Hacker’s Haven of Tom Magliozzi
An appreciation for Tom Magliozzi, co-host of NPR’s Car Talk and co-founder of an early tool-sharing space, Hacker’s Haven
Continue ReadingAn appreciation for Tom Magliozzi, co-host of NPR’s Car Talk and co-founder of an early tool-sharing space, Hacker’s Haven
Continue ReadingA selection of maker projects using modified windshield wiper motors. Examples include halloween props, chicken coop doors, and robot dogs. Now the real question is, what will YOU mod a windshield wiper motor into?!
Continue ReadingThis stop-motion of a car engine being stripped and then put back together, titled “11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee,” is magnificent.
Continue ReadingFrom the MAKE: Flickr pool Greg’s using Arduino to create an auto-drummer – Yesterday, I got my drum playing robot working with chop sticks screwed into rotary solenoids. It’s powered by two 9v batteries wired in series and controlled by the arduino through transistors. I showed this off at the UrHo Talks 2 event last […]
Continue ReadingMichael writes – Hey Makers! I’ve been busy building my very own MIDI-controlled Drumbot using the HighlyLiquid MIDI decoder kit. I’m going to be conducting a workshop detailing how to build and implement the kit on Friday, May 2 as part of BENT festival Minneapolis. Free kits will be given to workshop participants, limited to […]
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t already started building your own electric vehicle, why not add this project to your gas guzzling, turbo-charged, super car. If you are going to drive a fossil fuel burning car, it might as well be fast, and cool. – Link
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