Water jet pictures
Waterjets.org has an amazing set of pictures of stuff getting cut by a high pressure stream of water (with garnet) – [via] – Link.
Tools
DIY Hot Air Soldering Iron
Charper writes: “This project stemmed from the desire to remove (and perhaps one day re-solder) surface mount components. In it’s entireity (pictures and all), it took less that two hours and $20. Even if you have to buy everything, I believe the cost could easily be kept under $30. Comparatively, I could not find a […]
Kits and Casemods: Laser tag MP3 player, Dinosaur USB charger! – Make: Video Podcast
This weekend, you’ll learn how to make a Minty Boost usb charger and a Daisy mp3 player. After you put these together you can put them into customized cases. I made my charger fit into a plastic dinosaur! Then I soldered up my Daisy MP3 player and put it into a laser tag case, complete […]
Kits and Casemods – PDF Instructions
The Minty Boost Kit is a super first soldering project. It’s perfect for beginners because its got just a few parts and is something that’s practical. People who have had a lot of experience with soldering will be able to whip this up in no time flat. I’ve made two. The first one took me […]
HOW TO – Hot rodding a power drill battery
Archer6817j writes – “So, your power drill battery dies. What now? Fork over 85 bucks for a new one? I don’t think so. After searching high and low on the internet for a good price for a replacment battery I found the retail for my Black & Decker 14.4V to range from 35-85 dollars. Riiiight. […]
XGameStation hacking rig
Brian picked up one of our XGameStation kits and took’er out for a spin… This is an inventory of everything you need to do XGameStation hacking on the go. I’ve put notes in the picture, but here’s a list, too: XGameStation Pico Parallax SX-Key programmer KeySpan USB/Serial Adapter USB-powered video capture device (don’t get the […]
Pegboard workbench organizer
We all have little tricks and homemade ways to organize our workbenches, here’s a simple pegboard based organizer from Willd you can make yourself – Link. Related: MAKE workbench – Link. Make Podcast: Weekend Projects – Make a Workbench – Link. DIY Refrigerator workbench – Link. Workbenches @ MAKE – Link.
