Here’s a blog devoted to making Railguns (Railguns utilize an electromagnetic force called the Lorentz force to propel an electrically conductive projectile that is initially part of the current path) – the site has tons of pictures, videos, and links. Link. In MAKE 01, we have a little less electrifying version, the Gauss Rifle.
We posted about “Learning to use LEDs and Transistors” from Iguana labs awhile back, but it’s worth noting that their main tutorial section has a ton of HOW TOs to check out. From basic concepts, to a complete temperature sensor project. All around good resource to bookmark if you’re getting started in electronics. Link.
Make pal Eric Rice is up to something “The ChaseCam mount, six suction cups holding a Panasonic DVC30 3CCD camera. Look out for drive-by citizen journalism. Or car chases, your call.” I wonder if there’s a Maker version that uses our cheap camera stabilizer and a car mount… Link.
Declan writes “…how to capture radio shows with a Griffin Radio Shark, convert then to bookmarkable AAC files, then make them available as a Podcast so iTunes can automatically sync them to your iPod.” Link. Clever hack to get all the podcasts that aren’t in the iTunes directory from NPR.
Wow, here’s a really cool looking project – it’s a Mac mini robot. It seems to be using an iSight to see, external battery pack for the mini and USB to control the 3 wheels on the bot for getting around. [via] Link and project page. This could potentially be a great robotics kit, you could call it…er, iRobot, well only if you use a Roomba for the locomotion.
A Maker writes “A Dutch, (although in English), site dedicated to making kites. Plans for many different kinds available.” The plans section is loaded – single lined, dual line, triple line, quad line, buggy, tail, parafauna and other plans for kite making. Link.
Colin sent in this great ski building HOW TO site “Always wanted your own pro model ski, but can’t ski like a pro? Why don’t you just build it yourself? It sounds crazy, but building a pair of skis (or a snowboard) is not out of reach for the average garage tinkerer. All that is required is some time, a little effort, and some patience to build the equipment and prepare the materials for making skis. In the end your hard work pays off, and there is no better feeling than skiing on a pair of skis that you designed and built yourself.” Link.
