Huh, here’s a homemade 30 watt laser, not too many details but the Australian maker seems to be answering questions in the comments of the video, baccus61 writes- My 30 watt ULS powered Laser table with 54x30x9 dimensions. Still a few things to add like a rotary attachment and a martensitic stainless steel top.
This circuit is a simple “lighthouse” style beacon that when powered on rotates light around 12 LEDs that are mounted on the circular PCB. The project uses a PIC12f683 using SourceBoost Technologies BoostC and OSRAM SIDELEDs as the lights. The link below explains how to build this as well as some of the problems its […]
The “Plastiki Expedition” by environmentalist David de Rothschild is attempt to finally put all of the discarded plastic water bottles we use daily to good use. His project is to build a 60-foot boat made entirely out of recycled materials such as the bottles and then sail it across the entire Pacific Ocean! From his […]
You definitely don’t want to be carrying this hacked flash around with you. However, it is a great project for any photographer who is shooting off shoe. If you’ve been shooting with a flash for a while, I’m sure you had some battery problem or another at least once. Like when one of four batteries […]
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 11 the projects are: Retro R/C Racer by Frank E. Yost. Using scrap sheet metal […]
This is a cheap and simple solution for making a stand for you fish tank. It looks like you could easily scale it to any size you need. Just remember 1 gallon of water is about 8 lbs, so your 125 gallon fish tank is going to weigh at least 1/2 a ton or more. […]
Who says decorating has to be expensive? This room was completely covered in amazing illustrations, all drawn with a Sharpie Marker. It’s a cheap DIY project, but it’s going to take a lot of time and talent to complete. When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was […]
