Archive for the ‘DIY’ tag
Mini-DIY: Make your own BORG with voice recorder and playback
Vibrobots (Tekno S03E04)
I siste Tekno-sending lagde jeg en handfull “vibrobots”, små vibrerende skapninger satt sammen av veldig enkle deler. Her er en video som viser hvordan de oppfører seg.
Vibrobots, eller vibrerende roboter om du vil, er muligens et litt misvisende navn, men de har blitt et lite nettfenomen, sikkert fordi de er så ukompliserte å lage, og derfor er et passende nybegynnerprosjekt som også er fint å gjøre sammen med barn.
Episoden kan lastes ned i HD via BitTorrent:
Tekno Sesong 3 episode 4 – 1280×720 (”HD-Ready”)
Tekno Sesong 3 episode 4 – 1920×1080 (”Full HD”)
Mini-DIY: How to make your own Laptop mounted Document Holder
Silje wants a document holder for christmas, and I’m googling to find one that attaches to her laptop screen. But until I can find something to buy I wanted to try to build her one, to tie her over.
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FrankenDog – DIY animatronics – Bringing a dead i-cybie robot dog back to life
Do you have dead toys lying around? In this video tutorial I give new life to a dead i-Cybie robot dog whose “brain” was destroyed after it short circuited and almost caught fire. Learn how to animate the dead!
DIY: Play Rock band 2 with a real guitar and boxing gloves
This how-to takes you through the steps you need to hook your Rock Band guitar controller up to a real guitar. And, of course, to a pair of boxing gloves.
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DIY: Spill Rock Band 2 med ekte gitar og boksehansker!
Update! International visitors may want to jump over to the English version of the how-to article on how you easily can create a controller that lets you play Rock Band 2 or DJ Hero with a real guitar and a pair of boxing gloves.
Føler du deg også som en pingle når du spiller Guitar hero eller Rock Band med en av disse små lekegitarene i plast? Skulle du ønske du kunne spille ekte gitar SAMTIDIG som du spiller Rock Band? Og kunne du tenke deg å få dask av en jente med boksehansker mens du spiller? Da er det bare å fortsette å lese!
DIY: How to make your own iPhone macro lens
Learn how you can take amazing pictures with a homemade macro lens for your iPhone or other smartphones.
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DIY: How-to repair a broken iPhone 3G glass front panel for about $24
Want to find out how to repair / replace the glass front panel on your broken iPhone 3G? Read my complete tutorial to learn how.
Weekend project: Honey table
Honey Table Step 1
I salvaged this table from a dumpster. It’s really sturdy, made with solid pine. The table surface has lots of dents, so the first step is to sand it down.
Honey Table Step 2
After sanding it down I cut off pieces of a block of solid bees wax I bought a while back for creating candles, and melted it on a glass yar in a water bath in a casserole. I then poured the melted wax onto the table, and quickly dragged it out using a rag (actually my sons worn out swim trunks, everything can be reused!).I have of course never tried anything like this before, so I was not totally shocked when the wax solidified quicker than I expected.But experimentation is the mother of invention, so out came the hot air gun!
Honey Table Step 3
My son helping me to remelt the wax. He also cut up more pieces of wax that we placed straight onto the table.The wax melts fast, and it is important to not warm it up too much because it can realease harmful gases. I kept my hand near(ish) the air gun to make sure the temerature didn’t get too high.The wax should be layed on in a very thin layer, and I used a rag to massage it into the wood. If you lay it on too thick it will look white, and the table top feels rather sticky.My plan was to polish it as well, but I will wait a little bit to see how the wax reacts over time.A learning experience!
Honey Table – A great way to attract bees
A funny effect of polishing furniture with pure bees wax is that it actually attracts bees. It didn’t take long before there where 5 or 6 bees flying around, looking very exited and confused.When the wax is hot it smells fantastic, a strong smell of honey, and if I where a bee I would probably think there was a party going on :)I had to take a little break for while, as the bees got a little bit to close for my comfort, and finished up in a hurry.I will probably have to redo this table in a few months, but it will have to do for now.
Upcycled Eco Warriors
This is a good project to do with kids. Just start gathering bits and pieces of junk in a box, or clean out a few drawers, and you soon have enough raw material to create your own little eco warrior tribe!
Any material can be used. On the creature above we have a wine cork body, milk bottle cap feet, Elton John glasses made from a piece of balsa from a broken 3d puzzle, some feathers, a thumbtack nose, and eyes made from nuts. Oh, and the mouth was cut from a newspaper.
