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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/29/hackaday-links-august-29-2010/
Hotel room door lock picking
Here’s further proof that you should never leave anything of value in your hotel room. We’re not worried about someone getting in while the room is occupied. But these methods of defeating the chain lock and opening the door without a keycard (YouTube login required) do show how easy it is for the bad guys to steal your stuff.
iPhone frequency generator
Need one more way to make that iPhone a useful lab tool? Why not use it as a frequency generator. Start with a free app and mix in an audio cable with test leads and you’re in business.
Drag Soldering
[Andrei] sent us a link to a video about drag soldering. This is a method of soldering fine-pitch chips using a small bit of solder and a fat solder tip. The link he sent is dead now but we found another great example of the process. We were just using this method earlier in the week to solder a TSSOP38 package for an upcoming project and it worked like a charm.
Laser etched PCB
Here’s some art in PCB form thanks to a laser. We thought this might be interesting to share after seeing those art pieces made from old circuit boards. This example is laser etched, but not directly. As you probably guessed, the copper clad board is coated with resist and the laser etches some of it away. Whatever got zapped by the laser dissolves when the board is placed in acid, leaving [Riley Porter's] art behind.
August 29 2010, 6:50pm | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/29/art-piece-from-board-artwork/
August 29 2010, 10:00am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2010/05/29/hoverboard-comes-to-life/
May 29 2010, 9:10am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2009/12/04/whats-the-worst-way-to-transmit-video/
December 4 2009, 4:53pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-weeping-pumpkin/
I wanted to add a little DIY to my pumpkin carving this year. The following details how I made a pumpkin cry fake blood. Materials When doing this, I used materials I already had around the house. Depending on what you have on-hand, you may wish to substitute as necessary.Pumpkin (obviously)"On...
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puskarichOctober 31 2009, 1:20pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Gatling-Gun-Arm/
I often get excited about Halloween. Nothing is cooler than dressing up in your favorite outlandish style (creepy or not) and collecting a bag full of free candy!This Halloween, the coolest ideas for costumes are anything Steampunk. And if that Steampunk costume has this gun as part of it, your cool...
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V-Man737October 31 2009, 11:00am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Burtons-Mad-Hatter-Hat/
This are instructions to make the Mad Hatter Hat from the new Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Cardboard box The size of the cardboard will be the measurement of your head, remember to add half to one extra inch of size so that it can fit over the wig.How tall you want it is up to you, I made it ...
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BadiaOctober 24 2009, 4:29pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-modified-USB-Flash-Drive-Rubiks-Cube/
In this tutorial I am going to show you, how to make your own Rubik USB Flash DriveYou can see the finished product in the following video: What you need This is what you need: material: a very small usb flash drive (e.g. EagleTec USB Nano Flash Drive or Delock USB Nano Memory stick)...
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BrittLivOctober 24 2009, 3:59pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/2009-Halloween-Egg-The-Ninth-Ring-of-Hell/
Ever since the Faberge Egg contest last year I have had many ideas for eggs. For Halloween I decided to make an egg that draws its inspiration from Dante's Inferno. Specifically his description of Satan trapped in the lake of ice in the Ninth Ring of Hell. I didn't follow the description exactly, bu...
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RadBearOctober 24 2009, 11:13am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/21/industrial-robots-producing-art/
Here is an interesting project that should spark some good discussion. Artaic is a company that is using industrial robots to produce mosaics. They are then selling these mosaics as fine art. As you can see, some of the examples are quite nice looking. However, we have to wonder what the draw is to own one that is made by a robot. Is it really that much different from just printing an image? We really do think it is a cool project and an efficient way of producing these mosaics. We would really love to see one of those super fast delta robots doing the work.
We’re trying to reduce the negativity here at Hackaday. We are passionate geeks and hackers, and as such, we tend to jump straight to the negative points. We hope you guys will follow along with us and try to be constructive in the comments. That being said, the video did seem a bit pretentious, didn’t it?
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October 21 2009, 10:00am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/08/ik-a-sketch-collaborative-scribbling/
October 8 2009, 12:35pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-3D-to-2D-Projection-Sculpture-from-PVC-Pip/
Here's an eye-catching piece of outdoor sculpture you can build with minimal tools and time. As it moves in the wind, it projects a changing 2D "surface" from a 3D solid. Confuses "flatlanders" and passersby alike!
Bill of Materials
You'll need 12 equal-sized sections of PVC pi...
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uhclemOctober 4 2009, 5:21pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Wood-Veneer-Laptop-Mod/
This is my first Instructable YAY! In this Instructable I will show you how to apply a wood veneer finish to your laptop to achieve an old school look to modern tech.
Materials
The materials you will need for this project:
1) Laptop
2) A sheet of wood veneer(you can pick this up at most hardware s...
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DracoGTOctober 3 2009, 1:00pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Inket-Printing-on-Fabric-Using-Sticky-Labels/
Printing on fabric using your inkjet printer is easy and a great way to transfer images.
In order to get your fabric to pass through the printer you need to back your fabric with some sort of "carrier". Using freezer paper is one way to back your fabric, but freezer paper can sometimes ja...
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ozgirl57October 3 2009, 10:43am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-leather-spined-hardbound-book/
This instructable will show how to make a good looking hard cover book that you will have no problems displaying on you shelf or giving as a gift. The process has been derived from the process of making a proper professionally bound book.
I am a big fan of great looking books and sometimes I like t...
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irvinejamieOctober 2 2009, 5:36pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Word-Clock/
This is a quick project to tell the time using words.
I saw a cool clock on the Make Blog the other day (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/qlocktwo_clock_tells_time_with_word.html), and thought 'Hey - I can make one of those', so here it is!
Have fun - It is surprisingly simple to make!
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drj113September 27 2009, 5:44am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Photography-Studio-Softbox-Directional-a/
Photography is essentially the capturing of light from over a moment into a static, 2D image. Light captured in the photograph is controlled by 4 parameters:
1. Aperture size. This is the size of the "window" inside the camera allowing light to strike the film/photosite . Bigger window...
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Steve GlenSeptember 22 2009, 11:57pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Projector-Slide-Window-Hanging/
I managed to snag an old box of projector slides at the thrift store for a buck fifty and just had to do something fun with them! They're really neat little collage images, probably from some art class. They're all from 1998 and 1999, so they're not really old enough to be cool. I love them just the...
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ShrimpSaladCircusSeptember 22 2009, 1:52pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Funky-Safety-Pin-Bracelet/
This safety pin bracelet is cool, easy to make, and gets rid of that big box of safety pins in your closet! All you need is 80 safety pins,(the bigger the better!) elastic cord, and seed or E beads in colors of your choice. Depending on the wrist size, you might use more or less safety pins. You ca...
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LettuceheadSeptember 19 2009, 6:05pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Journal-or-Daily-Planner/
I've been making books for a while and this is one that I have cooked up from taking all my preferences of other books and the mistakes of my old books. It is a good book that will take you about 1-2 hours depending on how much of a perfectionist you are.
This book also has a very unique binding me...
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broomheadSeptember 19 2009, 4:12pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fairy-Juicing-Cocktail-Robot/
This project was built for the 2008 Roboexotica conference in Vienna, Austria where it tied for first place in the drink serving category. Here's how it was made!
Story
Our delicious fresh fairies are hand-captured from only the finest wormwood forests of Northern Europe. We take extreme pride in ...
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numberandomSeptember 18 2009, 8:06am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sock-Doll/
This creation was inspired by the sock monkeys. I have always been interested in sock monkeys and just the image of them, they just seem cool and mysterious, so I had to do my on spin on them.
Gathering Material
Gather all your materials: Socks, Scissors, Stuffing, Thread, Needles, and anything e...
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deeja2001September 17 2009, 5:38pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/interactive-Halloween-mirror/
We have made an interactive Halloween mirror.
It is a computerprogram with a face recognition module. It use a webcam to take a live video and put funny Halloween masks on the faces on the screen.
You can download the installation program for Windows here.
You need just a few things for the Hal...
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lighttamerSeptember 11 2009, 10:27am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Embroidery-From-Digital-Artwork-via-Acetone-Toner/
This instructable focuses on getting digital artwork from your computer onto fabric for embroidery. This is done via an acetone toner transfer, a cheap and fast transfer method using readily available materials and tools that you probably already have in your home. I've also seen this method used fo...
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mehmehmehSeptember 11 2009, 12:21am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Thingamaplush-Robot/
Inspired by Bleep Labs' Thingamakit and Thingamagoop synthesizer noise maker creations, I set about making a plush version for my two-year-old daughter. My goal was to create something that was safer and easier to use for her, while remaining just as fun and quirky as the original Thingama' synths....
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jeff-oSeptember 6 2009, 10:17pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Personalize-Shoes-with-Acrylic/
Personalizing shoes is a fun activity for both adults and children who love to paint and express themselves in artistic ways. Shoes can have any pattern the designer wishes, some themes that are popular are: video games, anime, cartoons, movies, books and ect. The first thing to do, before even buyi...
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kiffakittySeptember 6 2009, 2:55am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Magic-Stick-Trick/
This is a classic magic trick. It's very simple and very effective. I'll show you how to perform the trick, and show you how to make your own. Have fun!
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signalredSeptember 6 2009, 12:26am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/repurpose-an-unused-portable-cd-player/
September 2 2009, 7:15pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-life-changing-collection-box/
What you need to build your box
To build your collection box you need scissors, cellotape, 2 rulers, wrapping paper, our collection box labels, a piece of cardboard and the cardboard box of your choice.
To get started you need to transform your evryday cardboard box into a life-saving money colle...
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ricklayAugust 27 2009, 6:44am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Succulent-Quilt/
How to make a planted wall using cuttings of succulents contributed by you, your friends and neighbors. This is primarily meant as a group activity. Skills learned include propagating plants from cuttings, basics of drip irrigation, and soil-less gardening methods. The cuttings will root faster w...
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denisek.sfAugust 26 2009, 2:41pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Creating-a-Demon-Costume/
I'm a costumer and like to challenge myself. Frequently, I try things that I'm not even sure will work. This costume was one of those times that it did work out rather beautifully.
This costume of mine was actually built in 2004. Being a fan of Hellboy (and of course, monsters), I got the idea...
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dragonfyredawnAugust 25 2009, 11:51am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Painting-your-Rock-Band-guitar/
I will show you how to paint your Rock Band guitar like Eddie Van Halen, so it looks awesome!
I already painted my pick guard so I will show you with the headstock. It is the same process, only you are going to want to take your pick guard off to do this. Just take the screws out and yank off the ...
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Grant FlamingAugust 20 2009, 10:42pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Fab-Bag/
This is how to make a fabric lined bag 'Fab Bag' that can be used as a desk tidy for pens, pencils etc. or as a multi purpose bag. The bags can be made in any size, any fabric or can be knitted. They are fab as gifts.
Materials and tools
The materials and tools you will need are:
Fabric for the b...
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waspkidAugust 13 2009, 10:18am | More »
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I posted to hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/sticky-light/
August 4 2009, 2:39pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Urban-artwork-using-bead-plates/
Here's an, hopefully inspiring, Instructable on how to beautify your neighborhood. Admittedly this Instructable doesn't really pass the threshold of originality but if I at the end of the day inspired a few people to make their own urban artworks, I'm happy!
Tools
Not much needed to do this projec...
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FylkeAugust 3 2009, 5:54pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bioshock-Belt-Buckle-in-Bronze/
You can make anything and you can make anything AWESOME with CNC machining. In this ible I'm going to demonstrate how I created these steampunk bronze Bioshock belt buckles from start to finish using Photoshop, Solidworks, DeskProto, and the Tormach 4-axis milling machine at TechShop. There's also g...
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bofthemJuly 30 2009, 4:00am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Horseshoe-Nail-Steer/
I enjoy welding. I have done a few projects with horseshoes and horseshoe nail, but this is by far my favorite project.
A fellow student in my welding class brought in a horseshoe nail steer, that his mom had gotten him, and was going to try to recreate it. Well i had no project at the time, so I...
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WolfguyJuly 29 2009, 2:07am | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-create-an-electric-bass-guitar-via-wood-lam/
THIS IS AN IN DEPTH INSTRUCTABLE FOR THE DARING WOODCRAFTING ARTISAN THAT WILL EXPLAIN HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR USING VARIOUS TECHNIQUES USED IN WOOD CRAFTING. THIS INSTRUCTABLE WILL ENABLE YOU TO GO THROUGH A PRACTICE RUN FIRST, TO ENABLE YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS REQUIRE...
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JuxtaposedIToldYouSoJuly 26 2009, 9:45pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Necronomitar/
As a guitarist in a metal band, I often find myself trying to come up with new ways to one up the other bands in the area. Sometimes this involves coming up with a cooler riff or better show. Sometimes, though, it's the gear you play! The problem with that is, like most guitarists, I'm broke.
The ...
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noonetrulylivesJuly 25 2009, 12:14pm | More »
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I posted to instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Secular-Telescoping-Yad/
A Yad is a pointer used to read the Torah, or the Jewish bible. A Yad is used because one is not allowed to touch a Torah scroll with his hands, and the pointer helps the person follow along the line when reading. Yad, in Hebrew, literally means hand, and traditionally, the end of a Jewish Yad is in...
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PersonaJuly 20 2009, 4:18am | More »
