The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Radar has a list of the top worst toys of all time, but I think a couple of them are actually the best… My favorite is the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, it just sold for almost $8k at an auction too! More: Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab (Radar Magazine) – Link. 1951 Complete A.C. […]
Douglas.mauro writes – “Mountain Biking at night (or early morning) is a true blast.. Using headlamps has been the only real choice short of spending some coin on a true bike light (some of these puppies cost >$500!!). While the lack of light never stopped us from riding, the glory of having a MEAN bike […]
If you want to play your own movies on your Nintendo Wii, here are some settings that seem to work. Jack writes – “As it turns out, the Wii can play home movies as well as show pictures from your digital camera. The only trick is to get the movie in the right format, which […]
Peter writes – “Your readers might want to check out this bizarre home-made bicycle that looks like it was made to cruise on the sand. The frame looked like it was made from several frames and the wheels had a full car-sized inner tube and two rims & hubs per wheel.” – Link. Related: Bikes […]
Pridkett writes – “The Nintendo Wii ships with a composite video cable that is capable of 480i resolution. Currently first party component cables, which allow for 480p resolution, are available through retailers and directly from Nintendo. However, when attaching the component cables, one loses the ability to output composite video. Why is this an issue? […]
Daniel writes – “It is possible to cast molten metal in a plastic mould. Even in a _LEGO_ mould. You just have to pick the right metal.” – Link. Related: LEGO projects @ MAKE – Link. Lead figure moldmaking and casting… – Link. Microwave Melting of Metals – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Moldmaking. […]
I’d wait until they ship, but you can pre-order the DS Motion Card homebrew DS development, source and example code on the site… “The DS Motion Card is a revolutionary motion sensor for the DS and DS Lite handheld gaming systems. It contains a 3-axis accelerometer and a single-axis gyroscope, and plugs into the DS […]
