There were quite a few 3D printers at the NC maker Faire this year (like the [Fablicator], several [RepRap]s, and [MakerBot]s) as well as a few subtractive machining devices including a wood lathe, a [ShopBot] display (one of the sponsors), and my little CNC router. There was even a little [Eggbot] on display, which combines…
While we have seen Kinect-based virtual dressing rooms before, the team at Arbuzz is taking a somewhat different approach (Translation) to the digital gown up game. rather than utilizing flat pictures of clothes superimposed on the subject’s body, their solution uses full 3D models of the garments to accomplish the desired effect. This technique enables them…
This is an ongoing project to build a heliostat from a floppy drive. Heliostats are used by solar arrays to track the sun. This mod uses the main logic board to control the head stepper motor. The board will power up with 5V and consumes 1Watt when the motor is running. There are a couple…
[devb] has been playing around with XESS FPGA boards for ages, as well as as long as he can remember, they have had built-in VGA interfaces. His newest acquisition, a XuLA FPGA board, doesn’t have any type of outside parts or ports aside from a USB connector. He needed to get video output from the…
It utilized to be a major rite of passage for a hardware hacker to obtain an oscilloscope. up until recently, new instruments were seldom in typical people’s budgets, so you most likely made finish with a utilized scope. Now, there are great deals of low-cost options, particularly if you include low-end PC scopes as well…
here [Matthew Br] describes the situation he’s in with the neighbors that share this wall of his apartment. When they listen to music they like it loud and so he gets to ‘enjoy’ the experience as well. but he can’t neglect it any longer, and has made a decision to use a sound volume detector…
Lathes can be big, powerful, harmful machines. but in some cases there’s a call for making very small parts out of soft materials, like plastic and wood. For jobs like this, you could use something like this 3D printed mini-lathe. The benefits of 3D printing a tool like this are plentiful. The design can be personalized and fine-tuned…
[Korben] is utilizing a photo frame as a Bluetooth speaker (translated). He hacked a Rock’R² for this project. It’s a gadget that has a vibrating aspect which can be utilized to make any type of hollow product into a speaker. Entertain yourself over the holidays by mastering the Apollo guidance computer simulator. It’s a JavaScript version of the…
From tea sets to CD box sets, you’ll see the work of the Phillips siblings mill on shelves all across the country. They make wooden boxes for just about any type of product imaginable. Interestingly, they do it the old-school way, with the entire factory powered by steam. The wood for the boxes comes from…
Let’s face it, times are hard, and winter is imminent in the northern hemisphere. No matter how much you have to your name, there’s nothing like a cup of hot tea or a warm meal on a cold day. So if you need a snow day activity, consider preparing for whatever may come to pass…