How to color PCBs with fabric dye
Don’t like the dingy brown color of home-made PCBs? Dane Kouttron sent in this how-to on dyeing PCBs using regular old Rit dye found in most grocery stores.
Year: 2010
IKEA-Hacked Litter Box Locker
I love this clever use of an IKEA locker to camouflage a cat’s litter box. Cats and owner are happy, so it’s a win-win!
In the Makers Market: Stoplight lens bird feeders
Seller Illuminated Bird makes these lovely bird feeders from the lenses that once covered traffic lights, which she carefully reclaims, cleans, polishes, and fits with brass and stainless steel hardware. The two shown here are, immediately above, “Sunshine and Spring,” and uppermost, “Bird Feeder 101.”
Urban camouflage iPad case
My friend Matt showed me the quick and dirty urban camouflage iPad case he made out of an old composition notebook cover and a scrap of non-slip rug padding. This has to be the coolest iPad case I’ve seen to date.
Secret Playroom Access Through Armoire
A Portland contractor builds a secret playroom behind an armoire destined to launch a thousand Narnia jokes.
Towel folding robot
Project led by UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Jeremy Maitin-Shepard working with Professor Pieter Abbeel. The video is shown at 50X speed. More details can be found in the paper (here).
New in the Maker Shed: BASIC Stamp Activity Kit
Know electronics and want to learn programming? Or know programming and want to learn electronics? Learn both side-by-side with BASIC Stamp Activity Kit!