Tim made an improvised gas mask he found from an old Popular Science article… via PopSci. Tim writes- Inspired by some plans from 1942, I made my own gas mask from a snorkel, a tin can, and some charcoal I made from coconut husks. It works great!. I varnished my boat and didn’t get a […]
This is a DIY version of commercially available carbon fiber trekking poles. The end product cost less, and they can be easily customized to suit your individual needs. I thought it would be fun to see if I could make my own Carbon fiber trekking poles on the cheap that would rival the more expensive, […]
Next to an intersection with the main road to Mulanje works a group of men with basic tools. One of them was actively welding with a scratch built arc welder. Wire was wrapped around a group of metal plates, and the whole thing was housed in a basic wooden frame. To turn it on, the […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Greg’s using Arduino to create an auto-drummer – Yesterday, I got my drum playing robot working with chop sticks screwed into rotary solenoids. It’s powered by two 9v batteries wired in series and controlled by the arduino through transistors. I showed this off at the UrHo Talks 2 event last […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Hand-carved robot stamps Handheld noise-boxes sound smooth [above, top-left] HOW TO – Build a noisetron circuit [above, top-right] Handheld synth-strument trio [above, bottom-left] VCR display turned amplifier [above, bottom-right]
Trains, even the paper craft variety, make a great gift for the holiday season. Canon has a cool paper craft model of a GG1-type electric locomotive that you can download for free. The GG1-type electric locomotive was developed and owned by Pennsylvania Railroad, an American company. It was known throughout the world because of its […]
This instructable will show you how to make a long lasting ‘AA’ battery backpack for your Arduino. Why not use a 9V or lithium battery? Well, here’s why this maker chose to use AA’s instead: I recently bought an Arduino Diecimila board. It’s awesome and the applications, you can use it for or with is […]
