Fun & Games

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

Scratch Built Donkey Kong Arcade Cabinet

Redditor IntenseCircusFire made this excellent replica Donkey Kong arcade cabinet out of MDF wood. He used plans from Jakobud.com and it took him about 30 hours to build. Along the way, he took tons of photos of the build process and he shares plenty of tips and equipment suggestions if you’d like to build your own. And since the computer inside the cabinet is running MAME, the free arcade machine emulator, his game selection is not limited only to Donkey Kong, despite the nice decal job.

Continue Reading February 29th, 2012 Matt Richardson

PriNXT, a Functioning Lego Printer

Fourteen-year-old Lego hacker Leon Overweel built this impressive Lego Mindstorms NXT printer, AKA PriNXT. PriNXT has three motors: two control the X and Y motion, and the third lifts the pen. The first motor, the one in the middle, is very straight forward – it has two long axes coming out of it that connect […]

Continue Reading February 28th, 2012 John Baichtal20

How-To: Paper Circus Rider Toy

Next time your kids are bored, or you’re needing a little creative break in a busy workday, try this fun project from Joel of Made by Joel. He shows how you can turn paper, tape and a paper clip in to a fun riding toy. He’s included a printable template, but also encourages you to […]

Continue Reading February 27th, 2012 Rachelhobson

John Collins (the Paper Airplane Guy) Throws for World Record Attempt

This Sunday, tomorrow, paper airplane enthusiast and Maker Faire presenter, John Collins will be attempting to set a new world record for paper flight. The world record attempt will happen at 9:45am PST. The throws will take place at McClellan Air Force Base (3028 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan, CA) in a hangar.

Continue Reading February 25th, 2012 Gareth Branwyn10

Recycled Firehose Swing

A quick eBay search reveals that, in fact, used fire hoses are quite readily available, and not very expensive. The bentwood seat would be a little more challenging, but as woodbending projects go, that shape wouldn’t make for a very difficult one. Or you could just use an unbent seat. It’s the work of designer […]

Continue Reading February 23rd, 2012 Sean Michael Ragan

Gogglevision Quadcopter Video

Steve Lodefink sent me this amazing video of a guy flying his quadcopter around his neighborhood using a goggle vision system. He even flies it through his(?) house. What fun!

Continue Reading February 22nd, 2012 Mark Frauenfelder24

Air Guitar Hero Project from MAKE Volume 29

Rock Out Hands Free with Air Guitar Hero

Biomechanical engineer Robert Armiger and surgical roboticist Carol Reiley, both of Johns Hopkins University, created Air Guitar Hero as a fun rehabilitation exercise for people with amputations. The original version they made was a bit costly, but they wrote up a less expensive DIY version, and shared their build instructions with us on the pages […]

Continue Reading February 22nd, 2012 Goli Mohammadi2

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