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Silhouette Dog Portrait Using Illustrator

Silhouette Dog Portrait Using Illustrator

This project was my first time using both Adobe Illustrator and the Silhouette machine, so this is an easy and basic way to begin using these tools to create your own silhouette piece.

Get an Ultra-Slim USB Stick DeadDrop Ready

Get an Ultra-Slim USB Stick DeadDrop Ready

First of all: If you’re not familiar with DeadDrops, visit deaddrops.com! You surely know these new type of USB sticks which are very thin because they don’t have the classic-iron USB connector. I had a bunch of them at home and wanted to use them as DeadDrops, but in my opinion the plastic connector is […]

Infinity Light

Infinity Light

Convert your DC motor into a dynamo and use it to generate light without batteries. All you need is some capacitors, a DC motor, diode, wire, gear system and LED. To make it light all you need to do is spin your dynamo.

Treasure Finder

Treasure Finder

Who hasn’t dreamed about owning their own metal detector and searching for buried treasure, or at least a few dropped coins? In this project, we will build a metal detector based on a dual oscillator circuit. One oscillator is fixed, and the other varies depending upon the proximity of metal objects. The beat frequency between […]

Wearable Light Organ

Wearable Light Organ

This simple, wearable circuit uses an operational amplifier (or “op-amp”) chip to convert sound into light. An LM324 op-amp and a transistor boost input from a mini condenser microphone to light a series of LEDs. Watch it blink to the beat of your favorite music. Check out more Weekend Projects.