It’s Tuesday again! This week I am making a scary pumpkin. Nothing gory or disgusting, just something that will scare the kiddies and hopefully score me some candy. How? Well, I am glad you asked. I rummaged through my parts bins and came up with an idea. What if I connected a horn to an […]
It’s Tuesday again! This week I made a Danger Shield for my Arduino. If you went to Maker Faire in Austin you might have tried it out it in the Maker SHED. I brought mine and everyone loved it. It’s a great addition to your Arduino arsenal. Here is how Zach describes it: The Danger […]
Instructables user actsofsubterfuge writes: Now that it’s fall and the apples are ripe in my neck of the woods (New Hampshire), I thought I’d share a recipe for home brew hard cider. It’s a very simple first-time home brew and it’s very rewarding. I’ve never liked the taste of beer or any other alcohol for […]
Florin made a giant TV-B-Gone… 48 IR LEDs and an ATmega8 that sends the signals to the LEDs. Source code and schematics included. He writes – I arranged the LED’s in 4 rows of 12 pieces and the resistors fit quite nicely between the LED’s. I used four BD139 NPN transistors to drive the rows. […]
Processing is a great open source application for artists and experimenters. This Minority Report style application was created in 20 minutes! Amazing! Check out the link to download the source code. [Thanks Guru] Today I read about touchless an opensource sdk microsoft has released. it enables you to track objects using a simple webcam to […]
Sean sent us this link that describes how to extract essentials oils by steam distillation. Looks like an interesting project to try out. [Thanks Sean] This is a cool trick for improvising a condenser when you don’t have access to proper equipment. It could be used for simple distillation (say, to purify water), or, in […]
Ed sent us a link to this amazing retro-looking gas powered bicycle. It gets 120+ mpg and does 40 mph. [Thanks Ed] The frame is from a ’90s vintage Huffy cruiser I got at a flea market for $25.00. The front fork is a reproduction Schwinn style springer. I fabricated “leaf springs” for the look, […]
