October 2006

Ruben's Tube - Watch Music with Fire

  After watching this video I have yet another project on the list of things to build. I think I would make it out of metal and use it outside on the patio instead of burning the standard torch lights! “The classic physics experiment involving sound, a tube of propane and fire. Created for Flash Forward 2006, but useful in any case where you are not allowed to have fire.

DIY Halloween Flying Crank Ghost

  For this Flying Crank Ghost project you can either get a kit, or simply follow the instructions to build your own. “This project requires a fair amount of work, but with a few helpers (at least one of which has some woodworking skills), you too can have a ghost haunt a crypt for your Halloween celebration. As always, unless you want to be the ghost haunting the crypt, make

Antique Bike Light LED Mod

Rob M. from Michigan bought some parts from our store and was nice enough to share the resulting project with us. His son Will has an antique bike on display, it has an old acetylene light on it that hasn’t produced any light for many years. A few well placed LED sure solved that problem. Rob documented the circuit that he designed and is available in the photos below. The

DIY Halloween Cave Eyes

These Halloween Cave Eyes look like a cool project that will spook everyone that comes to your door. Check out the site for full details and PIC chip code. “This is a little microcontroller circuit that has 15 pairs of L.E.D.’s that look like rodent eyes. The pairs of eyes blink in a semi-random fashion. So, what you end up with is 15 pairs of eyes staring out at you

Shock Clock

  Who needs coffee when you can get woken up with a jolt each morning? That is what Clinton Mann can do now since he created a shock clock. I am thinking this could be the start of a good alarm system. When your house alarm goes off simply electrify the jewellery box to give the thieves a little surprise! “The idea for this project came to me about a

Wicked Lasers Stinger Magnum

This Laser Stinger Magnum uses two lasers, one being the amazing $1500 250mW Spyder from Wicked Lasers. Watch the VIDEO. “We did a trade with Hack for 2 Spyders for one of his ultra-cool looking polished steel handle gun mount. Now, little did I expect that there would be not one, but 2 lasers, (one perhaps a 5 or 15mW), and the other a 300mW Spyder, plus there is a

Newton Web Server

You may remember this tiny Web server. Well I guess small Web servers are the in thing right now . Is that a Web server in your pocket… (well you know the rest). Have a look at this Newton Web Server, not very powerful but it is amazing that it even works! If you are lucky you will even see a page served up by the tiny server by clicking