Scooter hack
My friend I-Wei sent this one in – wow!
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
DIY Automotive messages book
Lots of car posts today… John writes – “Here are instructions (and pre-compiled PDF) for making an automotive message book. It fits in the glove box and has 14 standard large-font messages printed forward and reverse (for reading in mirrors) like “Your tire is flat”, “Your high beams are on” or even, simply, “Sorry.” I’ve […]
Open Source at 90 MPH
BusinessWeek asks, can we build an open source car? “Inspired by Linux, the OScar project aims to build a car by tapping the knowledge of a volunteer team. It won’t be an easy ride, but their journey is important… So here’s a question: Can open-source practices and approaches be applied to make hardware, to create […]
Neuroti-Kart – Homemade electric cart
Wires99 writes – “This is the Neuroti-Kart. (PsychoKart was taken) Homemade electric go-Kart. Design goals: electric powered, quiet, fast, capable of doing donuts in my street. Home run! “ Thanks Gnomic! – Link. Powered by 4 12 volt car batteries and the frame was made from Home Depot gas pipes… Nice work. Related: Build your […]
Huge chopper bike photo gallery
I’m not sure where most of these photos are from (post if you know in the comments) but it’s a pretty good collection of chopper bikes – Link. Related: Bicycles @ MAKE – Link. Chopper Bikes – Link.
How scanning tunneling microscope work (STM)
John writes in with the latest science podcast for the UVA Virtual lab… – “I’ve got a new presentation on how scanning tunneling microscopes work. STMs are the nanoscientist’s premiere tool for “seeing” individual atoms. Their invention was the subject of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics. But they have now become so simple and […]
3 speed chainsaw belt driven scooter
GadgetmanKen writes – “I built a gas powered inverted push scooter using a chainsaw for a motor, two customized pulleys, and v-belt. I later added patios instead of the foot pegs and an aluminum cover for the rear end. It worked great and my son would go about thiry miles an hour, and me being […]