Instructables user Pulsea writes: Make a stretchy fabric USB cable for whatever reason you like. This was a first test for me and… it worked! So the next step will be to integrate this USB connection into a shirt that I can wear, with a pocket for my digital camera, containing a USB connection that […]
Although the maker himself explains that he “has no idea why someone would need one of these”, we like the bizarre nature of this hack. Check out the step by step directions at the link below. Lighter Bottle Cap
Here’s what you need to know to make a quick, very serviceable compost bin out of four wooden shipping pallets. Pallet Compost Bin
This instructable outlines steps for creating your own clone of the popular ‘tube screamer’ guitar distortion stompbox. Even if you’re not keen on making tubes cry out, it’s a good introduction to the DIY effects box process (and what motivates players to make their own) – I never really considered building my own guitar pedals. […]
An Arduino, model bulldozer, servos, and sensors can be hacked together to make a sub-$100 robotics platform, appropriately named Ard-e. While certainly nowhere near as fancy as this Wall-E replica, the price is right and the Arduino’s got a huge body of pre-existing code for working with sensors that the aspiring roboticist can build upon. […]
Instructables user amyoungs writes: Worm composting is an easy way to turn your food waste and shredded paper into rich fertilizer for your plants. You can also feel great about keeping your food waste out of the landfill, where it turns into methane, a stinky greenhouse gas. Worm composting, on the other hand, does not […]
This is a cool little self-balancing robot that doesn’t use any fancy accelerometers or gyroscopes. You might even have all the parts needed to make one of these right now. This is a very simple robot that uses a simple switch as a sensor and stands on only two wheels with inverted pendulum mechanism. When […]
