HOW TO – Make a duct tape two-person bicycle
Mark made a two person “tandem” bicycle using nothing but two dead ordinary bikes, two sticks and a roll of duct tape! – Link.
Month: June 2006
DIY Maksutov telescope
Monopole writes “This is a telescope constructed from the combination of a Russian “Tourist-FL” eyepiece which accepts M42 (a.k.a. Pentax/Universal) manual screw mount lenses a 2x teleconverter and a Russian Lytkarino 3M-5CA 8/500(f/8 500mm)Maksutov Catadioptric Lens.. I constructed it for less than $100 using surplus and parts obtained over eBay. The resulting telescope has an […]
CNC router project
Rick writes “Here’s part #2 of the CNC Router Project, covering the Gantry assembly and mountng the rail system.” – Link. Previous: Part 1 – CNC router project – Link.
HOW TO – Make a Water-Weenie
Howtern writes “Looking for a good waterfight? Water hose too short? Soak those pesky neighbors or water the plants on the far side of the yard with this 3-part water-weenie!” – Link.
USB switch
Simple Simon writes “Simple but possibly useful to someone – I needed to switch on some devices whenever my PC was on so I use the 5VDC fed from the USB ports to turn on a relay.” – Link.
DIY waterproof GPS datalogger
Steve writes in about the Sparkfun GPS data loggers, he built a waterproof version – “That unit from SFE is excellent! I packaged one in a waterproof case and use it for recording kayak and boat jaunts… I just nestled the hardware into a carved foam insert inside a SealLine Electronic Case. The wee antenna […]
4 wheel tandem pedal vehicle
Another homemade pedal powered powered vehicle, this on from MAKE Flickr photo pool member Fritzgutten, a 4 wheel tandem pedal vehicle – Link.
