If you don’t have a CNC machine yet, what are you waiting for? There are tons of DIY ones around and for most of us who aren’t making parts for the space shuttle that’s all you need. This MTM Snap-Together CNC Machine is cool because as the name implies it can be totally snapped together. I haven’t seen one in real life so I am not sure how rigid it
We have seen a few cool waterfall displays before but this 96 Solenoid Waterfall Display (Google translated) is the first total DIY one I have seen. There isn’t very much technical details available but from the short writeup there is enough information for inspiration. I can just imagine how much this display would have cost if the solenoids weren’t found at a scrap yard. “Each of the 3 solenoid valve
Andrew Angellotti has built and documented a DIY Brushless Motor Controller if you ever wanted to understand how a brushless motor controller worked or perhaps build your own this would be a great article to read. Once you have a good understanding of the heavy lifting electronics you should have a look at the second part of the DIY Brushless Motor Controller where Andrew goes over the code that makes
If you like playing with audio the ElmGen DSP Development Tool will help you with that. It uses an Arduino to control a Spin Semiconductors development platform directly. When the dev tool is hacked it opens up lots of opportunity to make it perform in more powerful ways. “Key Features: Cross-platform development tool for Spin FV-1 effects processor Testing and production EEPROM programming capabiltiy Built-in real-time hardware simulator of FV-1
When you are going for world domination you need a convenient way to monitor your progress. This LED World Control Panel will probably help you out with that issue. “The panel boasts the following features: Main power switch Home base indicator World Cities indicator (blue) Cluster1 (red) Cluster2 (orange) Global Red Alert Situation (backlit 555 flasher circuit) Message record and playback ($10 Radio Shack digital recording module) Larson Scanner ($13
The prize this week is a mini tripod to help you get some great pictures of your next project. This contest will run for one week (May 23 – 27, 2011). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject,
Ashish Derhgawen has built a Computer Controlled Wireless Robot. It uses some linked together off the shelf electronics to get the job done. The vehicle that is being controlled is a Microbric Viper which is normally controlled via IR light. “I’m using a 1/4 wave monopole antenna (6.8 inches) with the RF modules. It’s just a single core wire. The range I get is amazing. I think I get about
