The fuel and temperature gauges were not working properly in the Merkur XR4Ti that DJ Sures owned. These specialty components usually cost hundreds of dollars to replace. Instead of forking over tons of cash he decided to replace the old analog system with a DIY Digital Conversion of the Fuel and Temp Gauge.
Andy from Trademark Laser let us know about this Piezo Drum Kit a while ago. Alex sent in some pictures of his finished product. It looks great but that’s how it goes when you have a laser cutting business. 🙂
Bob Davis has cranked up the power on his can crusher. By adding a defibrillator capacitor his Can Crusher is now supercharged! He has also provided the schematic of the design on his site. "I purchased a defibrillator capacitor on EBay and have upgraded the old 2.4 KV can crusher to a 5 KV can crusher. I added a voltage doubler on the output of the Microwave Oven Transformer
As homes get bigger it’s harder to balance the heating system. You can close and open vents all you want but all it takes is a few closed doors to throw off the entire system. Jason Clark from Cyborgworkshop has overcome this issue by designing an Arduino controller that monitors sensors in all areas of his house. Servo motors then control dampers which put air where it’s needed. Have
This Piezo Drum Kit from Spikenzie Labs looks like it could provide days of fun. They provide interface software that allows you to output MIDI data from your Arduino that this kit is connected to. Thanks for the tip Andy, send us some pictures when yours is built! "The kit contains the electronic parts required to make a drum kit. This includes the circuit board, resistors, diodes and pins.
Seems like these multitouch tables are showing up everywhere. This one is done with a cute video that brightens up the build process. Best of all these old projectors are being thrown out in favor of the smaller, higher resolution and more portable versions. Thanks Ravi "The image processing software analyzes inferred light from the web camera and treats any light detected as a separate input source. Then this
Technology is helping this guy find a girl. He rigged up a camera that detects smiles and takes a picture. Armed with tons of dogs he hit the street. They made some videos of the process which are quite funny. You can watch the entire process here on Youtube. "With a bunch of puppies and a phone that automatically takes a photo when a girl smiles at it,
