The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
The Internet Chess Table is a project for playing internet chess on a 3D board with real pieces. For the display, a small DIY 20W-LED low-resolution (64x64px) LCD projector was developed. It is used for displaying the move of my opponent as well as to show me information about the game (e.g. time). Moreover, there […]
MAKE subscriber Clinton Blackmore of Alberta wrote in to share a project he’s working on: NXT I2C Devices for Arduino, which aims to let you control Lego actuators and sensors using a Mindsensors motor multiplexer (NXTMMX) controlled by an Arduino — no NXT brick required. Oh man. I love the NXT, but I really like […]
My project is a portable greenhouse / seed starter that has high tech features and collapses for easy storage. Since a standard greenhouse can overheat if it is closed up or get too cold if it is opened up, mine includes an automatic vent that controls to a user selectable temperature. The user first selects a temperature between 60 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, by 5 degree increments. Then the greenhouse’s built in sensors and microcontroller automatically adjust how much the vent is opened or closed to help maintain that temperature. And because of its ultra low power design the whole thing can run 24/7 for about a month on just four penlight (AA) batteries!
Not Martha has posted a feat of alchemy that is particularly intriguing. She’s been “making” gin out of vodka! Almost as good as turning lead into gold!
DBC writes – The USB Bike Generator is a small bike mounted electricity producing device optimized to provide power for two USB ports. There are so many small electronics that can be powered or charged from a USB connection it only makes since that people might want to do this while riding a bike. The […]
Food and drawing … It’s a beautiful combination. Johanna Kindvall, of Sweden and New York City, keeps a recipe blog called Kokblog, where she includes a drawing with each recipe. I like how free form it is. Sometimes it’s a drawing of the finished dish, or one ingredient. But other times it might be a […]
Alex Eylar’s “Fall of the House of Escher” MOC adds a logical twist to the Escher classic. The best part? The astronauts are in old skool Classic Space suits. Excellent! [Via The Brothers Brick]
