The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Kiki posted an Instructable on making a waterproof bike basket using pieces of tarp and strong magnets. She’s a member of Theo Watson‘s “themakeclass” Instructables account where his students post up their innovative projects. Related: Bikes @ MAKE
Randy Sarafan made an Instructable on how to play mini golf anywhere with a Pringles can. He writes: This is an easy way to quickly convert a Pringles can into a portable golf hole in a matter of minutes. This is intended both for those who like to play minigolf but are on a limited […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool DSchrubbe makes the old new again (or vice-versa?) with this retrofabulous all-in-one PC enclosure – Originally a 1957 Setchell-Carlson P-62 portable television, this great chassis now houses a PC and flatscreen monitor. Wi-Fi, a wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse reduce clutter. I hope to modify the peripherals to a […]
Texas-based artist/maker Paul Slocum has released a new version of his Commodore 64 synthesizer cartridge, “Cynthcart” which turns your Commodore 64 into a syntheziser that you can play like a keyboard. Version 1.2.4 includes 3 note polyphont, adjustable vibrato, portamento effect, dynamic pitch changing, a whammy bar, and more. Pretty nice way of retrofitting old […]
There’s been a lot written about how humans anthropomorphize Pleo – but even dolphins are fascinated! This is an amazing video. Sirensgrotto says that Pleo reacts positively to the dolphins, too. Related: Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev forum and scripting now available BREAKING NEWS: MySkit – Performance editor for PLEO
Play pong with bicycles – Cyclepong 2.0– Cyclepong is an update of the classic arcade game Pong to use bikes as the controllers. To read about the first version of Cyclepong go to the Cyclepong page. I always wanted Cyclepong to be something that lots of people would get to play with. My original idea […]
More crazy jet-powered action, this one a pulse-jet strapped to the side of a 1950s cruiser bike. Jet bike,75 MPH
