Ian writes – “This is a scratch-built MAME machine, based around my mum-in-laws old Pentium 3. Much more fun than Quake 4…There are a lot of MAME machines around, but very few cocktail-style cabinets – they seem to be mostly upright. I also haven’t seen any side-by-side two-player setups. The aluminium legs were sourced from […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Guero Loco writes – “I made this bike for Burning Man 2002 (oceanic theme). It consists of 7 strands of Lytec EL wire. The tentacles are threaded/tied to hardware cloth mesh that I attached inside the frame. The inverter box is located inside the larger box on the rack. The […]
Josh Bloom sent us a great mini how to on converting an old rotary phone for use as a cell phone “handset”. Link.
Here’s how to make “light graffiti” out of disposable digital cameras – once the camera is modded it will display images/words automatically and run for about 2 days. [via] Link.
Here’s a pretty simple and fun metal detector you can make. It’s a BFO (beat frequency oscillator) – when metal is detected it changes the sound coming out from the speaker. [via] Link.
This looks like a pretty fun kit – “This simple electronic kit uses magnetic levitation to suspend small objects up to about 1/2 ounce (15 Grams) or so in mid air. The air gap is about 3/8″. The electromagnet dynamically controls the position of the suspended rare earth magnet(s) attached to the levitated object. Feedback […]
Geminicricket sent us in this $80 RF tank found at Walmart that seems like it would make an excellent supply of parts to procure from – “I was in Walmart today and saw a great deal that’ll be loads of fun and might be exceptionally useful to someone with more skill in electronics than I. […]
