Anne writes – “Here’s a home-made generator, using an old lawn mower engine and alternator… Being a practical fellow, he built a generator for himself with items lying about the house. This is the whole thing. It features an old lawn-mower engine, alternator (fitted inside base), storage space for string lights etc, and an operator […]
Jessica writes – “Here is a guide for making homemade stilts. They are adjustable up to 3 feet and only cost a few bucks if you have some wood laying around. Be sure to check out the video!” – Link.
Here’s a pretty simple bicycle repair stand made from plumbing supplies – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a PVC bench-top bike repair stand – Link.
These record players by artist Jeroen Diepenmaat change pitch depending on how fast you walk – Link.
Todbot writes – “Ever since Bluetooth adapters for Roombas appeared, I’ve wanted to control my Roomba with a cell phone. All my recent phones have had Bluetooth. But getting a devkit for a phone was expensive and phone-specific. Trying to develop J2ME (aka “JavaME”) applications for cell phones has been a mess, especially for non-Windows […]
Scienceprog writes – “Piconomic Design company has decided to release condensed course of 8 bit AVR microcontrollers by example. This is good start to people who want to start or switch from different MCU platform. They have introduced simple development board which can be built abd used freely for personal use.” – Link. More AVR: […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mr_tentacle writes – “The “Old School” project is aimed at bulding an inexpensive ROV with parts from surplus dealers and “big box” stores like HD and Lowe’s. I will have to make a few custom machined parts, but I plan to keep this to a minuimum.” – Link. Related: Build […]
