Sew a Simple Bike Tool Roll
Use some scrap cotton canvas to create a simple, useful bike tool roll.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Wacky Handcar Regatta Debuts in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Make was a sponsor of a wonderful event called the Handcar Regatta in Santa Rosa, Calif, which took place practically in our own back yard. Bringing together some of the makers from the Bay Area Maker Faire, and taking steampunk to the public in a new way, the Handcar Regatta used a railway that hasn’t […]
Controlling a Sega Mega Drive with MIDI
Sebastian’s work interfacing with old Sega hardware for sound synthesis seems to be paying off – and the results sound quite nice – In this video, the Sega Mega Drive II is controlled via the MIDI keyboard controller. Various parameters can be controlled from the keyboard, as one can hear in the video. – Sega […]
LEGO V8, 32 valve engine
Another impressive LEGO build, nice illuminated accents – Real working (electronic) V8 engine made from Lego Technic. This is not a Lego set, but I completely designed and build it myself. It took me about 4/5 months. Enjoy! More pics of the build avaible on Brickshelf Gallery. [via Hacked Gadgets] More: 1440 rpms v8 LEGO […]
Halloween games – Braaaaiiinnnsss . . .
Defective Yeti (Matthew Baldwin, one of my favorite bloggers, funny and smart) has once again graced his faithful readers with a three part review of Halloween games – the first post is about zombie games. I think it’s neat that one of them, Zombie in my Pocket, is a print-and-play. Last Night on Earth: The […]
Bandai Luminodot Lite-Brite HD board
A little pricey, but I really like Bandai’s Luminodot Lite-Brite HD board. It’s available at Audiocubes if you’re not planning on visiting Japan soon… Bandai’s Luminodot is the Lite-Brite we always knew we wanted. This 70 by 50 pixelated board is supported by a bright LED backlight. With 1600 bulbs in 12 different colors, each […]
NES controller sockets
Parallax just released a NES controller socket (7-pin, male) compatible with the classic NES controller, why is this a big deal? Before this there wasn’t any place to get these and now you can use NES controllers for all sorts of projects. Prior to this some folks bought up the 6 way splitters and cannibalized […]
