Doorbell privacy sentry
Here’s a project/circuit that will turn on/off a doorbell for 10 hours each day, it was created so one person could sleep during the day and not wake up because of door-to-door solicitors ringing the bell. [via] – Link.
Month: June 2006
MAKE your own Buck Rodgers 25th century figures…
I really like this 1933 ad, they sold kits to make toys and encourage the Maker kids to make REAL MONEY “Get this great outfit! Make toy castings of Buck with his marvelous Disintegrator Pistol . . . Wilma Deering, his faithful Lieutenant . . . and Killer Kane, the arch-criminal of the 25th Century. […]
Make Your Own Shoes
Are you sick of overpriced shoes or want some that show off more of your own personality? You can make your own with Mary Wales Loomis’ tutorial. Mary has been making her own shoes for years. From the site, “I have always designed and made clothes, and occasionally hats and bags. One day, I looked […]
Mark VIII keyboard
Russ is working on a really interesting keyboard, check out the different prototypes and build-blog – “This keyboard has no support at the base of the palm. It isn’t needed! The keyboard bears directly on the thumb. The main difference between this keyboard, and the others is that the thumb position is lowered. The thumb […]
Laser etched Powerbook
Here’s another neat laser etched Powerbook (Magritte’s “The Son of Man” ) [via] – Link. Related: Laser etched Powerbook! – Link. How it’s made – Laser etching Powerbooks – Link.
Midi-Controlled Electricity
I finally gave in and decided to post footage of me testing my OMG super secret musical DRSSTC. I designed it last year as a paid commission for a Danish arts group who wanted a chorus of six musical coils that could be played by MIDI. I made a single prototype to test it here, […]
HOW TO – Photograph fireworks
If you’re going to take photos of Fireworks for the 4th, here are some handy tips – [via] – Link. Here’s one I took last year (geocoded too).