Popular Mechanics was at Steam Powered, the California Steampunk Convention, and has a piece on their site of favorite gadgets from the con. Seen here, from top to bottom: The Stroh violin, Holly Conrad’s mechanical wings, and Kevin O’Hare’s box camera digital casemod. 10 Best Old-Is-New Gadgets from 2008 Steampunk Convention More: Fyriel, the alchemical […]
Here’s a simple solder fume filter/fan made from a plastic CD spool case, aquarium filter material, and some scrounged electronics. Fume Extractor [via the Make: Flickr Pool]
Check out these handy tips from Cool Tools, including this one: Spray-On Cooking Oil As Expedient Wetsuit Remover As a triathlete, I practice the transition during every training session, meaning I try to remove my wetsuit in super fast time. Every Friday last summer I swam in a lake in my Promotion triathlon wetsuit. I […]
In response to my posting of the DIY hobby o-scope item, Ken_S sent a link to his “Minimalist Oscilloscope 08M Project,” which uses a PICAXE 08M chip and a Nokia cellphone screen to create a… well… minimal oscilloscope. Given that he got the phone for a buck, he was able to build the scope for […]
This Instructables details the construction of a PICAXE-based digital oscilloscope designed to meet most hobbyist’s needs and which can be built for under $100 (the author spent about $70 on his). Cost varies depending on what you might have on hand. LCS-1M – A Full-Featured, Low-Cost Hobby Oscilloscope
Cool painting tools, from the Lee Valley Tools Catalog, spotted on Dinosaurs and Robots. The pyramids are for raising up objects that you’re painting. Handy Painting Tools from Lee Valley
Good to see some vids from Joe @ Prototype This – The Oscilloscope, soldering, multimeter! The also released a full episode “Mind controlled car“.
