Everyone likes toys that fly. Unfortunately, most R/C planes are hard to control for people without any experience. Why not make an easy to fly blimp? It’s really quick to make, and many people have at least one of the R/C helicopters used in the build. Even if you had to buy (2) helicopters your […]
Never been able to realize your artistic vision on the old grey screen? Neil’s project may be of help – Anyone who has tried to use an Etch A Sketch knows that a good deal of co-ordination is needed in order to draw anything but horizontal and vertical lines. It quickly becomes obvious that a […]
Dug writes – The Sands Mechanical Museum has a section of their site called “Mechanisms Explained” in which they have documented, photographed, animated, and described how a variety of arcade machine mechanisms work. A great references source. Neat little animations reveal the seldom seen inner-works, interesting stuff – Sands Mechanical Museum [via Dug’s blog]
I made something like this when I was about 10 years old. My version wasn’t as complicated, and it sank in a matter of minutes. I really like the use of a nail and coil to make a simple solenoid for switching the moors on and off. Overall it’s a pretty good use of recycled […]
This project replaces the internal electronics of a “Goofy Giggles” toy with an external board in order to give the toy more processing power to enable it to respond to external stimuli. More info and a how-to at the link below. A Brain Transplant for Goofy Giggles
Nat @ CRAFT writes: Ponoko has a new 10 Day Design Challenge — this time on Puzzles! Create an intriguing and entertaining puzzle on a laser cutter within the next 10 days. Up to $5,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Photo above is by jared who created an edition of 100 puzzle kits. Find […]
This Instructables shows how one gamer built his own FPS gun for playing Halo 2 and Deus Ex on his big screen home entertainment system. FPS arcade style gun
