Wow, this is some type of kid sequencer of sorts on Etsy… Rarebeasts writes – This is a unique handmade toy that will fascinate both kids and adults. I started making this toy as a first birthday present for my daughter, she and every one else had so much fun with it I am now […]
Dug North has a nice write up and review of the Kreg pocket hole joinery system, he writes – Are you inclined to make things yourself from wood, but are short on the skills required for complex wood joints? Are you an accomplished woodworker who just wants a faster way to make a variety of […]
London Makers, this looks like the event for electronics hobbyists, the first Arduino hacking workshop for advanced users in London (July 21st / 22nd – 10 am to 6 pm) – Lead by Massimo ( also founder of tinker.it) and Matt Biddulph (CTO of web start-up Dopplr.com), they will assist a group of around 15 […]
Build photos and more from Georgia Tech’s Starlight Soap Box Challenge, thanks Andy – Link.
Rich Willis put a Mac Mini in an abandoned Macintosh cube acrylic enclosure, nice mod. Bonus points for the laser keyboard – Link.
Gadgetfreak has an explosive DIY oxygen-propane cannon – When Ed Nauman fires his oxygen-propane cannon, anybody within range of the shock wave will definitely see stars. It’s been known to shatter windows 30 ft to the rear! Propane is mixed with oxygen under control of a PIC microcontroller, in a barrel made from a 330 […]
Here’s a universal hardware control program through serial (COM) ports. It frees your hardware’s MCU from number coversion codes for serial communication, and also can be used as a pulse counter, generator or a timer, using control bits – Link.
