HOW TO – Make a fuel cell powered car
On PopSci’s DIY, Dave Prochnow has a piece on how to convert a battery-powered RC Hummer into a vehicle that runs of hydrogen fuel cells. How to Make a Fuel Cell-Powered Car In the Maker Shed:
Kits
Simple, stand-alone 5-volt regulator
MAKE subscriber S1axter, of myBitBox, has put together details on building a basic, filtered 5v power regulation unit based on the ubiquitous LM7805 voltage regulator. You can either build it out of a handful of parts you can get at your local electronics shack, or buy a little kit he’s put together. Standalone Voltage Regulator […]
Weekend Project: Cosmic Night Light
Make a glittering LED constellation jammed in resin. This is Part 1 of this two-week project. Thanks go to Kris DeGraeve for the original article in Make: Volume 14.To download The Cosmic Night Light MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Cosmic Night Light article in MAKE: Volume 14 “Cosmic Night […]
Weekend Project: Cosmic Night Light (PDF)
Make a glittering LED constellation jammed in resin. This is Part 1 of this two-week project. Thanks go to Kris DeGraeve for the original article in Make: Volume 14. View the PDF of this project and then pick up Make: Volume 14 here for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
In the Maker Shed: Gakken Stirling engine kit
This week I made the Gakken Stirling Engine Kit from the Maker Shed. I have always wanted to make a Stirling engine, and the Gakken kit is a great way to learn more about how they work. Stirling engines are finicky by nature, but this kit went together really easily and worked great the first […]
MAKE: television Episode 1 – Bicycle Rodeo & VCR Powered Cat Feeder
For those of you who like to see the whole episodes of Make: television, here’s a chance to see episode 1 in all its glory. Meet Cyclecide, an inventive band of performance artists who build outrageous bicycle contraptions straight out of the dump. In the Maker Workshop segment John Park turns an old VCR into […]
MAKE: television Preview – Music Machines
Be sure to visit makezine.tv this Saturday, February 7th, to see the upcoming Maker Profile on Tim Kaiser, who makes amazing experimental musical instruments. Enjoy the sneak peek! Check out Tim’s website at timkaiser.org Tim was also profiled in Make: magazine Volume 12. Get the m4v or subscribe in iTunes. ps, ignore the “coming in […]