Weekend Project: The Bytelight (PDF)
Make a high-tech mood light from a flourescent lamp and a bunch of old memory chips. Thanks go to Ross Orr for the original article in Make: Volume 09 View the PDF
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Contacts case for small parts
Here’s something that never would have occurred to me — using old contact lens cases to hold and organize surface-mount and other tiny electronics parts. Small Parts Tray made from Contact Lens Cases
Call for creative reuse ideas
Image and article via Treehugger Here’s a call for trash to treasure ideas: We are seeking submissions for 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, an upcoming book by Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com, which will feature 21st Century craft and design, all made with recycled, upcycled, repurposed and reused items. We are looking for the best examples […]
Make electricity with the back shed
Brian sends this about The Back Shed, a great site with info about windmills and renewable energy. There is an excellent page about getting started with windmills. Particularly interesting isthe project for converting junker computer parts and pvc into a wind powered battery charger. Home made wind generators have been around for decades, with designs […]
Finding good trash
Thanks to Star Simpson (famous for exposing Boston Airport’s absurdity) for this tip on a new wiki covering an important topic: where to find good trash. Trashwiki is still very new and sparsely populated, but it’s a start. Please comment with any other links you have to trash- (aka treasure-) locating resources. You too will […]
Help save the ACCRC
James Burgett of ACCRC’s skull of junked electronics (photo via Dale Dougherty) The Alameda County Computer Resource Center could really use your help, as Dale writes on boingboing: ACCRC is in desperate straits. The Bay Area electronics recycler is going through tough times with an emergency re-org and a lack of funds to pay taxes […]
African bottle opener
Sometimes it’s just that simple – a bottle opener from Togo, made with a piece of stick and a screw, with a lovely beaded handle. Togolese Bottle Opener Simplicity
