HOW TO – DIY Projector
Here’s how to make a pretty low cost, but impressive, homemade projector – [via] – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Make a secondary coil for a Tesla coil
Nak writes – “How to get a nice/free winding station set up for a medium to large sized secondary coil.” – Link. Related: How to make Tesla coils and more – Link.
HOW TO – Build your own generator
Here’s an oldie, but goodie, make your own generator – “The key to this design is that it will require a horizontal shaft motor, which can be found on old drum style lawnmowers, roto-tillers, and lawn edgers. The most common motor size you will find on the used market will be a 3 or 3.5 […]
HOW TO – Build a plexiglass PC case
Bball writes – “Lots of folks lately are interested in PC case mods with plexiglass windows, fancy 5″ bay gear, interior LED lighting, and custom fan grills. I think it’s great – anything to get away from the blah-PC. I have a number of computers in the house (too many, actually), but I recently spent […]
Cody’s Robot optical motion sensor
Mac Cody writes – “Since the time that my BTC Mouse Hack was posted on the Make Blog, I’ve developed a printed circuit board using an ADNS-2610 Optical Mouse sensor and hacked an optical enclosure to hold it. The results, while not yet perfect, are very encouraging. The new sensor can be used to measure […]
HOW TO – Make “Spinning” vehicle photography
Adrian writes – “A tutorial on how to make “spinning” photography of objects to large to fit on a turntable. All you need is a long piece of rope, chalk and a parking lot! (From the photographer who made the camera made out of Legos.)” – Link.
HOW TO – GPS enabled trail maps
Caferacer writes – “How to use a handheld GPS unit to create some really nice maps of mountain bike or hiking trails.” – Link.