An Airboat and a Bike Had a Baby and it’s Rad
The Screaming Rabbit is a custom bike that uses bike uses an airboat motor for some extra propulsion and a nasty sound.
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Retro
Dial Like a Hipster: Make a Bluetooth Rotary Dial
You can experience the soothing chatter of a rotary encoder sending out your digits by building a Bluetooth rotary dial for your cell phone.
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This Nixie Tube Speedometer Gives Retro-Futuristic Life to a 70s Motorcycle
Nixie tubes are interesting pieces of equipment. They have a “retro-futuristic” look that has great appeal to electronics hackers.
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Create Retro Art for Your Tiki Bar in a Weekend
Philip Bradley shows how he created two mixed media works inspired by the mid-century WITCO furnishing designs of the ’60s.
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Custom Case for a Homemade 6502 Computer
Simon Jansen has been hard at work building a gorgeous case for his homemade 6502 computer. Dubbed the “Orwell,” the computer has been a work in progress for almost two years. The 6502 is the same CPU found in a variety of vintage computers including: the Apple ][, the BBC Micro series, and the Commodore 64 […]
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This Is the Nintendo 64 Game Table I Wish I Had as a Kid
As a child of the 90s, I have many fond memories of clutching that clunky Nintendo 64 controller in my grubby little hands, prodding away in pixelated glee. If I could have seen this custom game table 15 years ago, I may have died. Okay, that’s probably an exaggeration, but the craftsmanship that went into […]
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48 Solenoids Transform This 1960s Typewriter into a Computer Printer
Several years ago, Chris Gregg, a Tufts University lecturer and computer engineer, received a letter from his friend Erica. This wouldn’t be so unusual, except that it was typed on an actual typewriter, not a printer. Gregg is a fan of vintage typewriters, but, as with myself, makes many mistakes, requiring a functioning backspace key. […]
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