat – “One sheet boats” are simple boats made basically of a single sheet of plywood. These boats are typically easy, quick and cheap to build, so they are very suitable for first boatbuilding projects. On the other hand, their use is limited to protected waters only.” – [via] […]
Semi-Automated VHS bulk tape eraser
Creatrope built an automated VHS tape eraser… – “I bought a $15 Radio Shack Video Bulk Eraser from Ebay and learned that it was far too much effort to get the signal off the tapes I tested. I could make the tape unpleasant to watch and static-y, but even a minute or two of bulk […]
HOW TO – Run homebrew on the Nintendo DS Lite
Leonard has a short overview on getting homebrew apps and more running on the Nintendo DS – “To be able to run homebrews, emulators, backups and the like, you’ll need two things. First you need a passkey to boot into DS mode. The latest and greatest is the Max Media Launcher, which replaces the older […]
Portable Skype Phone v2
Matt writes – “Heres an easy way to make your own cordless phone skype ready, Dont need to open your phone, and you can dial from it as well! All for about $5.” – Link. Related: Portable Skype phone (version 1) – Link. Tons of Skype and VoIP projects – Link.
Homemade hot tub
J’s homemade hot tub for under $1,200 – “Hot tubs are really expensive. I can’t see myself turning loose of $5000 to have a hot tub (I want one that much, and it might be worth it, but I just can’t see it). For a self-sufficient guy like me that leads to only one possible […]