Not that burning tracks into wood is anything new but this video shows the process and results very nicely. Makes me want to get a few MOTs connected to a large variac and have fun. I think this would be a great seller at a farmers market type setting where people can see the creative art being made in front of their eyes. Melanie Hoff is using a 15,000
This Wind Tunnel Computer looks like a piece of high tech hardware from a testing laboratory but under the black paint is MDF and a window box fan! This configuration was designed for optimal cooling of the computer components that you can see in the center of the two outer angled boxes. “I used an anemometer (velocity/airspeed meter) for testing, as well as different fans and basic shapes made
If you are one of the people that think tube audio is superior to modern audio amplifiers you might want to have a look at this Valve Headphone Amplifier based on the ECC88. The ECC88 looks to be an inexpensive tube that can be used for a variety of purposes. One thing to note with this design is that there is high voltages present in the circuit so please
Tom from Damage Designs has Hacked his Futaba 10C Radio to accept a Spektrum DSM Module. Turns out these were not designed to function together but with a bit of effort Tom got them to work just fine. The actual protocol seems to be the same between the Futaba Transmitter and the Spektrum DSM2 Module but the sequence of commands is not consistent.Â
  This Hershey Kisses Dispensing Robot that duboisvb built will let you catch James Woods! This cute robot uses a Picaxe microcontroller project board and is programmed to drive in a heart pattern and drop kisses along the way. A few gear motors are used to let the robot drive the pattern and a small servo is used to control the candy drop. A simple coaster wheel is used
 This is a great looking hidden room. It was totally designed and built using the DIY method right from the heavy duty Home Depot casters that were cut apart to make some big swivels to the door latches that hold the book case in place. The only thing I would change is the method that is used to unlock it. Currently you pull on a cable that is
The prize this week is a breadboard power supply. This contest will run for one week (Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2013). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the
