Soup box Wi-Fi waveguide antenna
Here’s how to make a Wi-Fi waveguide antenna from a foil-lined Tetra-Brik soup box – Link.
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The Monkey Arm – DIY Clamp tripod
Anko writes – “I truly detest carring around a tripod unless I know I’m going to need it. However, I do find myself needing an extra level of stability quite often. To solve the problem I threw together this, The Monkey Arm. The Monkey Arm consists of a length of Locline with a clamp epoxied […]
DIY rail based linear dolly
Momopole writes “Here’s a DIY rail based linear dolly for still and video cameras which mounts on tripod stands. The required parts are under $100 and consist of angle iron and laundry pulleys. “ – Link (Click the camera dolly PDF).
Machining titanium and stainless steel jewelry
32768 writes “Jewelry for body piercing is expensive and can be hard to find, particularly if you need an unusual or large size. I go through the steps of machining a barbell style piece from scratch. This project includes many operations typical of small scale machining on a lathe including facing, turning down, drilling, tapping, […]
MAKE your own Buck Rodgers 25th century figures…
I really like this 1933 ad, they sold kits to make toys and encourage the Maker kids to make REAL MONEY “Get this great outfit! Make toy castings of Buck with his marvelous Disintegrator Pistol . . . Wilma Deering, his faithful Lieutenant . . . and Killer Kane, the arch-criminal of the 25th Century. […]
MAKE @ 2006 National Design Triennial
A little MAKE news – MAKE was selected for inclusion in the 2006 National Design Triennial, congrats MAKE team! – “The “National Design Triennial” is an ongoing exhibition series at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Inaugurated in 2000, the “Triennial” seeks out and presents the most innovative American designs from the prior three years […]
Powered Shoes – Virtual reality input
These shoes will likely be the way people run around (literally) in World of Warcraft, Second Life and all sorts of virtual worlds – [via] – Link.