Autonomous cockroach control system
Leevonk writes – “Allows a microconputer (e.g. basic stamp) to autonomously control a cockroaches direction of movement. You couls also make a remote control system.” – Link.
Month: March 2006
Made in Express Contest – Win $10k
MAKE is going to be a judge for this – go Makers go! – The Made In Express Contest is designed to capture stories about how people are using Visual Studio Express and/or SQL Server Express in innovative and useful ways. The contest begins with entrants submitting their cool ideas for projects built with Visual […]
HOW TO: Create RFID Access for Your Front Door
Great how-to from MAKE pal Amal! “There are many uses for RFID such as supply chain management, but access control is one of the most relevant applications for personal use. Many people use RFID access cards to get into buildings, use elevators, or even open the doors to those special penthouse type hotel suites. Setting […]
DIY Photography – Cheap UV light source
Marv writes – “How to build a simple, cheap and easily modifiable UV light source for alt-process photographic printing.” – Link.
HOW TO: Make a Bob-clock
Mikkel writes – “The Bob-clock is a wall-clock I have made. It consists of 60 multi-color LEDs in a circle, resembling the arms of an analog clock. With the brushed aluminium plate it is also a very clean design. The page includes the story of how I got the idea, and how I went about […]
Holga 35mm film adapter / modification
Peter writes – “Sweet play-by-play tutorial on shooting 35mm film in a Holga 120 camera. Because 35mm film is smaller than the medium format 120 film that the holga was designed for, you get a cool effect of the image bleeding across the 35mm sprocket holes.” – Link.
Make a “Cigar Box” crystal radio set
Midnight society’s cigar box radio – “On this page you will find complete plans for the Cigar Box Crystal Radio Set. This project was first published in Volume 7 of the Xtal Set Society Newsletter, but the project has been so popular that we decided to put it online. The plans were written by Joseph […]