Wayn3w pointed out this great ebook from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation – “Things To Make by Archibald Williams – Whether you simply want to travel back into the mind of a young boy at the beginning of the twentieth century, or want to try your hand at some interesting projects in carpentry, machinery, […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Djbones writes – “I’m building the kite aerial photography timer circuit from Make magazine vol 2, and this is the prototype. I changed the circuit a bit from the magazine, because sometimes just keeping the kite up for more than a minute is a challenge. I used a 2 ohm […]
Kevin writes – “My wife came to me one day and said something to the effect of: “I want a purse made outta seatbelts. Make me one.” Now, I had never heard of something like this much less seen one. Keeping this in mind I said I would get right on it. That first product […]
NickTASC writes – “Perfect for all makers that enjoy reading on a lazy day. 441 pages of projects from 1882 aimed at young boys looking for out door fun. Way too many projects to list, but a few of the chapters cover: War Kites, Home-made fishing tackle, Stocking and keeping a marine aquarium, Underwater telescopes, […]
Juiceboxfan has some photos of an XD socket hack, NAND flash hack and a MP3 kit socket extender hack for the low-cost (now hackable) kid’s toy – the Juicebox Link. If you’re interested in building your own projects with a Juicebox, here’s a good place to get started. Also, see previous Juicebox hacking posts and […]
Good how to on securing your data on a usb thumb drive – Simon writes “I have a Sandisk Cruzer Micro USB thumb drive that I carry around with me. Last weekend I spent a bit of time setting it so that all my data is securely encrypted using the some excellent open source software […]
Steve DeGroof built a MAME cabinet almost entirely from materials found around his house. Total cost of purchased materials: ~$100. Check out the build photos and comments on how he did it. Link. Previous MAME project here.
