The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Great NY Times article about bike stereos, photo Tyler Hicks/The New York Times – A new biker gang is roaming the streets of Richmond Hill, Queens. This crew of mostly teenagers can be seen riding along 103rd Avenue just west of the Van Wyck Expressway. The bikes roar, but the booming sound has nothing to […]
Today on bbtv, Mark shows you how to make a film can cannon. He builds one from a kit, but you can easily make your own from household items. Followed by a claymation video of snacks at a kegger? Film Can Cannon / Snack Mansion – Link
This project converted a Nintendo Powerpad into a MIDI controller! – Link.
Josh writes in – I’ve been building bikes for a bit now and doing what I can to document the process in between the sheer joy of building and learning stuff. I thought I’d share with the Make crowd what I’m learning and how. I’m starting from only the most basic bike fixing knowledge and […]
How to fix the dreaded “downstrum has stopped registering intermittently” problem. Rock Band: My strummer broke… AND I FIXED IT – Link
From HackedGadgets: James Brown, Shawn Ironmonger, Michael Moninski and Dan Moore from Purdue University put together quite the gambling machine. They made a Smart RFID Poker Table that could keep track of where chips where placed on the table… “Our project aims to simplify the poker playing experience by providing each player at the table […]
This PC case mod in the style of “Doom 3” is more impressive than the game it is supposed to be honoring. The design combines steampunk with Lego Land aesthetics and an integrated 12 channel infrared relay board that controls a blast door on its front. Pretty cool, but might be a little distracting when […]
