CupCake CNC build, part 3: The electronics
OK, let’s get started with the CupCake Electronics Assembly. I ordered the Deluxe kit from batch #8, so most of the electronics are already assembled. Yea!
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The Chumby has landed!
This afternoon I arrived home to see a box on the doorstep. The return address was from the Maker Shed. That could only mean one thing: The Chumby has landed! We cracked the box and checked out the stuff inside. After going to the hypnotist show at the school and doing strange things on stage, I felt surprisingly motivated to assemble Chumby guts until long past my bedtime.
Here are some build notes. I didn’t take any photos, in large part because of the very helpful images already taken and posted to the Make Flickr Pool
CupCake CNC build, part 2: Unboxing
It’s time to unbox the Cupcake CNC and see what’s inside.
Art Heist build complete
We’ve finished the building our laser tripwire art heist! Just in time, too, as the Machine Project Benefit is this Saturday night. Here’s a sneak peek:
How-To: DIY Apple Remote shield for Arduino
Care to hand control of your playlist over you to an Arduino? Awhile back I was working on a project that that I wanted to be able to start music the on my mac through the IR receiver. After a while of looking around I found this library  which allows you to use your arduino […]
Double pendulum really swings!
Flickr member yamamo2 and his dad built this high performance double pendulum (aka chaos machine) and dang – can this thing get down or what? Instant physics party anytime! unless of course you happen to close and catch a stray pendulum to the noggin … physics party foul, indeed :( Related: HOW TO – Build […]
Ikea hack bookshelf bench
Randy Sarafan writes: The nice thing about IKEA furniture is that it is cheap and easy to hack. In other words, lets say that you were to buy two cheap $30 Gorm shelving units and assembled them to discover them that one was crooked. Well then, it would be really easy to spend an afternoon […]