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. […]
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 […]
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.
Kragen shows you how to mod the MiniPOV kit we carry in the MAKE store, this hack make the POV light sensitive… nice work! “…I wanted to add some input to it, since a device that turns LEDs on and off without paying any attention to its environment is useful for only a fairly limited […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member iZoo shows off the Gakken metal beetle kit (now assembled) – Link. I found this place that has some of them for sale, post others if you have a favorite. Related: Kits @ MAKE – Link. OSGG, kits and more! – Link.
Shawn from the Society for Amateur Scientists sent out this deal on DNA kits for SAS members (you can still get them if you’re not a member) – ‘Extracting DNA’ is by far the most popular experiment SAS has ever developed within the Labrats lessons or without. In fact, in the last few months hundreds […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member JohnKit writes – “Otona No Kagaku, or ‘Science for Adults’ is a ‘mook’ series published by Gakken in Japan. Each issue has includes a kit that goes along with whatever the issues topic is. This one deals with heat engines and comes with a low temperature Stirling engine. The entire […]
