A standard-sized AA cell is 0.5mm longer than a standard-sized C cell, but in practice that difference is negligible. Besides “stub case,” an adapter like this is also sometimes called a “sabot.” They can be purchased commercially, but I’d just as soon print my own. And now I can. Thanks again, Thingiverse!
Congrats to MAKE pal Dino Segovis, who just published the 52nd and final project in his one-year Hack a Week series: This cool laser “oscillograph” that modulates an audio input across the beam from a green laser pointer using a linear actuator recovered from a junk hard drive. A spinning mirror provides the time element.
Do you find yourself always hunting around for a case to protect that DVD you just burned for a friend? Next time, try folding up this simple origami case from a standard letter-sized sheet of paper.
Dave Heisserer and Dillon Hodapp of Minneapolis, MN, are building the Jiggernaut, a crowdfunded bike-welding jig: Dave and I have wanted to build our own bicycle frames for years. Being bike enthusiast as well as handy people, there’s just something about a unique, hand crafted frame that resonated with us. While researching frame building, we […]
If you’re looking for a cheap and easy way to get that Terminator-like augmented reality experience, you’ll want to check out this hacked up HMD baseball cap from Melbourne area maker Matt Kwan.
Not much specific detail about what’s going on in this intriguing tumblog image from British open-source kit-makers .:oomlout:., who simply write: Getting more serious with our button shelves ( ) (shipping has never before felt so much like an 80s arcade game) But unless I miss my guess, they’re tracking their part inventories in real […]
Microsoft’s Kinect is a fascinating piece of technology. It seems that every day a new, remarkable hack shows up using this device. Interested in using the Kinect in your own projects? Check out Making Things See, available in the Maker Shed!
