The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Steampunk maker Professor Fzz rebuilt a hydrogen/oxygen rocket kit into a thing of Victorian era beauty. He used a 12V 3.3Ah lead-acid battery to generate the hydrogen, and built a control system to monitor battery charge and fire the rocket. He also built his own spark igniter from a voltage generator, and constructed a lovely […]
This “Electric Trike” is a pretty cool ride that maintains its low rider status. Powered from two 12 volt, 32 amp batteries and a 75amp, 24 volt speed controller made in England, it gets pretty good speed even with someone strapped in for a ride. Check out the video to see it in action and […]
Photography by Trevor Shannon and Katie Dektar Make an easy LED headlight from a garden hose adapter. By Trevor Shannon I wanted to build a small, bright, and durable LED light for my bike, and I read online that plumbing parts work well as housings. So I made a 3-LED headlamp that’s enclosed by a […]
Jay sent in this amazing Wiimote controlled coil gun. This is certainly an effective way to protect your cubical from unwanted intruders. Just keep in mind, this is a lot more effective dangerous than the Nerf versions. I’ve seen some of ioBridge projects recently, and in inspired by “ServoBeer” I thought I’d try my hand […]
This is definitely one for the remake category. In fact, I think these have already been remade, right? I remember the LEGO Dulcimer and midi guitar, but I don’t remember a LEGO MP3 player? I think it would be a lot of fun to make a whole bunch of these types of products from old […]
Bill sent in this cool project that uses an Arduino and a WiiFit balance board to control a marble labyrinth game. It looks like a lot of fun! [Thanks Bill] Plug an Arduino and two servos into a wooden labyrinth board game then add some programming and a WiiFit board and you have instant fun. […]
The latest addition to WowWee’s FlyTech line is the Lightstar, a simple, inexpensive flying blade (retailing for $20). They come in three different colors/infrared channels, so you can fly and remote-control three fliers at the same time. WowWee Lightstar
