Bill writes – “I recently repaired a Pocket-PC that wouldn’t charge its battery. To do this, I built a new charger circuit and stuffed it into the Pocket-PC. I thought others might benefit from this information so I’ve documented the result.” – Link.
Nick writes – I wrote up a short little article showing the process of taking a 3D CAD drawing and CNC milling it, for those that want to see how the process works from start to finish. – MAKE forums & Link.
Here’s how to make an all terrain board for summer and winter inspired by Howtoons – Link.
Grooveking writes – “We are going to “Geek Out” a little here. To give you a little overview of what you will be doing, you will be taking an existing Bluetooth headset, wiring it up so it can receive charge from the existing brick phone battery (increases the talk time astronomically), and allowing the Bluetooth […]
Not a lot of details here, but it looks like a pretty cool LED slide projector – [via] Link. I think it would be cool to make a LED slide projector bike light.
Clarke writes – “‘World Champion Fire Starter’ Eagle Scout Dudley Winn Smith from Independence, Missouri held the record for starting a fire using a bow and drill. The 1937 book Games and Recreational Methods for Clubs, Camps and Scouts, C.F. Smith, records his winning method. I have tried this out and it works(!).” – Link […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Crabezoid7 writes – “I made this calculator one extremely unproductive night. A life goal of mine was to make a cardboard calculator, but it evolved into this extremely thin 3×5 creation. I have also realized it’s potential as a Hipster PDA addon. It’s nothing more than a gutted $3 Staples […]
