The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
This version of Hasbro’s TMB lazer missle launcher uses a hand pump to launch a single IR emitting grenade. It also has a four round removable magazine and an on board 3,000 psi high pressure air supply. Check out the link for pictures of the finished version. Launcher
This homebrew LaserTag game uses a cheap laser pointer combined with a toy gun and a PIC16F628A microcontroller that connects up to a piezo transducer which is used for producing various beeps. The 5 pin header plug at the bottom of the device is used to connect to a programmer for in-circuit programming. Check out […]
This is an interesting solution to controlling your DSLR without having to use a traditional computer. It occurred to me that if I could somehow tether a DSLR to an instant-on device like an Arduino microcontroller I would have less weight to carry around and could get more work done. After mentally spec’ing out what […]
Wow … that’s one graceful cat! [via Neatorama]
In this week’s Evil Mad Scientist project, Lenore shows you how to sew a cloth lunch bag that can be carried on the frame of your bike. Bicycle Frame Lunch Bag
If you want to fly your R/C plane at night, you are going to need lights. Lots of lights! This is a really simple and inexpensive way to add a lot of light to your R/C plane. Now all you have to do is wait for the sun to go down and try it out. […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Funnypolynomial used a discarded laptop to create this excellent remake – I rescued an old Thinkpad ages ago and began a project to install it in a picture frame. The original idea was to have it running things like Conway’s Life and the Mandelbrot set. But then I saw […]
