Lego NXT Camera Platform
Members of Chinese Mindstorms site CMNXT made this excellent platform for controlling a camera. [via the NXTStep]
Year: 2012
How-To: No-Sew Loopy Felt Flower Brooch
I’m a big fan of hand sewing, but sometimes it’s fun to whip out the ole hot glue gun and knock out a cute project in no time. If you’re looking for an instant gratification kind of project, check out this cute no-sew loopy felt flower brooch from Design by Night. I like the idea […]
How-To: Sleep Mask
Stash buster alert! Looking for a quick project that uses up extra fabric scraps, but actually yields something useful? This sleep mask tutorial from Kathreen on Whipup will do the trick! The mask looks super-comfy, and it would be perfect to have on hand for afternoon naps and long flights. Take that, incredibly bright streetlight […]
How-To: Rifle Shell Pen Body
I have before identified Instructables user Mrballeng as a craftsman’s craftsman, and this latest offering only serves to reinforce that opinion. His work is not flashy or complex, but it’s always thought out with exacting detail and does amazing things with everyday materials. Here, he uses a mini-lathe to bore, swage, and align two .30-06 cartridge cases before soldering them together, at the joint, and fitting the guts of a refillable plastic click-pen inside. Cool stuff.
New in the Maker Shed: Knit Shock Watch Kit
Make your own personalized watch with the Knit-Shock! Watch Kit from the Maker Shed. To make your own personalized watch, just follow the easy to read instruction and use the included needle and thread to create the pattern you want. Don’t have the right colors? The plastic canvas can use a wide variety of yarn from your personal stash or local craft store.
Kids Transform Blank Canvas Room With Thousands of Stickers
I’m almost inspired to try this in my own home … This December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as a giant white […]
iPad Controlled RC Car
Wannes Vermeulen created an iPad app to control a modded RC car, complete with a remote point-of-view camera: I used two servo motors attached to the original remote control of the car to adjust speed and steering. These are controlled by an Arduino Uno, which gets the accelerometer data from the iPad through a socket server on my laptop. I also fitted my old Android smartphone to the car, which uses an IPCam app to stream the video to the iPad. The “camera”, the iPad and the laptop are connected to the same Wi-Fi network to share their data.
