Dale writes – “On a visit to my parents in Louisville, KY, I visited a regional state competition for the Science Olympiad where my nephew, Chase Carlson, competed and won in bridge building. His entry weighed 11.5 grams and held 32 lbs (just one pound short of the 33 lb maximum) before it broke. You […]
Will O’Brien on Engadget has a how to on making an external antenna for a GPS – “If you crack open your GPS, you could extend the wire between the antenna and the internal antenna, but the loss from the extra wire would degrade the signal. But active antennas amplify the signal to get past […]
Popular Science’s How 2.0 shows you how to make art with a $30 electroplating pen – “You may not want to rechrome a ’57 Chevy, but you can coat small objects using kits designed for plating jewelry. This $30 plating pen (pmcsupply.com) uses electricity the same as the bumper factory does, just with a couple […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Jyoseph has a “DIY RingLight for the home depot goers. You’ll need to be comfortable with basic hand tools and will probably need to work with a power saw and drill, unless you find a sufficient work around which is quite possible. Be ready to spend about $30-$40 and an […]
Aleksi writes – “Plastic bags can be welded together with a soldering iron. The resulting seam is strong and water resistant. This is a very useful technique for making kites.” – Link. DIY:happy notes you could probably make prom dresses and wallets using this technique too.
Nick is on a roll, plier food chain! Link. Previous: Drill chuck food chain – Link. C clamp food chain – Link.
It looks like the folks from MacBidouille/HardMac got an LCD panel working with a VGA connector, they say they’re going to publish how they did it soon. Thanks Dan! – Forum (in French) & link.
