Tennis ball chair
Here’s another one for the wacky chair file. Tennis Ball Chair More: Pool noodle chair Folding chair makeover Paperback chair
Instructables
HOW TO – Recycled parts decision maker
Old hard drives CD-ROM drives can be repurposed towards a variety of interesting projects but don’t overlook one of the most vital applications – an automated method for making those really tough decisions. This is a gadget made from recycled computer parts to give an absolute, unequivocal and irrefutable answer to that eternal office question […]
HOW TO – Fabric bend sensor
Plusea wrote up another helpful tutorial involving conductive fabric. An extension/variation of her previous design, this soft bend sensor seems well suited for use in glove/finger control interfaces as well as countless other projects. – Fabric bend sensor More: HOW TO – Flexible pressure sensor Fashioning Technology
Homemade Spot Welder
I have wanted a spot welder for a while now, and thanks to instructables I just might have one soon. Of course this isn’t as safe as a commercial one, but it can be made from parts that many people might have lying around the house. Anyone can build this simple to use light duty […]
Fiber optic and LED minature garden light
Technoplastique made this adorable miniature garden light using flower and leaf beads, fiber optics, and LEDs. You could use a found box for the base if you don’t have a way to cut acrylic. The comments at Instructables ask about using a wall wart – if you’re a beginner, it’s probably best to stick with […]
Breathalyzer microphone
My friend Randy at the fffffatlab made this breathalyzer microphone: The breathalyzer microphone is a system for the inconscpicuous collection of blood-alcohol content level data sets. In other words, you can measure a person’s sobriety with a device, that for all intents and purposes, looks no different than a standard microphone. He has also created […]
HOW TO – bike pannier from messenger bag
Instructables user trebuchet03 (San Francisco, CA) made a detailed tutorial on converting a messenger bag into a bike pannier complete with a hard backplate, rack hooks, and bungee cord.
