The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
One of the coolest things at Maker Faire each year is the local rocketry groups who display their best rockets and swap stories with attendees. We wanted that same opportunity at Make: Day, and that’s why we’re happy to welcome Tripoli MN! Photos by Todd Schweim The members of Tripoli MN will have a bunch […]
Nathan sent this tip in via the comments: “Hangar No. 5“: The story of two treasure-hunting teens sneaking into an abandoned military base looking for a rumored gold cache. Once inside, they accidentally activate a top secret relic of the Cold War – a huge mobile weapons system bent on protecting the base from all […]
From MAKE subscriber Justin Shaw comes the UberLight – a dual LED matrix bicycle turn signal an brake light. An interesting design using accelerometer to determine braking, plus basic switches for indicating turns. The project uses an Arduino in combination with a couple of serial-controlled red/green matrices. Riding with this setup should get some much-needed […]
Youtube user Petitblenderman has a great video of a Rubik’s Cube solved in a Blender animation. Danny says this looks reasonably solid. You may remember Danny’s laser cut tactile cube post by Collin. Looks pretty legit to me. The cube’s colors are all in the right place, although I was a little confused at about […]
So much time at your desk, so much raw material in the office supply room. What to do? Make monitor juju, decorate your geekosphere, construct marvelous models that’ll delight and confound your coworkers. Here are a few of our favorite projects we’ve run into over the years for turning office (and corner coffee shop) supplies […]
“Einstein’s Riddle.”
The two inventors who fueled the rise of the living room helicopter.
