HOW TO – Make a two-tone stencil
Here’s a great Instructable that shows how to use one of my favorite tools, SketchUp, to make a 2D stencil from a 3D design. Link. Previously on MAKE, HOW TO – Make a spray paint stencil for a laptop.
Month: February 2006
Human powered car…
Here’s a video of the Humancar – it does look like a lot of fun – “The HumanCar operates with four people working in concert like an engine. The two front people ‘body-steer’ to turn, like a ski or board- this is so fun to ride you want to scream. We will be able to […]
HOW TO – Build a mini-walking bot
Mrdon219’s walking bot how to – “Here’s a simple project for sci-tech families. A Mini Walking Bot using a some ROBOTIX parts, PICXAXE microcontroller, and a Handy Cricket.” Link.
Robot moved by a slime mould’s fears
This six-legged hexapod robot is controlled by a slime mould – “A bright yellow slime mould that can grow to several metres in diameter has been put in charge of a scrabbling, six-legged robot. The Physarum polycephalum slime, which naturally shies away from light, controls the robot’s movement so that it too keeps out of […]
HOW TO – Make an iPod LEGO dock
Here’s a Flickr photo set from LinuxMatt on making your own LEGO based iPod dock. I think the next step would be to use the Mindstorms to control the iPod. [via] Link.
Get OTA HD for free
Ben from HDbeat has a good article about getting over the air HD TV “There are a few benefits to OTA today that we didn’t have before the US started the DTV transition. Some of the best picture quality possible can be obtained with an antenna, at least until High Definition DVDs are released. It’s […]
WiFi PCMCIA iBook hack…
Ric writes – “This is the account of how some guy shoehorned an ordinary PCMCIA WiFi card into his iBook by ripping out everything that wasn’t needed. Some good shots too. A bit crazy but apparently these cards can be expensive.” Link.