There are only a couple days left till the deadline of Feb 5th to sign up for the leftover craft item swap at Swap-Bot. Here’s your chance to get rid of things in your craft drawer that you have given up on. The best part? You get matched up in the computer program with someone else (maybe even me!) and you’ll be sure to get some nice “new to you” crafty goodies. Link.
There are only a couple days left till the deadline of Feb 5th to sign up for the leftover craft item swap at Swap-Bot. Here’s your chance to get rid of things in your craft drawer that you have given up on. The best part? You get matched up in the computer program with someone else (maybe even me!) and you’ll be sure to get some nice “new to you” crafty goodies. Link.
A great how-to on converting a VGA to RJ45. From the site, “I was just about to finish my projector project when I hit a snag. I needed a super long VGA cable to reach from the LCD my computer, which were on opposite sides of the room. Initially I was going to move my computer to the projector but decided against it. I read a few articles involved with VGA conversion and decided to give it a shot. Of course it might have been more practical to buy an extra long VGA cord for around $25 plus shipping, albeit more expensive.” Thanks jher! Link.
About 3 years ago, I pitched a pair of shoes I made to a “big” shoe company – it used a POV device to spell words as you walk. I think it was a little too out there for the shoe company, but if you ever want to make your own, Dan on Instructables has a great how-to: “The Dance Messenger – Fun persistence of vision toy. Attach it to your shoe and write messages or patterns while you walk, run or dance!” Link.
This is a handy little maker-friendly list of construction tips from Eric – “Everybody has their own way of doing things. Here are a few of my favorite construction methods. Choosing Solder, Using Altoids Tins, Manhattan-Style Islands, Manhattan-Style with IC’s, PCB Enclosures, Kynar Wirewrap Wire.” Link.
This is a handy little maker-friendly list of construction tips from Eric – “Everybody has their own way of doing things. Here are a few of my favorite construction methods. Choosing Solder, Using Altoids Tins, Manhattan-Style Islands, Manhattan-Style with IC’s, PCB Enclosures, Kynar Wirewrap Wire.” Link.
Cool manual from 70’s spotted on Retro Thing! “Here’s a link to a classic 16-page design manual for model rockets. It covers how solid rockets work along with basic design, and construction. Includes a couple of pages about multi-stage and large scale designs, too.” [