The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
When my daughter was was a baby, she absolutely loved anything she could play with that made a crinkle noise. She had a favorite small alligator toy that had one section of its body filled with some kind of crinkle material, and it was her go-to toy for ages. Somewhere along the way, the alligator […]
Our friends at iFixit.com nabbed a brand-new DSi as soon as it went on sale, and as they are wont to do, they immediately field stripped it down to its nuts and ribbon cables. Here are some of the deets they discovered. Highlights: * The DSi’s new matte black skin feels rougher than the DS […]
Thumb Stadium is one of my favorite kits in the Maker Shed. I really enjoyed making this kit. The instructions are very clear, and it’s easy to solder together. My favorite game is SlapJack, although ThumbWar is a close second. Thumb Stadium is a 2-player hand-held game kit which features four (4) totally different games […]
Photo from adcurtin This tip came in from the comments: Here’s my mod from back in the day before GH3 for x360 (I preferred the sg to the xplorer): He goes on: I hate the X-plorer with a passion, mostly the fret buttons, but the whammy bar and the part that gets in the way […]
TJ says that the best place for info on modding game controllers is ScoreHero’s forums. I poked around a bit and dug up some interesting stuff. Here is one for jamming a Strat into an Explorer. So I imported Rock Band recently, and while the drums are ace the Stratocaster is sub-par. Sticky nasty frets, […]
Power Glove 20th Anniversary Edition — Build Video from Matt Mechtley on Vimeo. Matt Mechtley is responsible for this maker’s dream project: getting a classic Nintendo Power Glove to work with custom games by replacing it’s brain with an arduino, implanting an accelerometer for motion detection, and using a bluetooth modem for wireless connectivity. He’s […]
From the comments: Our friend Rachel just took these pictures last week near Oaxaca (Mexico), and she shared them with us while staying at the Eco Village on her way to Portland. this “bici-maquina” (bike-machine), as they are called in Mexico, is used to power a water pump. i love the technological contrast, claypunkish.
