Turn a bunch of those pernicious soda pull tabs into a lovely upcycled table lamp.
For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) applications were expensive tools used only by a limited circle of designers and engineers.
Assembling a single electronic board using SMD parts is doable using simple tools with tweezers and a fine tip soldering iron.
My outlook on life is, everything is a matter of perspective.
For too long I’ve been standing in the stream of chips flying off my milling machine.
The Dimensions Available We have a 105in tall by 40in wide wall space in which to build.
Paper birthday cards are boring… So let’s build an “Arduino LCD birthday card!”
This project requires access to some power tools; at a minimum a circular saw and a sander are required.
We will be using freely available tools like Google SketchUp to design and finally fabricate a chassis for a robot.
RC hobby servomotors were just made for hacking.
It seems as though nearly everything “high performance” these days boasts some amount of carbon fiber in its construction.
When tackling this project I had sewn some outdoor gear before but nothing this complicated.