Year: 2012

Tandem AT-AT Walker Costume

Tandem AT-AT Walker Costume

What better way to show off your love for Star Wars and bicycling than to build a fully articulated AT-AT walker tandem bike costume? Constructed for, and appearing in, the Star Wars vs. Star Trek Pedalpalooza 2012 event in Portland last week, the conjoined intergalactic ensemble defied rationality by lumbering along at a brisk pace throughout the run.

Motion-Activated Sprinkler

Motion-Activated Sprinkler

I can imagine all sorts of uses for Phil Tucker’s motion-detect sprinkler home defense system. Testing a motion activate sprinkler. A TRENDnet IP camera triggers a GPIO output read by an Arduino which then triggers a relay/solenoid valve to turn on a sprinkler. IP camera already records video and sends email alerts.

How-To: Transfer Prints To Wood

How-To: Transfer Prints To Wood

I love this post from DPS about transferring digital prints to wood. The technique seems simple, and list of supplies isn’t beyond what most people have in their garage or crafting space. To complete the transfer, all you need is: Laser printed photo Wood cut to the same size as photo Gel Medium (must be […]