Joe posted up a bunch of slides on making your own wind turbine in the MAKE pool that are worth checking out… we also have how to build one in MAKE 05… [via] – Link. Related: DIY 1000 watt wind turbine – Link. HOW TO – Build your own wind turbine – Link. Wind Powered […]
Trimbitas writes – “This is my first serious (the first one was a one LED blinker) AVR project :) I searched the Internet for a cool looking and easy to build project with ATTiny2313 and I end up on this page, it was a really nice project to start with so I made a list […]
Patrick turned his JBL speakers into Darth Vader heads… – “Everybody says how much the JBL Creature II speakers look like Darth Vader. So here’s how to do it for real.” Thanks Bonnie! – Link.
Earlier today we had a high tech garage door locator/car stopper, and here’s a low tech version from MAKE Flickr pool member Hiram_cook – “Here is my version of a low-tech garage locator device, very low tech. It consists of a piece of carpet, a 4×4 board and some roofing nails. The carpet was one […]
Tod has a great background and comparison of the Arduino and the Basic Stamp, he writes – “Parallax’s Basic Stamp is the mainstay for hobbyists wanting to add intelligence to everyday devices. A new system called Arduino provides the benefits of the Basic Stamp at a greatly reduced cost, increased speed, and is entirely open-source.” […]
Peter writes in with this neat looking DIY synth… – “You’ve seen plenty of DIY circuits for building a homemade analog synth. Here’s your chance to build a fully digital emulation you can hack yourself. The result is a synth that’s as full-featured as many commercial hardware models, but with a unique architecture and total […]
Embellishing your knitting with embroidery isn’t as hard as you thought. This step-by-step tutorial by weasleysweaters on Live Journal takes you through the whole process with lots of great photos. Link.
