Tired of an old, clunky printer destroying more paper than it prints? Instructables user laxap helps along a printer aspiring to be a shredder by gutting it and installing an actual shredder. Almost as fun as smashing the thing to bits, like in Office Space.
Citeste mai multJosh at imsolidstate came across an extra battery charger, so he decided to turn it into a spot welder. We've seen spot welder projects in the past, however his goes the extra mile, adding a digital control circuit and current monitoring capabilities, to give precise control over the welding operation. Schematic and source code are available on his site.
Citeste mai multLEGO MINDSTORMS hacker Akihiro Uehara built an interface between an AlphaRex and a Wii Balance Board.
Citeste mai multNicely done, Modified easy bake oven. Jeri writes - Part of the home chip bath project, fiber optic manufacturing.
This was an attempt to make a small furnace that could be used for semiconductors and fusing fiber optics. It didn't work so well, but it might be worth trying again in the future.
This is what Easy bake ovens were meant to do...
Citeste mai multInspired by a heating pad they purchased, Windell and Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories show how to make a fake seven segment display. Using a carefully constructed plastic bezel, a potentiometer, and some regular LEDs, they were able to create a faux digital dial, with a way cooler color scheme than one would find on regular seven segment displays. Nice hack!
Citeste mai multLast month at MacWorld I stopped by the LADIG booth to see what all the fuss was about. Making my way through the swarm of DSLR toting macheads I finally got to the booth to find beaming LADIG members handing out these fantastic cutout bounce cards. If you're unfamiliar with LADIG:
The LADIG (Los Angeles Digital Imaging Group) is dedicated to advancing the art and science of digital imaging in all its forms.
Citeste mai multActivity is picking up for the Nexus One. Among the hand full of hacks mentioned in this video is one that allows you to completely customize visual alerts using the LED trackball.
Citeste mai multInstructables user gezortenplotz writes:
Wind across a microphone causes distortion and unwanted noise for videographers and nature recorders while taping outside. The purpose of the microphone 'blimp' is to attenuate the wind noise without interfering with the desired sound. Blimps are expensive. This project came in under $40. Mics are interchangeable in this blimp (if the mic's diameter will fit inside).
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