TJIC writes – “Here’s the first half of a two-part informal guide to welding up useful shop stuff using old bed frames scavenged on garbage day.” – Link. Related: Primer: Welding by Mister Jalopy. If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder. Mr. Jalopy’s introduction […]
Hobbyman writes – “The robot sunflower is made from plastic parts taken from old CD drivers and junk home equipment; a small dc motor and reduction gear from the CD-R sawed together with some plastic parts, a tiny solar panel, some other plastic parts taken from an old aquarium filter and a simple, 4 transistor […]
Here is a a gallery of art, made with cans. I really like the O’Doul’s cricket – [via] – Link.
John sent in this great iPod control mod for his car! – “A modified wireless remote mounted to car steering wheel in carbon fiber…” – Link.
bMc has a short and sweet circuit bending guide for a 2005 Furby – “This little 2005 Furby Doll emulates Speech and Audio from any source. HE or she, spits out the glitched circuit bent audio with animated mechanical antics.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and […]
For under $200, this looks like a lot of parts to procure and projects to make – “For missions where remote surveillance won’t suffice, capture confidential information with the compact Digital Spy Camera secured to your sunglasses. Be sure to set the time-stamping Alarm Kit to protect your possessions while you’re out gathering evidence. Used […]
Fred Langa made a Terabyte server for about $500! – “A short while ago, I received a challenge from a reader who didn’t believe me when I said in print that it was possible to put together a brand-new terabyte (1,000 Gbytes) file server for around $500. Well, you can, and I did. The example […]
