Circuit Milling With Roland iModela
Not something you’ll see at CES :) This is really cool, lots of people will be able to quickly crank out shields on site for the Arduinos at workshops and/or at home.
Month: January 2012
Rainbow Machine Adds Rainbows to Your Photos
Via HaD: Rainbows are revered as religious signs, the subject of ancient poems, adopted by social movements, formally described through science, and spread through memes. The fascination with rainbows is endless, transcends human categories, and embodies intense positivity. We created the Rainbow Machine to share our joy of light art. We set the machine up […]
“The Solar Parasite” Window Box Heater – Tiny Yellow House
This time around on Tiny Yellow House, I decided to mess around with passive solar heat so as to warm the always-cold front foyer of my home. The result: a smallish, closeable, passive solar collector that fits into a window opening. Its not rocket science (and it NEVER will be here on Tiny Yellow House) but it does work- even in January, in New England.
How-To: Beaded Rings
These fun rings from How Did You Make This are a great way to get started in beading without having to commit to a large project. The detailed step-by-step pictures make the process easy to follow!
How-To: Fold-Up Fresnel Reflector
Uwe Oehler has written a simple program that prints out fold-up paper templates for the conic sections that make up the reflective surface of a Fresnel mirror. Cut the templates out of cardboard, cover the cardboard with aluminum tape, fold up the sections, and apply them to a flat backing. Even the relatively simple, five ring, 59% coverage reflector shown in the video will burn holes in construction paper under modest sunlight.
Recipe: Cookies and Cream Bark
Fair warning to anyone trying to stick to a New Year’s diet: With only two ingredients and a 20 minute prep time, this cookies and cream oreo bark recipe from Naomi at Bakers Royale might be more than a little bit dangerous. Doesn’t this photo make you want to drop everything and mix up a […]
New in the Maker Shed: Arduino Motor Shield
If you’re planning to build a robot with an Arduino, you’ll likely need a motor shield to drive your motors! The Official Arduino Motor Shield, now available in the Maker Shed fits right on top of your Arduino Uno (or compatible) microcontroller and uses a full-bridge L298 driver to provide 2 channels with 5-12V at 2 amps per channel.