Very handy- This project will show you how to use an AnyVolt Mini to make an adjustable voltage supply that will let you power lots of household gadgets (a pocket tv, Nintendo DS etc) from your computer’s USB port. The ‘Mini will help you do this by taking 5V from the USB port, and converting it into anywhere from 1.25V to 14V according to what your gadget requires. Link.
Here are a few nice PDFs with plans for – a Coat Hanger, Lazy Mans Scroll Saw bench, Home Made Scroll Saw-Part 1 / Part-II – a working, person powered, scroll saw. Link.
John writes: I saw this today at Paper Forest. It’s a website that has about 40 ways to fold a sheet of paper into an envelope. May not sound all that cool but once you take a look at the amazing designs you will change your mind. We agree — there are some interesting problems to be solved, and maybe even some interesting solutions for your own fabrication problems. Link
This site features free plans for a human-powered hand-built scroll saw, a scroll saw bench, and plans for a wooden coat hanger to get you started on your first scroll saw project. Hat tip to the folks at land-o-links.com – thanks!. Link
Raphael writes “I wanted to enjoy the sound of a real adlib sound card as I did 15 years ago, but I could not use it in my computer since it does not have ISA slots. Fortunately, parallel ports are still around so I decided to to interface the card to the parallel port”. Link.
Here’s a way to put vacation photos on display without holding friends captive. Link a group of slides taken at some far-flung locale together to create a lampshade that offers a colorful, indoor escape-from bad lamp design, if nothing else. On your next excursion, bring along a few rolls of slide film (bonus: it’s less expensive than the print variety) and try taking thematic shots of bad motels, perhaps, or exotic plant life. Link.
Chris writes “Well, we have seen this before – or have we? This project is not unique in terms of mounting a viewing window on top of the hard drive, but what makes this project stand out is the detail of it and the full description on how you should actually do it. And it comes with thirteen highres pictures. Not to speak of the end result. Wow!!! Very nice end result! And oh, did I mention that this hard drive is fully functional after the surgery?” Link.
