The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Here’s a PC case mod made from an old NES! Lots of details if you want to build your own, from the Maker John – “I began the project by dismantling my NES. I removed all the internal components and, after a moment of silent reflection, eighty-sixed all but the plastic shell, power buttons, and […]
Oliver, Sean & David have an awesome Roomba project – a Roomba Discovery carrying a wireless router being remotely controlled via a gamepad, they’re going to post some tutorials and code soon, so for now enjoy the videos and photos – Link. More images in their Roomba Gallery – Link. See previous Roomba projects and […]
MAKE isn’t just for reading, on no! A sharp eyed MAKE reader spotted MAKE on our favorite news show, Rocketboom, being used to adjust raise their gear since they’ve moved to an awesomely new 16 x 9 format – today’s show also has some cool video of steam engine robots Link. Previously: Our interview with […]
Lower the drawbridge! Build your own chicken moat. Surround your veggie garden with a moat full of hungry chickens ready to eat bad bugs and protect your garden [via] Link.
Open Circuits is a wiki for sharing electronics knowledge, schematics, board layouts, and parts libraries. So far 39 articles have been submitted – let’s see if this takes off! Link. Pictured here, circuit diagram from the 24″ Wall Clock on the wiki.
Paco Rabanne defined fashion in the 60’s by experimenting with different kinds of materials. Says Rabanne in 1966, “I defy anyone to design a hat, coat or dress that hasn’t been done before…The only new frontier left in fashion is the finding of new materials“. Enter in the disc dress (left photo) made of small […]
MAKE subscriber Bill has a great kite building blog along with a lot of resources and photos Link. Kite Aerial Flickr photo set. Kite building forums. Pictured here, a geodesic dome that looks like a golf ball when photographed from up above. Related: Kite Aerial Photography Puts Your Eye in the Sky by Charles C. […]
