Nixie tube – tube clock
Jeez, this Nixie clock is made from a ton of cold-cathode tubes – [via] – Link (translated). Related: More Nixie – Link.
Month: June 2006
Hobbibot 2006
Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls has created “Hobbibot 2006”, her sewn vision of a futuristic robot who will knit up our projects for us if we just don’t have time. Hillary explains cheekily, “The latest model even includes a research function which will hunt around for hours online for cute designer patterns and then automatically […]
Radically modified bicycles – SCUL
We’ve been posting a lot of bicycle mods, hacks and projects from the MAKE photo pool (we’re going to give away a few prizes, so keep them coming) – and last week we visited SCUL, a gang that likes to ride strange vessels called choppers, the most exotic bikes, here are a few photos from […]
HOW TO – Make a slip ring power connector
Stephan writes – “”This site describes how to make a slip ring power connector by using four ball bearings. It then is connected to a motor’s axle and allows to continuously power a rotating fluorescent light. – Link.
Folding chair stamp jig
Michael writes – “My girlfriend asked me to make an alignment jig to help her rubber stamp a logo onto business cards. I spent about 5 minutes looking around the house for materials, half thinking of how to build it and half thinking about how to get out of building it. :) Then, eureka, the […]
RoboGames
RoboGames is this weekend June 16-18, 2006 in San Fran!! MAKE will have a table at the event, and will be filming! – “Walking androids, soccer robots, art bots, and the best flame-throwing, high-energy, steel-crunching robots in the world come to SF for the annual robot olympics! This year robots from 20 countries return to […]
Sensor workshop using the MAKE Controller Kit
Here’s the first ever sensor workshop using Make Controller Kit – the intensive 4-day workshop offers a hands-on introduction to sensors, sensor interfaces and integration of software and hardware… “Michael Shiloh, Margaret Schedel and Michael Zbyszynski will teach a workshop on how to use the Make Controller Kit to interface to a variety of sensors […]