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Programmable Z80 Microcomputer
This is a fantastic homemade computer project. Look at the schematic for this thing. Yikes! This is an actual computer, built completely from scratch. I began the project in the spring of 2006, while I was taking a course on … Continue reading
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Wacom Wax Off – DIY Cintiq build
Here’s an interesting write up for a project to build a Cintiq-like interactive pen tablet. This is hybrid screen/graphics tablet which makes me drool. The price however makes me weep, £2000ish for the 20†version. They also do a thing … Continue reading
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Minesweeper in 38,240 PixelBlocks
Check out this gorgeous reproduction of Minesweeper using PixelBlocks. Completion of the minesweeper sub-project. 38,240 pixelblocks and over 6 feet tall. Bigger than the window! PixelProject set on flickr (via MAKE: Blog)
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Ion Cooler 2.0
Inventgeek.com has made their own air ionizer to replace one of the case fans in their computer. Due to popular request we have built this miniaturized ion cooler as a second step in its evaluation. We chose to use an … Continue reading
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Animated Knots
This is a handy site with instructions and animations for tying many different knots. Note that you need to enable Javascript for the animations to work properly. Link (via Cool Tools)
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Home Inspection Nightmares
Check out these photo galleries of frighteningly bad home improvement projects. Gallery 1 Gallery 2 (via Boing Boing)
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How-To: Build your own HD projector
Engadget has put up part 1 of a how-to for building an HD projector. Been eyeballing those sweet new high definition projectors? So have we. We’re not going to feel guilty for it either, we know what we like. But … Continue reading
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DIY USB Alpha Radiation Visualizer
Inventgeek has a fascinating project that uses a webcam and a small radiation source from common household fire alarms to visualize radioactive decay. This could have applications as a source of entropy for a true random number generator. I started … Continue reading
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Microsoft Robotics Studio
Microsoft has released a robotics development environment, currently available for free download. It appears to be targeted for the Lego Mindstorms RCX, Lego Mindstorms NXT, and fishertechnik systems. The Microsoft Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and … Continue reading
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Top 10 Coolest DIY Gadgets
TechBlog has posted a Top 10 list of some pretty crazy contraptions. Anyone need a USB Floppy Disk Striped RAID? Link (via Digg)
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The Office Supplies Trebuchet
Instructables has a new howto on building a miniature trebuchet out of paperclips, for when you declare war on your coworkers. Link (via MAKE: Blog)
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MintyBoost 2 AA USB Charger
Ladyada has a new howto on building a USB device charger based on two AA batteries, instead of previous, similar devices based on 9V batteries. Another problem with the 9V+7805 scheme is that a 7805 is a linear regulator. That … Continue reading
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Infrared Goggles for Under $10
This is quite an interesting article on building a pair of cheap infrared goggles and how they work. At one point I started wondering just how much IR light a human eye could see. After all, if the infrared light … Continue reading
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Download a camera!
Lighthouse in a Tree has a nifty pinhole camara that you download as a PDF and put together yourself. They also have a flash tutorial on how to assemble the camera. Link (via Lifehacker) This site has another version of … Continue reading
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Tic Tac Flashlight
Grynx has a simple project to build a LED flashlight using an empty Tic Tac box. A disposable torch with long life (I hope I don’t invent the wheel once more) I bought ‘tic-tac’ mint candy and found out that … Continue reading
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DIY Flash Mini-Bouncer
This is a nice and easy to make flash bouncer card. Sure beats the old index card and elastic band trick. Link (via MAKE: Blog) Also check out their article on making a Flash Mounted Homemade DIY Softbox
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Putting Together a Budget DIY Lighting System
Article on building your own DIY studio lighting rig. A nice alternative to expensive lighting systems for amateur photographers. A flexible lighting system is something that I have wanted to play with for a while, but like everything else in … Continue reading
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Fun and Easy How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books At Home…FAST
Brad Isaac has a great little howto on binding your own books. If you like ebooks but don’t like reading them on your computer screen, this How-to post is for you. I’ll show you a quick and dirty book binding … Continue reading
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HOW TO – Make a 12 foot GPS wall clock
Spark Fun Electronics has a put up a great howto on building a huge wall clock in their office. From MAKE: Blog: Spark Fun Electronics writes – “Why? Well, why not? We had the new LED Light Bars burning a … Continue reading
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Plastic you can mold in your home for DIY projects
This is a short review of a thermoplastic you can easily sculpt for your own plastic parts. For those who don’t know, Shapelock is a polymer (plastic) similar to polypropylene except that it has a very low temperature softening point. … Continue reading
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