The “Electro-Sketch” by Jason Levins and Chris Hopkins allows someone to control the movement of an Etch A Sketch using a typical serial mouse. Pretty nice hack with detailed instructions and even a parts and price list at the link below. How To Make an Etch-A-Sketch Driven Mouse – [via] , Link
Who knew there were so many ways to waterproof a servo? Apparently the people over at The Society of Robots, that’s who. The website describes several ways of making your servos waterproof. These methods should work, as long as you stay within a few feet of the waters surface. – Link
BurdaStyle has it’s first mini-challenge, a fast paced sewalong of this Sidonie skirt that will last 2 weeks. Enter for a chance to win some prizes. Thanks Nichola! Link.
The TrampoLine is an experimental music artwork that is controlled by an Arduino. It has a very interesting control scheme; here is how the creators describe it. The structure is built around a control handle, which is suspended by 8 flexible sensors. These can be plucked to produce sounds, whilst the bowl itself can be […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Cmorris shares a quick tip for making your vise a little quieter – just add a couple rubber o-rings. – Link Related: Make a survival hand-vise – Link
From the MAKE Flickr pool Ryan made this doorbell unit with customizable melodies – My homebrew doorbell circuit. ATMEGA8 with 2 L293D push/pull driver chips running each of 12 solenoid-driven christmas bells. Songs are stored in EEPROM, and selected randomly when the doorbell is rung Ringtones aren’t just for cellphones anymore! – Link For more […]
John sent in a preview of his carbon fiber Macbook air! I enjoyed your macbook air monkey etching, pt, so I thought you’d like to see the first shots of my mod… a replacement carbon fiber back. I haven’t weighed it yet, but it’s definitely lighter than the stock aluminum version… and little flimsier. This […]
