MAKE pal fungus amungus made a DIY international clock from a cheap IKEA clock, nice work… – “This is an international analog clock so you can see what time it is in other cities. With a lazy susan bearing, some magnets, and a couple of bolts this baby rotates and then locks in place, thus […]
MAKE group member Leevonk has a great Instructable on franken-modding a Furby… he writes – “I took control of a furby’s body using a PIC16F877 microcomputer. Videos on last step. The furby’s in-built sensors and actuators: light sensor, IR sensor, IR transmitter, tongue touch sensor, belly touch sensor, microphone, speaker. The furby’s main (and only) […]
Hoarp001 writes – “This instructable will show you how to make a 30tonne hydraulic press. In my press i use some serious hardware, and the final press is going to end up weighing 86kg, which is 164lbs or 13.5 stone. I use M42 threaded rod which is 42mm wide and weighs a tonne. There is […]
Vatosupreme writes – “Ok, I thought the Laser Vortex was the coolest Halloween project yet. So this project pays homage to it. For my project, however I needed to make it small and portable to fit into a pumpkin. I also needed to make the laser and spinning mirror all 1 unit. So with a […]
MAKE Instructable member Hirerob writes – “Fun with misused hardware supplies. Pretty simple: 1) Make a skeleton with pvc and attach it to a piece of plywood. 2) Use chicken wire to create the form. The eyes are kick balls. 3) The skin is good ol’ duct tape (much easier than the paper and glue […]
Pronteon shows how to make a remote power control for battery powered devices… – “Thin conductors on both sides of a thin insulator are connected by wires to a remote switch. Slide it between the batteries. It breaks the connection until the switch is turned on. In this case, the battery powered loud and obnoxious […]
Outstanding, here’s a DIY version of those fancy magnetic Apple power connectors, Breath writes – “My Thinkpad’s power connection started getting flaky, so I made a magnetic connector that works just like Apple’s MagSafe connectors. It’s effective, cool-looking, and breaks away cleanly when kicked. I used common materials that I had around or could find […]
