It is the weekend, it is time for tools from Chuck – (Tool Monger will be at Maker Faire to!) This week we looked at a “technicians’ bag” that’s perfect for assembling a basic tool kit for use around the house – just the ticket to keep tools from “disappearing” from your shop. And while […]
EID has a ton of fun kits to check out (many of them super simple and great for learning). The temperature and USB kits look really interesting – Link. Related: Kit archives @ MAKE – Link. Kits from the Maker store – Link.
blueroomelectronics has some interesting kits for robotics, perhaps more interesting are the illustrations made in sketchup of the electronics! Link. Related: Robotics @ MAKE – Link. Kits @ MAKE – Link.
We have a new kit for sale in the Maker store, the Cellular automata video synthesizer kit. This easy to contstruct kit is a fun way to play with cellular automata and video synthesis. When complete you will be able to uncover endless visual and sound patterns on any TV with a composite NTSC video […]
The Harrison Instruments site ain’t too much to look at, but they do have the biggest selection of Theremin kits I’ve ran across. A Theremin is one of the first electronic instruments, it uses radio frequencies to make noise as your hands get closer to it… Link. Theremins galore!: DIY RCA Theremin Replica – Link. […]
Right on time, Chuck has the week in tools – This week we put a new lightweight mobile workstation to the test to determine whether a carefully-designed aluminum and plastic rig (that converts into a two-wheel dolly and has on-board power as well) can replace your trusty wood-and-steel clamping table. In our tests it held […]
Interesting PIC based project that can use your eyeball to move a mouse around – EyeWhere is an electrooculargram (EOG) that will allow your eye position to dictate the position of a cursor on a computer screen. At the moment, only the schematic, parts list, and PCB patterns are available. The price is $19.95. The […]
