My friend Tod E. Kurt built this device as a study in using an analog panel meter with an Arduino. If I recall correctly, it is purely self-referential; its only function is to test its own batteries. The case was cut and styled on his laser cutter — it still smelled like burned wood when […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Tom is designing a breath transmission system using a PC case fan as a optical interrupter – “Breath” is a breath-over-IP phy2phy system. You blow on one fan (anemometer, whatever you want to call it), that data is sent over IP to the other side where a fan it turned […]
Man, these wood handlebars for bikes are really appealing…. Andy (the maker) writes- Each set of my handlebars, carefully crafted entirely by hand, is a unique piece of art that will set your bike apart from the masses. Made by bending and clamping thin strips of hard, durable woods together with adhesive inbetween the layers, […]
Sheep in the City shares the pattern for this cute scarf. I made this one a while back; it’s a simple stitch pattern, but you definitely need to use large enough needles for your yarn, otherwise it’s really dense and kind of like a weird pelt. I like how the stitch pattern makes it look […]
2 Player Productions posted this interview with Pete Edwards of Casper Electronics, discussing his views on the practice of circuit-bending and more. [via GetLoFi]
Tim made an improvised gas mask he found from an old Popular Science article… via PopSci. Tim writes- Inspired by some plans from 1942, I made my own gas mask from a snorkel, a tin can, and some charcoal I made from coconut husks. It works great!. I varnished my boat and didn’t get a […]
Spotted on the MAKE Flickr pool, this Arduino-controlled two-servo walker, demo’d at the recent Dorkbot Bristol. Looking at the images close up, you can see this is an insta-bot, made with just the two servos, some coat hanger, and zip ties. Dorkbot Bristol, December 2008 Related: Speaking of servomotors, Solarbotics has just released some sweet-looking […]
