Jake writes – “This week I rescued a couple of desktops from an industrial park dumpster, they were in good shape though the bases were either missing or damaged. I had been about to purchase a solid core door blank from Home Depot to make a workbench out of but I realized that 2 workbench/carts […]
Here’s a tutorial from Laurie Freivogel of Kiku on how to design your own laptop decals! Laurie says, “Here is a project I did when I got my shiny new laptop, which is exactly like my husband’s. I couldn’t have twin laptops, so I personalized mine.” Here’s how I did it: Materials: clear vinyl (1/4 […]
I-Wei @ Crabfu SteamWorks is expanding steam power to more than just bots! Here’s a Jensen #5 electrically heated steam engine + Bandai Spacewarp game – Link. Related: Gakken Steam Engine car kit (video) – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. The Darby Steam-Digger – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. Building live steam locomotives in 1/8 […]
I recently ordered a refurbished Dell E1505, and I was bummed out that it didn’t come with Bluetooth. But it turns out that even if it didn’t have Bluetooth in its Build-To-Order configuration, you can add it after the fact. I posted a photo set that shows you how to do it. I’m pretty impressed […]
_tango writes – “I’ve been making some card holders from those free “paint chip” samples you get at home depot. A bunch of people asked me how to make it, and I finally made a quick photo DIY guide along with more images of the card holders. enjoy!” – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make […]
Shelly Hattan has created a knit pattern to make your own Captain Underpants , a popular kid’s book by Dave Pilkey. Link.
Westsw shows you how to control the speed of a small DC motor with nothing but the serial port on your computer, a single MOSFET, and DOS commands… – Link. More serial project for serial Makers: Control the Parallel (or Serial) Port with Python – Link. HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – […]
