MicroRAX and Lego CNC
Jason Welch built this lovely CNC from MicroRAX t-slot beams with Lego bricks for the linear paths. See the video’s notes for some notes on sourcing the various components.
DIY Projects
Homebuilt PCB Drill Press
reboots used a Micromot 50 rotary tool and a modified rack from a hamfest to build a very precise drill press for his homemade PCBs. Mounting the motor was tricky. The nose of the Micromot is a machined steel collar, but the body is ABS plastic with perceptible dimensional variance. If the motor was not […]
Mike Davey’s Wooden Wall Clock
Mike Davey is a maker we’re already familiar with through projects such as his incredibly detailed Turing Machine. This time he’s made a wooden wall clock, based on a design by Clayton Boyer, that almost looks like a long-legged creature with a little finger periodically pulling on the escapement.
Illuminated Boat Responds when Tilted
ITP student Tak Cheung casted this boat hull from fiberglass and epoxy resin and embedded a tilt responsive LED matrix within it.
In the Maker Shed: Netduino Plus
Are you familiar with .NET programming and want to get into microcontrollers? Have a look at the Netduino Plus available in the Maker Shed.
Augmented Reality Heads-up Baseball Cap
If you’re looking for a cheap and easy way to get that Terminator-like augmented reality experience, you’ll want to check out this hacked up HMD baseball cap from Melbourne area maker Matt Kwan.
Purses made from Toothpaste Tubes
These purses by Grazia Bosco are stitched together from empty toothpaste tubes. It also appears they are closeable by using the tubes’ pre-existing caps and threads. Definitely a nice touch.
