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DIY Flash grenade

DIY Flash grenade

Abbabibble2 writes – “I’ve come up with a project that i’ve been contemplating for a long time. It’s a flash grenade made from a disposable camera circuit and a part of a pringles can.” – Link. Previous: Build your own Brain Assailant – Link. HOW TO – Make a sonic grenade – Link.

DIY 3D Mouse

DIY 3D Mouse

Neil writes – “Here is an inexpensive way to create a three dimensional pointing device. Take a working mechanical wheel mouse (the type with a scrolling wheel). Remove the ball. Drill some holes in the sides and run a string into the mouse, around the horizontal roller, and out the other side. Reroute the sensors […]

ITR Robot – Home robot

ITR Robot – Home robot

Speecys Corporation’s ITR Robot (“Internet Renaissance”) will be available as a kit for about $1,600 USD in May – the robot is designed to live in homes and interact with you, your phone, etc. [via] – Link. Related: Speecys Corporation – Link. Futaba Corporation – Link.

Learn about vacuum tubes with Mr. E.Z. Tube

Learn about vacuum tubes with Mr. E.Z. Tube

Ian writes – “Goal/purpose: Mr. E.Z. Tube is a cheap vacuum tube audio platform without the ‘iron’: no power transformer, no output transformer(s). A tube amplifier will typically have several heavy, expensive transformers: output transformers that protect speakers from high voltages in the tube, and power transformers that provide high voltage by rectifying mains (AC) […]

Animatronic human sculpture

Animatronic human sculpture

Mark Ho made this metal robot sculpture as part of an “ultimate puppet” project – [via] Link. Height: 16.93″ (43 cm) Weight: 13.2 lb (6 kg) Number of parts: 920 (of which 101 are found in each hand) Number of mobile parts: 85 Material: Bronze and stainless steel Details: The parts are all handmade. The […]

Wearable color organ..

Wearable color organ..

MAKE Flickr photo pool member Nicrosin writes – “I built this from a color organ mini kit, and thought it would be neat to take to a club so I made it wearable. I also thought about making it into a belt buckle, or have a shirt with a pocket in the chest to slip […]