One of the first things people think about when 4th of July comes around is fireworks. This year you might want to go ahead and try making your own. It isn’t a mortar shell, but it will still impress your friends when you toss out what appears to be a blob of peanut butter, and […]
This bottle rocket does not require a match to ignite it. Although, it might take a bit of courage, since it looks like it could take off your head when the bottle is unscrewed? If you add a bit of water to the bottle it might work even better. Bottle Rocket
The open source Linux phone – the Neo FreeRunner fromopenmoko is now on sale… It’s open source software (not hardware) to be specific, but they *do* have the CAD files which is a great first step! … Currently there isn’t a 100% opens source phone yet (that I know of). Openmoko, developer of the first […]
Here’s an idea I got from Alton Brown on Good Eats that I sketched up in my Maker’s Notebook. It’s for throwing a self-serve shish kabob party using a temporary fire pit made from bricks, sand, and charcoal. You make the width of the pit so that your skewers fit over it and the handles […]
Instructable to get you started on how to recycle old PCB components. More: ‘Crush and zap’ recycles circuit boards more cleanly. Motherboard PCB bracelet. Procuring Electronic Components. Procuring lowtech sensors and actuators.
Peter Shekel writes in with a link to this nifty poster download for making a sock monster, created by Nicky Gibson at the Monster Munch blog. From the pages of CRAFT: CRAFT:06 – Hand-Sewn Free-Range Monsters by Moxie
Andrew was kind enough to post additional info on his excellent USB camera project including wiring diagram and source code. I started this project without really having any idea where it would end up. I started off by deciding it could be interesting to build a device that would sample a 3-axis magnetometer and a […]
