Imvain2 writes in with a massive collection of solar ovens and tips for sun cooking – After watching “Living with Ed” on the Green Channel and seeing Ed’s sun oven, I was looking online for them. I found this website that links to tutorials for building your own sun oven. I figured the folks at […]
David writes in – TheVaporTrail: Medallion: Circle LED Animation via . This circular board has 12 LEDs animated by a microcontroller. Assembly and HEX code and EAGLE files are provided on the web page. This project uses the Simple LED Animation Kit (SLAK post or page) with the LEDs arranged in a circle around the […]
Alvenh sent in this site on how to make your own hardcover book. This isn’t a project you can make in an hour, but in the end you should have a nice book that will last for generations. Just make sure you use archival paper and glue! Using materials from local dollars stores and leftovers […]
Here’s a step-by-step description of how to dismantle and reassemble an Averatec 6200 laptop. Although this will definitely not make you friends with the folks at tech support, we think it’s just cool that these types of activities are documented so well. Also, the guts of this thing are pretty impressive when compared to most […]
Although this is a pretty old hack, we still like it because of its simplicity. This maker decided to put IKEA furniture to good use and build a PC mod out of a glass-top coffee table. Also check out the chair with a console embedded inside at the link below. make your own ikea video […]
This is a nice example of how to sync LED’s to music. It uses an ATtiny13 and a microphone to sample the audio and control the show. You can download the schematics, PCB files and code on the web site. This device analyses the music it picks up via the electret microphone, then flashes the […]
Instructables user hunrichs made this clever spirograph rig out of old bike parts and a piece of pegboard. This could be a good way to learn about gear ratios!
