Japala sent in his Dremel Foot Pedal Mod that allows you to control your Dremel power using your foot. Video after the jump. “For me personally having two hands free to operate when carving is a definite plus. One hand can be used to hold the object while other hand can handle the tool. So where would one need the third arm? Dremel’s, Ferm’s, Proxxon’s rotary tools have one thing
I could think of about a hundred ways to make a simpler clock, but this Ball Bearing Clock looks fantastic. Video after the jump. "I though about building a clock with a pendulum activated by the fall of bearing balls. The first thing to design was the engine which was to sustain the pendulum’s oscillation: how to get enough energy from a ball to make this possible? The balls
Here is a simple design for a DIY metal detector that uses a beat frequency oscillator. “BFO ( beat frequency oscillator ) metal detectors use two oscillators, each of which produces a radio frequency. One of these oscillators uses a coil of wire that we call the search loop. The second oscillator uses a much smaller coil of wire, and is usually inside the control box and is called the
Just a reminder that the Comment Contest is ending soon (March 31), up for grabs is a one year subscription to Nuts and Volts, one of my favorite magazines. If anyone has a prize suggestion for future contests please leave a comment, I would love to hear about it.
So you have a PC toaster but now you need a deep fryer. Have a look at the Deep Fryer PC for some inspiration. “Got a PC, but forgot to buy a Deep Fryer for that weekend party? Fear not! There is a solution! Just grab that high-end PC, stick it in a bucket, fill said bucket with oil, and play a CPU intensive game for a little while. In
Here is another cool video of a Nintendo Wiimote controlling a robot. Video after the jump. “Control a LEGO NXT mindstorms robot with your Nintendo WiiMote and a S60 3rd edition phone.â€
If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done. Here are some other to have a look at: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Video after the jump. “Style: Out and Back Height: 17 feet First Drop: 20 feet Top Speed: 20 mph Track Length: 444 feet Max Positive G’s: 3.5 Max Negative G’s: -0.2 Material:
