Here’s yet another homebrew spectrum analyzer project although this one’s got a nice instruction set and is pretty simple to put together if you know some basic soldering skills. Homebrew Manual Spectrum Analyzer
CrabFu’s latest project, the SwashBot, is a 3-legged radio controlled robot built from RC helicopter guts. The three servos that would normally affect the swashplate control the position of the three legs. Instead of tilting or raising the swashplate, the control inputs move the robot from side to side or up and down in a […]
Here’s another really nice PC casemod, this time around using colored glass, a VIA ME-6000 motherboard, and a MINI-ITX box as the CPU. Check out the detailed how-to at the link below. The Glass PC
This project, “Nam June Paik Man” by Irish artist, Ivan Twohig, is an homage of sorts to Korean artist Nam June Paik, where Twohig employs the technique used by Paik of running a tape head over recorded audio tape to produce sounds. The difference is that Twohig’s tape is arranged in the labyrinth shape of […]
CrabFu writes in – Here is a simple 3 legged (4 micro servos) robot, made from spare r/c parts I had laying around. The principle of the movement and control is based on r/c helicopter’s swash plate, using a eccpm helicopter transmitter.
Between the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, Rethunk and Loop Social Circle, Detroit is positively buzzing with DIY activity. Visit the Handmade Detroit blog and Michigan DIY calendar for all the haps on upcoming events, such as the Loop Social Circle meetups posted above.
Sean Ragan made a key stash place out of a bias-cut PVC pipe. Simple, but effective!
