Paper Tattoos
Artist, Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen, uses a tattoo machine to create three-deminsional art on paper. You can watch him in action in a video on his web site. [via Claire Chauvin]
Month: January 2011
In the Maker Shed: Bulbdial Clock kit
The Bulbdial Clock kit works like an indoor sundial, but with three shadows of different length. You tell the time just like you do on a normal clock, by reading the positions of the hour, minute, and second hands. The kit comes complete with three custom circuit boards, 72 ultrabright LEDs, pre-programmed ATmega168 microcontroller with […]
DIY class-D amplifier
Ben from West Lafayette, IN, wrote in to share his amp project. A Class-D amplifier operates the output transistors as switches instead of as variable resistors, as in more traditional amplifiers. In doing so, nearly all conduction losses in the output power devices are eliminated, leading to a very efficient amplifier.
In the Maker Shed: 7-Segment Shield
What’s got four 7-segment displays (and driver), a temperature sensor, a PWM RGB LED, and plugs into an Arduino? Why it’s the Arduino 7-Segment Shield! This is a 7-segment shield for Arduino NG/Dicimila/Duemilanove and many Freeduino boards. It has tons of cool features! Fully assembled and tested! NOTE: Does not include the Arduino board.
Interactive Plush Dumpling Game
Jayne Vidheecharoen, a grad student at Art Center in California, made this awesome Dumpling Dash memory game: Dumpling Dash is memory game which uses a tray of dumplings as the controller to serve up a variety of dumplings to an impatient customer. The customer asks for a specific sequence of dumpling types, which the player […]
In the Maker Shed: 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit
Got some strange screws that need unscrewing? Want to get in there and modify some gear the manufacturer didn’t trust you to open? Check out the 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit from the Maker Shed. The kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft, swivel top, and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, a 130 mm flexible extension, and 54 bits. Problem solved!
The brick thief
Enjoy this fine video, just try not to go around stealing Legos from kids and puppies, even if you know how to make them dance!
