Alan Parekh

DIY 2-Way Loudspeaker Build

I have built a few speaker enclosures over the years. Mostly sub boxes that are made from square cuts of MDF on the table saw. A bit of handy work with a jigsaw and a drill usually results in a speaker box that is functional but definitely doesn’t look as good as a store bought speaker cabinet. This DIY 2-Way Loudspeaker that Adam McCall built isn’t a budget build since

Steampunk Webcam from an Old Heater

If you like steampunk you will want to watch the video below where fellow Canadian Robert Shuttleworth from shuttlewerks / ephemera shows us how he builds a webcam from an old electric heater. “Steam punk webcam built from a 1930’s electric heater. Not technically difficult and should cost under $50. Resulting image is old time Alice Through the Looking Glass”

SilverCloud Real-Time GPS Tracking System Review

I have been putting this SilverCloud Real-Time GPS Tracking System by Land Air Sea through some testing over the past few months. Don’t let the tiny package fool you, this small box allows you to track anything in real time. You can do tracking on a computer, smart phone or playback the history logs anytime. The main purpose of the SilverCloud system is for vehicle tracking but you could stick

Portable Car Alternator Charging System

This Portable Car Alternator Charging System from The Back Shed solves quite a few problems when it comes to portable power. If you have a dead battery and no plug close by to charge it what do you do? Get a boost is one option but if you would like to be self reliant this alternator charging system is a cool idea. It uses a small gas motor to turn

RGB Viking Helmet with LED Mohawk

Check out this RGB Viking Helmet with LED Mohawk. If you are looking for some attention this is guaranteed to get it. It uses OctoBrite LED boards to make the magic happen Via: Build Lounge “The control box was a pain, but such things usually are. There was barely enough room for the parts and wires I was using…and it turned out that the electret amp was picking up too

DIY Spark Gap Tesla Coil

Xellers shows us how to build a DIY Spark Gap Tesla Coil in this Instructable. When you are done looking at the Tesla Coil have a look at the DIY CRT he built! “Shoot foot-long bolts of lighting through the air, light fluorescent tubes without wires, and power your other high voltage experiments with the aid of this tabletop-sized Tesla coil! The key to this coil’s performance on such a

Name the Thing Contest - 185

The prize this week is a solar flashlight, if you want to use this as a flashlight you better charge it during the day and not hidden in a drawer. 🙂 I am thinking that the housing could make for a very small surface mount project. Not sure if the solar cell would have enough power to energize a very low current circuit but I would think it should. This