Melting Metal using a Microwave

If you have an old microwave that is not being used why not use it to melt metal. “Research is nearing completion on a system that will allow the melting and casting of bronze, silver, gold, and even cast iron, using an unmodified domestic microwave oven as the energy source. To be of use for metal casting, a domestic microwave oven rated D or E (850W or 1000W) needs two

Spider's Web Case

This Spider’s Web Case looks cool but is a bit on the big side. OK, now I need to get a CNC machine… “I would like to introduce you, with a few lines, my home made case. This modding was created in aluminium and worked with CNC tools machine. The most part of the pieces could be fixed all togheter with joint.”

World's most poorly-designed mouse?

Engadget has a article about a poorly designed mouse. Well it isn’t all that bad if you don’t click that often, others would like carpal tunnel so they can take some time off. “There’s at least one manufacturer at Computex this year who’s never heard about the concept of not fixing something that ain’t broken, as evidenced by the atrociously-designed mouse you see pictured above, which actually repositions the left-

Bottle Cap Laptop Hinge Repair

Looking for a cheap way to fix that busted hinge on your old laptop? This hack might be the ticket you are looking for. “Well, one day it fell down and the hinge + cover broke at the right side – a problem a lot of notebooks have as parts like the hinges, their covers and the TFT display often brake on notebooks. As a consequence of this, spare parts

Bottle Opener

Seems like there is never a bottle opener around when you need one for cracking open a nice import beer. Well look no further than this wall mounted bottle opener that is mounted in a convenient place!

DIY Web Server not using a Computer

Sylvain Ferrand from France has made a Web server that you could build and stuff in your pocket. No hard drive, monitor, CD-Rom drive etc. Just a handful of components and some code. Take a look at his site for the schematic and components you need. “The ENC28J60 is a single chip 10mb Ethernet controller easy to drive by a microcontroller with SPI bus. It’s a cheap low pin-out (28

Uranium Jeans

Hacked Gadget reader Sara sent in a tip for this cool looking clothing line. “Check out “the interactive clothing concept,” brought to you by Uranium Jeans, a French company that has started making jeans and clothing with embedded thin flexible micro screens. “Luminous and communicative,” and “the very latest thing,” says the company on its website.” Via: PopGadget