You can get most everything you need for this project by checking out gfixler’s and burzvingion’s instructables posts, but in this weeks pdf, you can see how we made our jig, check out our trick for installing the magnets in the corner blocks, and learn Action Girls strategy to speedcubing! PDF Link
mp4 | mov | hd-appletv | itunes | blip | youtube This weekend, learn how to put your projects on a breadboard! Start off by going to the Sparkfun site and go through their tutorial about getting power set up on your board. – Link Then get out Make: Volume 10 (Note: I mistakenly called […]
Breadboarding is a great way to get started in electronics. You don’t need to solder and you can put things in and take things out really easily. The 555 is a beautiful thing. Download this pdf, read it, and make this project and learn more about this cute little 8 legged bit of silicon! PDF […]
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.
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 […]
mp4 | mov | hd-appletv | itunes | blip | youtube I had the chance to hang out with FBZ for a bit in Berlin and we made this video for you to learn how to knit! So break out some yarn, string, cassette tape, dental floss, cat5 cable or fiber optics and knit it […]
This week’s pdf comes to you from Shannon Okey of knitgrrl.com. (Update: The Knitgrrl site is down this morning due to outages at Dreamhost. Please check back at her site later today.) She stepped up and made a pdf with the parts of her book, Knitgrrl2, that have the diagrams that step you through casting […]
