From the MAKE Flickr pool Unsatisfied by retail options, Brad built his own remote for a Sony Alpha DSLR cam. Smart move – building beats buying! Especially when Sony’s asking you to pay 60 beans for what is essentially 2 switches and a small cable. –Link Related: HOW TO – Wireless camera remote –Link In […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Tinkerlog made this slimmed-down version of the TV-B-Gone device. This design would definitely make subtle usage much easier. –Link TV-B-Gone Clones on Tinkerlog –Link Related: TV-B-Gone Gun –Link From The Maker Store: TV-B-Gone Kit –Link
Another cool project from Cre.ations.net, Nate writes – A remake of the binary / LED Tokyo Flash wristwatches, that also includes a super-bright flashlight and a wrist-swinging full POV time display. – and he’s even got kits available for the project. Just keep those exposed pins away from rain!Link Related: Color orb audio-synchronized lamp and […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member csf0137 has graced the pool with a collection of impressive wooden machine replicas. The one seen above is a recreation of Wilhelm Schickard’s calculating machine from the early 1600’s. It’s often assumed that calculation devices were first invented by French mathematician Blaise Pascal – but Shickard’s machines predated Pascal’s […]
Prime remake material: a ridiculously expensive broom with a lamp inside. Cool effect, the only hard part might be finding a broom with bristles of the right color/transparency – [via] Link.
This one made me smile. Back in the late ’70s, a friend of mine, a machinist, gave me a sheet metal version of a back issue box template as a gift, the same basic one used here. I went nuts, cutting and folding dozens (and dozens) of boxes for my large magazine, small press, and […]
The Enlightenment is made of white Plexiglas. It is 24 cm high, 17 cm wide and 8 cm deep and is supplied with a 9 watt energy-saving lamp – This light up book would make a great remake project! – [via] Link.
