Make:it video – Edison Cup-style Phonograph
Join me, won’t you? – as I travel back in time to assemble the New Edison Cup-style Phonograph.
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Guerilla guide to CNC machining
Michal Zalewski writes: The page is a remarkably thorough guide to setting up a CNC robot workshop at home, and a first article in a series on CNC robotics. I created it simply because there are virtually no books or useful reference pages for people who want to get into @home fabrication without an extensive […]
Pocket sundials
Nice collection of Pocket sundials. Pocket sundials can be over 1000 years old, arguably making them the world’s first watches – and with no moving parts to break. Typically they were carried by shepherds, where there are a variety of designs, from the French Pillar Sundial to the Tibetan Time Stick. More: DIY Sundial for […]
Build your own mechanical TV kit
Nice find and background information about this “build your own mechanical TV kit” @ Retrothing (the video is great!)… Here’s an opportunity to build and own a televisor similar to the device created by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird in 1924. Middlesex University Teaching Resources have released a clever £28.56 kit that includes everything necessary […]
Soldering floss
From the MAKE Flickr Pool: user fibra has refilled dental floss containers with soldering wire! Perfect for keeping your shop organized, but be sure not to mix it up with the one in the bathroom. For all the time it must take to wind this, I dare say there’s a market for these things.
GPS logging Arduino shield
Adafruit has released a GPS logging Arduino shield, freaking cool! Pop this on to an Arduino and you can make your own GPS logger, locative art projects & more! The kit is available here. This shield requires a GPS module (sometimes called an “engine board” or “engine module”) to receive the timecode data from GPS […]
Hard drive grinder
Perfect use for an old hard drive, a grinder! via Hackaday. More: HOW TO – Making a hard drive laser oscilloscope. HOW TO – Build a 15000 rpm Tesla Turbine using hard drives … HOW TO – Make hard drive speakers. Hard drive art… Old hard drive orchestra. Make – Volume 12 – $1000 Wind […]