HOW TO – Make a solar bike light
Nak writes “Modify a solar garden walkway light into a solar powered bike light that charges during day riding and can be turned on at night!” – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Make a rubber band helicopter
Here’s how to make a rubber band helicopter similar to toy that inspired the Wright brothers to build a plane – “It doesn’t have a bearing and is therefore very simple to make, however you must have a long bit of split bamboo which must be thin and flexible enough to bend into a loop. […]
Homemade crank radio
A MAKE reader writes in with a homemade Freeplay style radio – “Pinouts are described for the Motorola Freecharge, a battery pack with a hand crank for charging, and the hit clips radio cartridge. Solder power terminals from the freecharge to power in on the radio receiver, then solder the speaker terminals to speaker out […]
HOW TO – IR remote control your computer
Will shows you how to build an IR remote control interface for your PC, works with WinLirc and/or LIRC – Link.
Targus 17″ XL notebook backpack fix
Chuck writes “I have a 17″ laptop. Only a few bags are available and only one backpack: the Targus 17″ XL Notebook Bag. Sadly, its design makes the outermost panel almost unusable unless you carry water bottles with it. They add straps on other models, but not the 17″. I added some snaps, and it […]
Sponge Bob Squarepants tin Pinhole camera
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Jonny McPicsnstuff posted up his first pinhole camera project along with some really nice photos – “Made out of a sponge bob squarepants tin I had laying around (I think a watch? came in it…no idea). The design was inspired by the Matchbox Pinhole Camera. Very Fun! I calculated with […]
Cup Draw
Here’s a low tech drawing cup project, might be fun to make a few dozens of these and let them loose – “Diane once taught a class in which a young student came up with the idea of attaching pens and a motor to a cup. Diane liked how the pens work as “legs” for […]
