Here is a step-by-step tutorial for converting a Street Fighter arcade-style joystick controller to work with your Xbox360. Although they started with a Street Fighter joystick, which you most likely don’t have, the pictures of the Xbox controller ripped apart are all labeled. This should definitely help you get a jump start on your own […]
Personally, I find the Indy Mogul/Backyard FX videos a lot of smoke with little heat or fire, but YMMV. Here they make some retro rayguns from junkshop parts. Retro Ray Guns – [via] Link
Boing Boing Gadget’s Joel Johnson celebrates 50 years of LEGO by tackling the Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon LEGO set, the biggest building set LEGO has ever produced. The results are a furry of time-lapsed bricking to some great bleep music. While on BBtv, also check out the coverage of the recent Crucible fire-themed fashion show. […]
Aah, explosive thermodynamics have a special way of bringing father and son closer together. Example – This utilitarian film can launcher Make Flickr member kthxema built with his son Andy. See kids? There’s that parental supervision we’re always talking about! – Link further instructions –Link Related: (non-combustible) Film Can Cannon –Link
From the MAKE Flickr pool, a desktop trebuchet made from coffee stirring sticks, paper clips, string, zip ties, etc. Office Supply Trebuchet – Link Related: Lazyperson’s Kaden Harris – Link The Eccentric Cubicle: The Philosophy of Improvisational Fabrication – Link From The Maker Store: Eccentric Cubicle by Kaden Harris Price: $29.99 Buy: Maker store – […]
Steve writes – I am learning about electronics by building a toy laser gun. This is the sound and light effects circuitry in development. The top board has a 555 monostable timer, which turns on a bright red LED, a laser, and the sound effect. It also triggers a second board, which has 555 oscillator […]
Sayeth the builder: Forget the rubber band Gatling gun. The DISINTEGRATOR is the most incredible rubber band gun ever built, capable of firing more than 40 rounds per second (2400 rounds per minute) from its 24 revolving barrels. This is the twin Vulcan cannon of the rubber band gun world! Disintegrator – [via] Link
