Boe-Bot robot kit (serial version) – $50 08/15/2006 Microcenter has the Boe-Boe Robot Kit that uses a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller for $50, it’s usually $150, so it’s...
HOW TO – Direct to PCB ink jet resist printing 08/15/2006 Volkan and Stefan have a clever way to make PCBs (Printed circuit boards), they write – “This page details the...
Cantenna – from the 1950s! 08/15/2006 Looks like the hackers of the 50’s were already making cantennas before the young whippersnappers of today were even born...
Open source PCB design tools 08/15/2006 Here’s an OK list of open source PCB design tools (for making printed circuit boards) – as always, if you...
Online drawing lessons 08/15/2006 Brenda Hoddinott created an incredibly comprehensive drawing tutorial site with sections for beginners, intermediates and advanced – I dusted off...
HOW TO – Build electronic dice 08/15/2006 “Spots Before Your Eyes” build electronic dice to use with all your board games – “Popular Electronics Magazine, September 1967”...
Nixie clocks & kits for collectors and designers 08/15/2006 TubeHobby has a pretty nice selection of Nixie tube kits that I haven’t seen around until now… like this GPS...
DIY X-Ray machine 08/15/2006 Here’s a DIY X-ray Machine from The Scientific American Book of Projects for The Amateur Scientist (1960) – “From an...
Paper boat 08/15/2006 Earlier this week we had a laptop bag made from newspapers, and here’s a boat – Flickr user n2self writes...
Add 2G to your controller 08/15/2006 Max writes – “Here’s how to add a 2 Giga-byte SD Card storage to any app w/ serial communications.” –...
