There are hundreds of these booths that sell souvenirs in Varadero Cuba. They all have the capability of customizing the leather and wood crafts using Wood Burning Engravers. They all look the same, a box that plugs into 220V with a wooden hand held burning tool. There was a guy repairing one and let me snap some pictures. Inside is a modified MOT (microwave oven transformer) with just
We have seen some interesting uses for thermite before but colinfurze has taken thermite fun to the next level with his Thermite Gun build. You can see it in action above and the build process below. This build isn’t for the faint of heart and is probably illegal in your area so duplicate the system at your own risk!
Simone Giertz from Sweeden teams up with Adam Savage to make a popcorn machine that will be perfect for use when watching a movie. “This very special One Day Build is an international collaboration with the newest member of the Tested family! Simone Giertz is an amazing maker who builds mesmerizing robots. To build her latest machine, she chats with Adam from her home in Sweden to
UPDATE: Read the comments before thinking this is real. 🙁 Breathe Underwater with this Triton Re-Breather. Via OhGizmo “Triton. A state-of-the-art oxygen respirator, that allows you to breathe underwater up to 45 minutes and at a maximum depth of 15ft by utilizing our ‘artificial gills’ technology. Swim among tropical fish, marvel at exotic coral and experience the serene beauty of marine life − without having to come up for air. ”
Fans are great, check out this Star Wars AT-ST Walker Build! Via: TechEBlog “The AT-ST Walker was designed to be a recon, hit-and-run vehicle in the Star Wars universe, and is one of the series’ most iconic vehicles to say the least. What could be better than a few collectible toys? Having a full-scale replica in your backyard of course, and this one was made from scratch using a
Here is a project to get your SMD projects built with ease. Via: Electronics Lab “This particular instructable is based on the ControLeo2 reflow oven controller by Peter Easton. This is by far the best I’ve come across and the software is fully open source. It can control up to 4 solid state relays (SSRs), a servo motor (to open the door for cooling at the end of reflow
This Articulating LED Task Lamp is full of features such as magnetically replaceable lighting heads. Everything from the LEDs to the panel clip style can be customized or simplified to match your needs. “For the light part, I decided to use LED strips, because they’re so easy to use. Plus they’re powered with a remote and it’s always nice to be able to dim. So I cut up a
