Doorbell privacy sentry
Here’s a project/circuit that will turn on/off a doorbell for 10 hours each day, it was created so one person could sleep during the day and not wake up because of door-to-door solicitors ringing the bell. [via] – Link.
Tools
DIY XM bracket
Sensational Nightingale’s writes – “$5 homemade bracket for mounting xm radio. My wife’s dashboard doesn’t have a single flat surface for mounting with double-sided tape. The radio manual recommends buying an aftermarket bracket: I found one for $40, but could not bear to pay so much for a little piece of metal. I bought a […]
Waterjets and 3D objects
Simon from BigBlueSaw showed me this interesting use of a waterjet – creating a flexible, interactive surface. The surface can be moved along the same dimension as the cut – Link. Related: How a Waterject works – Link.
Make Controller kit alpha developers downloads & schematics
The MAKE Controller kit will ship in August, but here are all the schematics! MAKE Controller Kit Spec Sheet.pdf Make Controller Kit User Guide & Alpha Developer Quick Start userguides.zip MAKE Controller Kit Schematics MAKE Application Board Schematics.pdf MAKE Controller Board Schematics.pdf Rowley CrossWorks Project (super latest) makecontrollerkit_alpha_02.zip makecontrollerkit_alpha.zip Make Controller Kit API Reference alpha_api_ref.zip […]
Save your paintbrush in the paint can
Instead of washing your brushes, store them in the paint cans like the pros – Link.
Hot wire foam cutter
GotMarko writes in with a hot wire foam cutter made from some posts on MAKE/Instructables – “A hot wire foam cutter and the jig I used to cut 4-inch styrofoam balls in half…Instead of the CD case project box, I just used a three wide plastic outlet box from HD to hold the dimmer and […]
MAKE Controller Kit – shipping in August
Our sincerest apologies to all of you who have already pre-ordered the MAKE Controller Kit and are being affected by its delayed release. The issue lies with an announcement from the manufacturer that one of the crucial capabilities of the chip was possibly no longer available. At one point they said it might work, but […]