Arduino Helicopter Game 03/11/2013 Kevin Loney made a one-button “helicopter” game with an Arduino and a 16×2 LCD.
NESIT Hackerspace Vandalized 03/11/2013 The New England Society of Information and Technology (NESIT) in Meriden, CT, was robbed and vandalized on March 1st. All...
Cardboard Raspberry Pi Case 03/10/2013 Jude Pullen shows how to make a cardboard RasPi case. I especially like the toothpick grill on the front. Jude...
CNCed Park Bench Looks Like Cast Iron 03/08/2013 Prop designer Eric Hart designed these plausibly cast-iron benches in Inkscape, then his wife Natalie output them on a CNC...
Photographer’s Fill Light Made From Glow Sticks 03/07/2013 Photographer Simon Ellingsworth uses glow sticks for supplementary lighting for his shoots. He attaches four military-grade glow sticks to a...
Solder Dispenser Made Out of a Brake Cable and Sugru 03/06/2013 Jude Pullen created this cool solder buddy, which consists of a length of solder fed through an old brake cable...
Testing Batteries for Sulfation 03/06/2013 Uber-maker Mikey Sklar demonstrates how to charge, test, and recover a sealed 12V lead-acid battery from the dumpster, using his...
Build a 3D Scanner Out of Junk… in 24 Hours 03/04/2013 Last June, the LVL1 hackerspace in Louisville, KY, held a 24-hour hackathon, where several teams stayed up all night, competing...
Hackerspace Happenings for March 3rd 03/03/2013 Are you a hackerspace member? We want to know about cool projects you are working on, or have completed, tools...
Book Opens DIY Secret Room 03/01/2013 I love this secret room — not only is it a nice build out of hardware store parts, but you...
