The Vienna chapter of Dorkbot did a video of their last meeting, focused on game machine hacking. The hacks range from refurbishing and computerizing an analog pinball machine, to an electric guitar casemod (the NES Paul), to making music with the Nintendo DS. The meeting takes place at Metalab, an amazing playground for hackers in […]
This fellow is jammin with a homemade MIDI Nintendo controller – Link.
If you’re a fan of antique tech, especially radio gear from the first half of the 20th century, and you’re unfamiliar with Steve’s Antique Technology site, man are you in for a treat. This site is loaded with pics and document-scans of radios, tube test equipment, meters, you name it. He especially has lots of […]
Jason writes – Relive the glory (gory?) days of early computing with these two great sites for vintage computer kits. Briel Computers has kits for the Apple I (Replica I) and the Kim-1 (Micro Kim). And, Spare Time Gizmos has a has a kit for the Cosmac ELF (ELF 2k). These kits are great ways […]
Modern Mechanix 1933, it’s still the new hobby!
Papercraft and balloon artist (no, really) Twyst, inspired by Make pal Jake von Slatt’s brass etching experiments, has been doing some etching projects of his own. On his site, Twysted Method, he’s made available several templates of cogs and flourishes (in .psd format) suitable for brass etching art. Steampunk templates [Via] – Link
Goodness, this is one of the best sites ever – a very large archive of Heathkit schematics… Link.
