If you are getting a bit sick of all the microcontroller and complex IC projects this Line Following Breadboard Tank will be a nice break. There is no microcontroller in this puppy, in fact all you need to do if you want to make your own is buy the parts (or search for them in your junk box) and start building. The schematics and complete build instructions are provided. “The
Ben Heckendorn is known for his crazy hacks like the XBox 360 Laptop. He is hosting a web show on Revision 3 called The Ben Heck Show. The show will be broken up into 2 types of builds, he will be taking suggestions from the audience and he will also be covering a large build that will be covered over many episodes. I wonder how he got the suggestions for
This DIY Soldering Iron was created using a Atmega8 microcontroller. Not only does it have a way to set and forget the temperature you want you can also set the three buttons to store the three most common temperatures you use.
If you have a CNC machine you can easily convert it into a high resolution scanner. All you need is a $20 web cam and a bit of software. In the video above Andy Grevstad from Tormach demonstrates how easy it is to slap a part onto the CNC bed and have the entire part scanned so that the part can be copied. Click on some of the images below
Wellyb00t has built a cool Analog LED Clock based on a PIC 16f877 microcontroller. Given the complexity of the hand wiring the spiderweb of connections on the back of the board is beautiful. You can see more pictures including the schematic here. “*12 Dimly lit leds on outer ring showing clock outline. *LED test on powerup *16F877 PIC Microcontroller @ 20MHz *DS1307 Real Time Clock for timekeeping *169 x 700mcd
If you are looking for a new desk lamp don’t go to Walmart, get out some hand tools (or a CNC or Laser Cutter) out and make your own. This crazy Wooden LED Desk Lamp Project design was done by jeff-o. He installed a 3 watt LED in the head for a nice amount light. “The majority of the lamp is made of 1/4″ and 1/2″ Baltic Birch plywood. I
With all the technology around us there will often come a time when you wish it would work in a slightly different way. Well unless you work as one of the design engineers in the company that made the product chances are you will just have to suck it up and live with what was produced. Well when Matt from Openschemes was in this situation with his Western Digital WDTV
