ANATOMICALLY correct PLOTTER avoids BACK scratch FEVER
everybody needs somebody sometimes, even if it’s just for when your back itches. but directing your itchy interlocutor to the correct spot can be a spatial relations challenge: “Right in the middle… no, down a bit… left… no, the other left! Harder! Wait, not that hard!” Why bother with all that messy interpersonal communication and human …
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WATER COOLED RASPBERRY PI
If your Raspberry Pi is running a bit hot you can add a few hunks of salvaged warm sink, or you can go all out as well as device your own water cooling system. Remember when everybody had a huge desktop computer which was a ideal receptacle for awesome illumination impacts as well as somewhat …
A $5 ARM development BOARD
most of you know that there are plenty of ARM powered development boards out there, so you may not be really sure what a new one can still bring to the table. With a $5 price tag, the open hardware McHck (pronounced McHack) is meant for quickly building projects on a small budget. The board created by [Simon] is based on a …
CARDBOARD and PAPER gun shows OFF creative construction
This project by [blackfish] shows off a cardboard lookalike of an MP5 that loads from a working magazine, has a functional charging handle, and flings paper projectiles with at least enough accuracy to plink some red party cups. It was made entirely from corrugated cardboard, paper, rubber bands, and toothpicks. In the video (embedded below) …
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IS AN LED BOW tie IRONIC OR AWESOME?
We’re not precisely pattern setters when it comes to wardrobe. as well as so the recent revival of the bow tie as an accepted gown product confounds us. We’re even more confused by [Arichter’s] LED bow tie. Sure, the pastime electronics part of it is a win… however when it comes to fashion is he …
3D printed DISPENSER FLINGS treats AT YOUR pets
If you’re stuck in the online world like [Kevin Flynn] you can still make sure your pup is rewarded for great behavior. just comply with [Jwarp’s] style for this Web link dog treat dispenser. We were really a bit surprised by the demo video. It shows that the compact system is more than capable of …
A FPGA controlled REFLOW oven
For Christmas, [Hamster]’s wife gave him a mini-oven. later that day, he tore it apart and built this FPGA controlled reflow oven. We’ve seen plenty of reflow oven builds in the past. many of those projects use a microcontroller to do closed loop control, sensing the temperature and toggling the heating element to hit a …
PACKING A JEEP WRANGLER full OF HACKS
picking just one image to show off all of the hacks done on this Jeep Wrangler is a difficult order. We chose to choose this customized ceiling console as it features the most work done in a confined area. Give the video walk-around a bit of time before you decide it’s not for you. [Eddie Zarick] …
CLEANING SLIDES WITH PLASMA
[Ben Krasnow] hacked together a method of cleaning sides using plasma. His setup uses a mechanical vacuum pump to evacuate a bell jar. This bell jar is wrapped with a copper coil, which is connected to an RF transmitter. By transmitting RF into the coil, plasma is created inside the bell jar. Plasma cleaning is used …
PAPER ROM
This low-resolution memory gadget packs in just a few bytes of data. however it’s sufficient to spell out [Michael Kohn’s] name. He’s been experimenting with utilizing paper discs for data storage. His method becomes promptly remove when you view the demo video below. The disc spins several times with the sensor arm reading one track. …