Alarm clock/countdown timer kit
Here’s a fun kit, it’s a fully functional alarm clock and stopwatch… Link.
gift guides
Designing automata kit & cabaret mechanical movement
Some newer-ish stuff @ the Maker store — The Designing Automata Kit is great value and fantastic quality. No glue or tools are required, and you will learn about simple mechanics using cams and a crank slider mechanism. Many different designs can be made, and the kit used over and over again. Produced in Thailand […]
Shortwave radio kit
The shortwave radio projects keep coming in, here’s a great kit- Many pieces of ham radio equipment are available as kits. Ten-Tec offers two kits in the $30 range that are good beginner projects. One is the 1054 4-band Shortwave Regenerative Receiver and the other is the 1056 “any band” CW/SSB Direct Conversion Receiver. The […]
Old time radio kits
Lance has lots of old timey radio kits on his site from WW-II foxhole radios to vintage style crystal radio kits and tube radio kits – Link.
ROV-in-a-box project kit
Here we go, a ROV in a box! (build your own underwater robot)… – [via] Link. Related: Making an PVC ROV Sub – Link. “Old School” ROV (remote operating vehicle) – Link. DIY Underwater ROV Project – Link.
Neodymics Cyclemotor electric bike conversion kit
Jeff writes – Neodymics Cyclemotor is a self contained powered wheel designed to instantly replace the front wheel of any standard bicycle. Prototype is powered at 72 volts by four unmodified Dewalt nanophosphate packs using a reverse engineered drill speed control and optical relays. Neodymics Cyclemotor electric bike conversion kit – Link.
Fuel cell car kit
When I was a kid, I lived for all of the science and tech kits I’d get for Christmas: the chemistry sets, the rocketry starter kit, the telescope set, the X-Acto hobby tool chest, etc. Today’s budding nerds get to experiment with hydrogen fuel cells, thanks to the Thames & Kosmos Fuel Cell Kit offered […]