A Make reader writes “Kleinbauer sells plans for building cnc mills from scratch, using surplus available materials. I was thinking about ordering plans for his “Brute” pcb mill. It might be an interesting feature in Make if someone were to buy one of his plans and build a mill from it, to give a feel for the cost and complexity of the project, as well as the quality of the plans.” Link. Has anyone out there used these plans?
Nick writes “Hikers continue to strive for lighter equipment, and while many times this leads to buying expensive gear, several people are experimenting with making small alcohol stoves out of Soda cans. Running on plain alcohol, they can weigh only tens of grams and heat almost as good as their professional counterparts.” Link.
Unsat_rbd writes “A few years ago I was unable to find a desk that fit all of my needs, so I built one using simple components from a local hardware store. The finished product was inexpensive, durable, and portable (I just moved for the 3rd time in as many years). The design was meant for 3 21″ CRT monitors, A/V equipment, rackmount computers, and a mini-fridge.” Link.
Make Flickr photo pool member DrewSteele writes “I went dumpster diving while at the ski resort in maine, the first dumster I hit yielded a working DVD player, so today I emptied out the insides of the DVD player and rearanged them inside this cute little red box…kinda cool.” Link. I have a couple old DVD players, I think I might give them a new shell too.
Handy how-to from Gadgetopia “Being on a budget, we got two things for our business: the smallest conference room we could reasonably get away with, and the cheapest decent projector we could find. This means that the projector is pretty big, and takes up an entire end of the conference table. I needed a way to mount it to the ceiling, but projector mounts run between $100-$200. They typically come in two types: Spidery-Articulated-Aluminum-Dealie and Pole-With-A-Mounting-Plate. One of the Pole-With-A-Mounting-Plate products I found on the net claimed, “mates with any 1 1/2 inch pipe” in its description. That sent me to Home Depot, and I came up with this rig for about $40. Read on for a rough how-to.” Thanks Star. Link.
Fun Instructable on making a pair of sandals from old tires Cthoyes writes – “Ok, to be fair, I originally saw this here and thought I would see how it goes. That website has good instructions but not many photos. So, I thought I would try it and take photos. But anyway, you need a pattern first. Trace your foot and then trace about 1/2 inch around that for the sole. You’re also going to need to mark the tabs. You can flip the same pattern over for the other shoe providing you are not horribly asymmetrical…” Link.
“A speed trap measures the timing of events or speed of projectiles “This is a very affordable and simple to build speed trap based on the PIC 16C84 microcontroller. The goal was to use as few parts as possible while adding as many useful features as possible.” Link.There are also more electronic project on the main sectionof the site.” Thanks JasonR!
