Bamboo tablet mod WIP
Jez over at sammynotebook.com is in the midst of cramming a Samsung N110 into a custom bamboo and aluminum case with promising effect. Add a decent screen with capacitive touch and you’d have a decent machine.
DIY Projects
Cheap portable book scanner Instructable
For about $20 in parts and a spare point-and-shoot digital camera you can build a cheap portable book scanner with this Instructable from DHagen.
The making of 98.5%
Artist Steve Lambert made this video about the making of one of his sign pieces, 98.5%. Process videos always get me inspired to make the most out of my week; happy Monday! [via FAT]
DIYLILCNC: A DIY Dremel CNC
The DIYLILCNC project is a set of plans for an inexpensive, fully functional 3-axis CNC mill that can be built by an individual with basic shop skills and tool access. CNC devices are used to fabricate physical objects with a high degree of precision. Some CNC devices, including the DIYLILCNC, feature a gantry-mounted cutting tool […]
Brett and Sarah Peterson’s bike dashboard
Brett and Sarah Peterson won Nokia’s Push N900 “Mod in the USA” competition with his bike dashboard: Way back in September I heard about the Nokia PUSH N900 global competition. I had been drooling over pictures and all the info I could find about the phone and thought, “Finally! This is my chance to get […]
DIY bandsaw
Check out Matthias Wandel’s excellent homemade wooden bandsaw. His build log provides detailed notes and plentiful photos. [Thanks, Don!] More: Bandsaw beautification Pedal-powered hacksaw
Fist-pumping controller for music performance
Haeyoung Kim, aka Bubblyfish, wanted to make an animating LED display controlled by her chiptune rock-out move, the fist pump. Her and some classmates put together this little space invader LED dude who animates when the wrist-mounted accelerometer is moved in one of a few recognized motions. They also made an instructable documenting the procedure […]