Nixie Tube kits
TubeClock has a really nice selection of Nixie tube clock kits, any makers buy and build one of these from them? Post up in the comments… Link.
Kits
Arduino Arduino Arduino @ MAKE!!
Ok gang we have Arduinos in the MAKE store! We have a limited number (and at great prices) so get’em while you can! Arduino NG PLUS USB Board, fully assembled Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It’s an open-source physical […]
Clock kit (and contest)
This is pretty interesting, a clock kit and a contest to mod up a case – These kits have the display, breakout board with the “buttons” and the power supply (all the same features as our Gator and Alba clocks) All you need to do is make a cool case to house them in!! Think […]
Outdoorsy kits & DIY projects
Thru-Hiker has some nifty kits and DIY projects for folks who like to not only get out, but make some of their own gear… Minima vest kit – Link. Make your own silnylon stuffsacks – Link. Stuff sack kit – Link.
LED Micro-Readerboard kit – New @ the Maker store
Lots of new stuff in the Maker store (and a special congrats to Rob!) – Here’s a fun little open source soldering kit that provides an introduction to the capabilities of microcontrollers. The readerboard spells out preprogrammed messages such as “MAKE” one letter at a time on its alphanumeric LED display. The LED Micro-Readerboard, designed […]
Solar Prius kit
These kits from SEV (Solar Electric Vehicles) can boost your fuel efficiency from 17 to 29%… – The major automobile manufacturers are producing hybrid automobiles, which are part electric and part gasoline powered. Could these automobiles take another step and obtain some of their fuel from the sun? Solar Electrical Vehicles has developed a prototype […]
Make Mousey The Junkbot – Make: PDFcast
I’ve enjoyed Gareth’s writing for a while and it was great to finally meet him at Maker Faire. He was giving workshops on how to make Mousey the Junkbot and I got him to explain a little bit about it on tape and got inspired to make my own Mousey. Gareth wrote the article that […]