Build a Simple PantoProbe for High-Precision Electronics Troubleshooting
3D print a PantoProbe, a simple device for amplifying your probe precision in electronics testing.
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Knee Deep in PLA: Our 2015 3D Fabrication Shootout Kicks Off
The fourth annual Make: 3D printer test is officially underway. This weekend we’ll test printers, CNC machines, and laser and vinyl cutters.
Stress Testing Lego
How many times can you assemble two LEGO bricks together before they wear out? Phillipe Cantin decided to find out.
Gadgeteer Testing Notes
Recently, I had an opportunity to get early access to a new hardware system from Microsoft. Gadgeteer is a way for people to rapidly build devices, program them and then even build enclosures around the projects they make. On Wednesday morning, almost none of my students had ever written a computer program, and by Friday afternoon, every one had the opportunity to write a program that would control output hardware based on the input of sensors that they had built.
Pocket spectrum analyzer from $16 toy
Check out this repurposed IM-Me instant messaging toy turned pocket spectrum analyzer from embedded hacker Michael Ossmann. What’s more, he’s included source.
R/C plane from trash
Twitter user ChristineMMTTM points us to this great video record of the process of building a remote control airplane that was built from junk that could be scavenged from most household trash.
DIY Hoffman box
Mobile developer Steve Bull needed to do some signal testing to pass the certification process for an app he was writing, so he improvised this Hoffman Box using pots and pans found in his kitchen.
