Contactless dynamo bike light
Instrucrables user vbnicolau made this how-to for making a dynamo-powered bike safety light from an old relay coil and a few hard drive magnets.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
How-To video: bike maintenance
Bicycle Maintenance: How To Maintain Your Mountain Bike For Peak Performance Here’s is a very thorough way of tuning up your bike after a hard ride. The rest of the site has some other good information, but you have to dig through a lot of ‘lifestyle’ type entries before you find the making goodies. The […]
Amazing Military Sci-Fi Modeling
I did a massive double take when I saw this jaw-dropping model on Dinosaurs and Robots. “Wait, that’s a Leman Russ battle tank! From Warhammer 40K!,” I squealed to myself. Warhammer 40,000 is the “dark gothic sci-fi” tabletop wargame that almost put me in the poorhouse a few years back. One of the coolest things […]
Stylish game grip for iPhone
This cool-looking GameGrip for iPhone came out today in Japan from Trinity, a company that makes lots of cool-looking accessories for Apple products
Flashback: DIY Stilts
With the weather getting nicer every day, it’s time to get out the toys, and a perfect time to revisit a great project from back in CRAFT Volume 08: DIY Stilts! Written by veteran stilters Molly Graber and Chris Merrick, this project shows you how to use a pair of your own shoes, along with […]
Autonomous PIC-based blimp
Here’s a robo-blimp that some students at Colorado State University designed. They score points just for coming up with the name infraLED Zeppelin. The article includes PDF build instructions and a complete parts list. Gadget Freak Case 139: The Autonomous Blimp [Thanks, Phillip!]
Mini Maker Faire at Hillsdale Mall
MAKE HQ reports that they had a nice turnout and a fine time this past weekend at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. Our compadre Kent Barnes took these photos and has more in his photostream. It was a great opportunity to reach out to people who might otherwise not have previous exposure to MAKE. […]
