The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
The NXTStep’s Brian Davis wanted to throw something over a waterfall. Why not a NXT, and log some data? Brian put a NXT brick in a segment of PVC, along with a 3-axis accelerometer from Mindsensors and a LEGO sound sensor. On a recent trip to Niagara Falls, I was fascinated again with this huge, […]
Since we already entered into some weird weather front of Lego postings today, I figured I’d complete the conditions for a perfect storm. Here’s an amazing 1/8 scale Bugatti Veyron, with a working seven-speed transmission transmission (that includes reverse), brakes, independent suspension system, retractable roof and rear spoiler, and it’s remote controlled — all made […]
Instructables user spookylean shows us how to make this cool little folding prop based on a weapon from the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. He does it the labor-intensive but inexpensive way–cutting the profiles by hand from clear hardware store Plexiglas and then painting them black. I am too lazy for that and would probably just have them laser-cut from black plastic to start with. Embedded magnets lock it in the deployed position.
Hive 13 member Craig Smith found a way to combine two hobbies with his Drinkshield, which contains both an alcohol sensor and a bunch of LEDs.
These skull pedals look fantastic via n1s.
Ever wonder what would happen if you outfit a toy gyroscope with an electric motor and add an adjustable drive wheel? You get a super fun Gyrocar that can balance and run on a monorail, string, rim of a pot, you name it. The Gyrocar by Matthew Gryczan is one of the major projects in […]
Being a year-round cyclist in Minnesota, Frank Yost had a problem. “Car drivers can lock things up while running errands,” he noticed, “so why should cyclists have to carry everything around with them?” And when Frank has a problem, he reaches for his pop-rivet gun. So he designed and built this all-weather, lockable College Bike […]
