How-To: Custom Dice via Toner Transfer
Solid-gold DIY from Barcelona’s Abraham Neddermann, AKA “Dicecreator”, known here previously for his junk-built laser die engraver, as well as a bunch of sweet custom dice builds (below).
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
How-To: Life-Size Replica Artillery Piece
When I first saw this shot from user eqqman in the MAKE Flickr pool, my thought was, “Oh, look, some tourist photographed a cannon in a park somewhere and tagged it for our pool. How odd.” Reading the fine print, however, tells the story…
NXT Wall-E
Lego NXT Wall-E transformable fully self controlled, it uses Lego Mindstorms programming environment. The video shows the transformation which is quite similar to the original Wall-E. See the maker’s Picasa gallery showing build photos. Note that, in typical Mindstorms fashion, the actual transformation takes 4 minutes. [Via Inhabitots]
New in the Maker Shed: Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0
Due to popular demand, the Maker Shed now carries Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0! This awesome Lego set is much better than than the original Mindstorms that I have. It includes new models, more customizable programming and all-new technologies! Mindstorms NXT 2.0 combines the versatility of the LEGO building system with an intelligent microcomputer brick and intuitive drag-and-drop programming software based on LabVIEW.
KaLegoScope: Todd Wilder’s Kaleidoscope Lego
Todd Wilder builds Lego creations and then turns them into kaleidoscope images.
Lego Computer Case
Mike Schropp built this Lego computer case that encloses three individual computer systems. The primary purpose is as a grid computer for medical research.
Swap Games, Maintain Assal Horizontology with Xbox/CD Changer Hack
Wonderfully ambitious, creative project from Ben Heck. Basically, he’s hacked the electronics of an Xbox 360 DVD drive together with the mechanics from an old stereo component CD carousel, and then patched together an interface between the two using an Arduino Uno.