DIY Hacks

Wall-E Engagement Ring Box

    We have seen lots of Wall-E designs built by fans of the movie before. Most Wall-E designs have some DIY electronics like the custom Wall-E track build we saw earlier this year. This Wall-E Engagement Ring Box may look similar to some of the DIY projects we have seen in the past with one big exception, it was built for the sole purpose of presenting an engagement ring!

Solution to get rid of annoying Solder Fumes

  Solder Fumes are often annoying. I found this really good solution to get rid of the irritating solder fumes which always tend to rise up into my nose. If you can relate to this, you can also go through this easy solution by Jean-Claude Wippler from Jeelabs. He has described a simple procedure which does not need any high tech equipment for implementation.  “A small 12V brushless PC fan,

View Mobile Phone messages using an LED Matrix

  I had never imagined that a SMS can be viewed in such a cool way as shown in this video. This is being done by interfacing the phone to the display using an Arduino. The idea was an adaptation from a girl wanting to create a funky looking costume with a scrolling LED display of live texts sent from people at the party. So if you want to create

PIC16F886 based Camera Sound Trigger

  Check out this PIC16F886 based Camera Sound Trigger that Viktor just made. The knobs are used to navigate through the systems options and set the settings you need to capture your perfect action shot. All you need to do after it is built is find a light bulb to smash or a bullet to shoot through an apple. Thanks for sending this in Viktor. “The hardware is made up

DIY Solid State Tesla Coil Build

  Thanks to Michael Chen for sending in his DIY Tesla Coil Build. His DIY Tesla Coil Instructable takes you through all of the steps he took to build it. He is still working out some bugs in his electronics since he is able to fry some components if he isn’t careful but it does seem to work great when it is working. Only take on a Tesla Coil project

DIY Remote Control Ping Pong Ball Machine Gun

  Thanks to Andrew for sending in his DIY Remote Control Ping Pong Ball Machine Gun. The mechanism he used reminds me of the type that is normally used to launch baseballs and tennis balls. Even Nerf Gun Darts are fired using a similar method, I guess if the method works there is no need to make a better mouse trap. This system is controlled using an Arduino microcontroller and

250 kV Home Made High Voltage DC Power Supply

  If you have a project that needs a bit more than 3.3, 5 or 12 volts have a look at this Home Made 250 kV High Voltage DC Power Supply! Of course this isn’t your typical supply for the Arduino project sitting on the corner of your bench. 🙂 One thing to note is that this supply can pack a deadly punch so be very careful if you intend