Giant writes – “Invisible Fence pet containment systems require a new battery in the dog’s collar every 3 months. Invisible Fence dealers sell battery packs for around $15. This expensive battery is a plastic case around a common CR1/3 battery, readily available from any hardware or drugstore for less than $5.00. Here is how to […]
Graffiti Research labs – getting your name up in lights – “The night writer extends the functionality of LED throwies by allowing a writer to catch a tag in lights. It’s cheap, easy to make and writes 12-inch glowing letters 25-feet in the air on any iron or steel surface…if you stand on a turned […]
Dbc1218 writes – “This is a full size(4ftx8ft) one person hovercraft built over one summer for less than $200. It was built with no prior experience or knowledge of hovercrafts but with sheer determination to build something different. So check this project out, hope you like it.” – Link. Related: Lots-o-hovercraft projects – Link.
It has begun. The WiFi robot bunny invasion. Toms Bunny writes in with more projects for the WiFi bunny – “My nabaztag dev site, I’ve created a gAIM plugin for the nabaztag and a UK lottery notifier (with some cunning crontab entries and PHP scripts)” – Link. Then head over to Ben Hammersley’s blog for […]
What can you do with 3 billion pounds of waste chicken feathers? Make circuit boards – “The low-down on feathers. A micrograph of feathers shows hollow keratin fibers, a light, tough material. These fibers are combined with a soy-based epoxy to make printed circuit boards that are not only recyclable but also faster than conventional […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member TommyBear turned a $5 Staples Easy Button into a switch for his garage door. Here’s how you do it, easy! – Link. Previous: Circuit Bending is Easy – Link.
Here’s a DIY imaging system that uses four different wavelengths from LEDs for detecting melanoma [via] – Link.
