The “Canstruction” winners have been posted online… Incredible sculptures, made from cans. All for a good cause… – “Canstruction combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competing teams, lead by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned […]
MAKE pal Peter Kirn writes – “Over the past week Reed Ghazala, the innovator who’s known as the father of circuit bending, sent me two sets of resources from his new flickr account. First, you’ll find lots of fantastic and imaginative art and designs, circuit-bent and otherwise, in his whole collection. Second, he has a […]
Here’s how to convert a wireless doorbell from HomeDepot to close a relay instead of chiming…This whole thing started from a MAKE forum discussion! “With the addition of one capacitor, one relay, and a small piece of wire we can convert an inexpensive wireless doorbell into a remotely controlled relay useful for a wide range […]
Here’s a great step by step on building a huge motorized spider with a wiper motor from an 86 Suburu… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link.
Liquid_robot sent in this great collection of model Stirling engines – “This guy built the largest stirling engine I’ve seen (on a DIY scale) you’ll notice all stirling engines featured on your site are models with no significant power output. I wrote to ask if he’s selling the plans. he’s also selling an aluminium cast […]
Bjoern writes – “The color field camera blends live video data with flickr images that match the color of the object in the center of the viewfinder. It combines a web cam and a 2.5” Color LCD screen in a vintage 1950s snapshot camera case. Inspired by the Flickr Color Pickr and RGBy. The Color […]
Geekboxjockey shows how to make an electron drum set on the cheap… – “This is kind of a general overview, the basic concepts are fairly simple. I looked at a lot of info out there before building my own, and I just kind of planned it as I built, it just takes a little creativity. […]
