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Top 10 DIY Tech Gifts

Top 10 DIY Tech Gifts
@keyboard-vomit: Yeah, but wouldn't it be awesome if some of our not so tech friends actually attempted (and accomplished) one or more of these feats? I mean, when "it's the thought that counts," shouldn't it be a thought about something we'd actually appreciate. Then again, maybe socks are your thing. ;) @HunterShoptaw: That they are, I'm wanting some socks with an integrated HDD, and some USB connectivity. @HunterShoptaw: The thought does count, but it sure would be nice if they enjoyed the gift too. So for this year, I created wishgenies dot com for people who WANT to give good gifts, but don't know what they'll want. @keyboard-vomit: I swear that some day, some how...Google will be able to find my lost socks.

Electronic Projects For Beginners I made a guide for those people who are still starting with their electronics hobby. I started connecting wires, batteries, bulbs, buzzers and motors when I was 4 years old . Now that I am 13 years old, I now have a good amount of experience to build complicated electronic circuits. Learning electronics isn't that easy but if you put love and passion to it, I assure you that you would enjoy building your own experiments. It took me hours to finish making this guide since there is no software editor in the Sibmit>Guide in the "Submit Instructable Section" I had to type every word and picture using HTML codes which I learned from school. These are my all time favorite projects in instructables, I find them simple and easy to make. How To Solder by: noahw Third Hand by: rstraught Making A Customized Circuit Board by: ASCAS How I built a Solar iPhone Charger ($50) by: akbrennan Make a USB iPhone iPod Charger On The Cheap! Solar Cockroach Virbobot by: JoshuaZimmerman

The Bastard Operator From Hell Complete How to make a tool set Life without tools is barbaric. But even simple tools can be expensive in rural parts of developing countries. Import duties bump the costs up higher than they are in the States or elsewhere, and sometimes only low-quality brands are available anyway. So, to hold off future barbarians, we'd like to show how to build a simple tool set on a very low budget. Larry Bentley, the man who figured out how to make these tools, said a wise thing: "Without tools, kids don't take stuff apart, and without taking stuff apart, you don't learn how things work." These tools, Bentley says, could be in the hands of the next William Kamkambwa,who made a working wind power generator from backyard scraps in a village in Malawi. Here's Larry's quick guide to DIY tools. The tools in this guide: Saw Pliers Wooden vice Wood drill bit / star drill bit Chisel Strap hinge vice

The Right Gift for the Geek Who Has It All | Product Reviews The Right Gift for the Geek Who Has It All · More info from Best Gifts For inShare0 Dodocase and Rickshaw Zero BagThis cheeky case/stand-bag combo will make you the envy of your cafè. The Dodocase lets your iPad go undercover as a Moleskine notebook, complete with strap. It fits in Rickshaw's customizable bag, which is cut to ensure no fabric scraps are wasted during manufacturing. Betabrand Cornucopia Shopping BagCan't juggle a dozen compostable bags of organic produce? Dodocase and Rickshaw Zero BagThis cheeky case/stand-bag combo will make you the envy of your cafè. Let’s face it guys, you’re not exactly a conduit of emotion.

Lesson Plan for Making a Speaker Laboratory ©1995 The Regents of the University of California by Regan Lum Introduction: A speaker is a device that converts an electronic signal into sound. figure 1 Purpose: In this laboratory, you will explore how a speaker works. Materials: 1 permanent magnet 2 feet of wire 1 pencil tape or glue 1 Styrofoam or paper cup 1 signal source (tape player) 1 plug with alligator clips for tape player Procedure: Assemble material as shown in figure 1. Leaving about 10 centimeters on the end, wrap the wire around a pencil to make a wire coil and tape or glue it to the bottom of the cup. Conclusion Does the volume control on the tape player work on your speaker? Return to CEA Science Education Home Page

Antique Strongbox Protects Itself With Mechanical Loaded Pistols Imagine a bank vault that handcuffed every John Dillinger who walked in through the door. Nothing like that quite exists, but this Russian strongbox, circa 1815, comes pretty close. The antique dealer Carlton Hobbs LLC has acquired a nineteenth-century steel safe with a complicated lock system, capable of firing two pistols at an unsuspecting intruder. According to Dana Donadio, senior decorative arts researcher at the gallery, "Of the strongboxes produced during this time, this one is by far the most complex." The upper safe is a small raised box with a keyhole hidden on its top. While the box is believed to have come from workshops in Tula, a city just south of Moscow, the secrets it kept are unknown. Of course, differentiating what is and is not a true antique is the toughest part.

Build a Laser 3D Printer - Stereolithography at Home Here is how to make a Stereolithography 3D Printer. It is still a bit of a work in progress but so far it is working pretty well. This is mainly an experiment which started as a Delta Robot Stereolithography Printer but ended as a more traditional Cartesian Stereolithography Printer. "I'll be honest, we're throwing science at the walls here to see what sticks. No idea what it'll do." - Cave Johnson Stereolithography (SL or SLA from Stereolithography Apparatus) is an additive manufacturing process using a vat of liquid UV-curable photopolymer "resin" and a UV laser to build parts one layer at a time. I have wanted a 3D Printer for a while now and there are some very reasonably priced kits available like the Makerbot, Ultimaker and the RepRap project. I decided to enter this in the Epilog Challenge Contest because I could really use a laser cutter :-) I also have some ideas how to redesign this project, for creation on a laser cutter. This project is Open Source Hardware.

Variations on normal — War bowl: Battle of Waterloo 10th Anniversary limited edition (Also available in black here) | Free shipping in UK, £15 rest of the world | Made to order (despatched within 2 weeks)| Click for approximate cost in Dollars, euro To mark the 10th anniversary of the War Bowl two new versions have been created in red and black. Since it's launch in 2002 War Bowl by Dominic Wilcox has been exhibited and sold in the world's most renowned galleries and shops such as The Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Design Museum, London. The War Bowl is hand made by Dominic Wilcox in small numbers using custom made model figures from historic battles. In this case half British Artillery and half French Infantry figures from the Battle of Waterloo are melted together to form a single bowl. Each bowl is unique due to it's hand made nature and comes with a loose set of the soldiers that were used in it's creation. Colour : Red Material : Plastic Size: approx 45cm diametre, 12 cm height (18"d x 5"h)

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