From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Macetech shares some fast action footage from his PCB fabbing process – This is a video running at 4X speed, illustrating the etching process I’m using. The paint is removed from the copper-clad PCB in an Epilog laser cutter. After a wipedown with alcohol to remove any paint dust, […]
Thanassis Tsiodras wrote in about a utility for adding additional error correction redundancy to your backup data: The way storage quality has been nose-diving in the last years, you’ll inevitably end up losing data because of bad sectors. Backing up, using RAID and version control repositories are some of the methods used to cope ; […]
View of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment Tracker Outer Barrel (TOB) in the cleaning room. The CMS is one of two general-purpose LHC experiments designed to explore the physics of the Terascale, the energy region where physicists believe they will find answers to the central questions at the heart of 21st-century particle physics. (Maximilien […]
This maker decided to put an old $20 DVD player into the body of an NES in order to give his movie watching some gamer street cred. We especially like the explosed buttons on the circuit board glued to the top of this hack. NES DVD Player MOD
This is just dying for a remake: German company Reinda is selling this bag designed specifically for toting your iMac around. It fits around the base, leaving it exposed, and has spaces for keyboard and mouse. Hey, the thing doesn’t weigh too much more than a 17″ laptop, anyway. Via Cool Hunting.
Check out this tiny BBQ grill made from an Altoids tin.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool: Instructables user Senseless has modified his wife’s knee brace to prevent lateral movement due to rheumatoid arthritis. He says it’s easier for her to get on than her normal brace, which aids in late-night bathroom trips. If you can endure the run-on sentences, he’s made an instructable detailing its […]
