Kite buggying
This looks like a lot of fun, make a DIY cart and ride around with a huge ten-foot kite pulling you around – Link. More: Kite Buggying – Link. Non-DIY version – Link.
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!
Bike stereo round up
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race ~H.G. Wells… What’s better than riding a bicycle around? Roll’in with a homemade bike stereo blasting out the tunes… there are some DIY ones and a few you can buy – here we go… Thump: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient […]
CVS Video camera handlebar mount
MAKE Flickr photo pool member DuganJ mounted a CVS digital video camera to his bike, if you’re thinking of hacking up a camera for reuse and mounting it to a bicycle, this is worth a looksie – Link. Related: CVS camcorder usably hacked! – Link. HOW TO CVS Video Camera Hacking for PC & Macs. […]
Build your own mahogany sports car
Plans to build a sports car out of wood from Mechanix Illustrated 1956 “HOW would you like to own this snazzy-looking mahogany-paneled sports car? You can–and for less than $500 if you are the least bit handy with ordinary tools and not afraid to get your hands dirty. The entire chassis and body are made […]
The Treadmill bike
From the same folks who brought the world, the COUCH BIKE – here’s another unusual contraption, it’s a treadmill on a bike, you run and it goes… – [via] – Link. More: Other bicycle projects – Link. Maker made transportation – Link.
DIY X-Ray machine
Here’s a DIY X-ray Machine from The Scientific American Book of Projects for The Amateur Scientist (1960) – “From an old radio tube, some copper wire, and other inexpensive materials — total cost: roughly $20 — you can construct an X-ray machine that will make good pictures through an inch of wood.” – Link. Previous: […]
Powerwheel modded electric trike
BIG_AL writes in with his electric trike made from a Powerwheels kids toy – “this is what happens when i get ahold of a welder. the switch runs to the handlebars and its a momentary on rocker switch that i can push with my thumb. when i get the new battery im going to rewire […]