At one time or another, most of us have seen a gadget for sale and thought we could build something similar for cheaper. Of course, we’re almost always wrong. Not about being able to build it, mind you. But when you add up the cost of the materials, the tool or two you almost inevitably […]
HEAVY METAL POWER BANK USES TOOL BATTERIES Continue Reading
A few years ago, YouTubing madman [Colin Furze] took an old bumper car and made a 600-horsepower beast of a go-kart that managed to clock 100MPH with a headwind. This isn’t that. It’s a miniaturized, remote-control homage to [Colin]’s go-kart that is equally awesome. [Forsyth Creations] started by CAD-modeling the chassis right on top of a
WORLD’S SMALLEST VERSION OF WORLD’S FASTEST BUMPER CAR Continue Reading
Eye Guardian is an Arduino powered, High-Decibel continuous sound triggered eye protection wear. It detects heavy equipment sound and lowers protective eye goggles while the equipment is in use. Outline In the first step, I will explain the Inspiration&Idea behind this project. Next, I will give you a Tools&Parts list that I have used to
Eye Guardian: Sound Triggered Eye Protection Continue Reading
This Instructable is a continuation of my earlier weather station project. It was quite popular on the web, people around the globe made their own by following it and given valuable feedback for improvement. By taking consideration of the comments and Q&A section of my earlier project, I decided to make this new version Weather Station. I
Solar Powered WiFi Weather Station V2.0 Continue Reading
We suppose it’s a bit early to call it just yet, but we definitely have a solid contender for Father of the Year. [DIY_Maxwell] made a light-up hockey game for his young son that looks like fun for all ages. Whenever the puck is hit with the accompanying DIY hockey stick (or anything else), it lights up
DAD SCORES BIG WITH DIY INDOOR HOCKEY GAME Continue Reading
[Martin Fasani] has set out to build a beautiful low power E-Ink Calendar he can hang on his wall. But perhaps more importantly, the work he has done makes it easier for everyone in the future to have a e-ink display. Many battery-powered e-ink projects connect to some server, download a bitmap image, display the new
E-INK CALENDAR PAVES A PATH FOR ALL Continue Reading
Developers, makers and enthusiasts looking for a ESP32-S2 development board may be interested in the MorphESP 240 created by the development team at Morpheans. The MorphESP 240 is an easy-to-use, Arduino- and CircuitPython-compatible, open hardware ESP32-S2 dev board with a built-in high-resolution, IPS-color display. The MorphESP 240 is now available to purchase from the Crowd
MorphESP 240 ultimate ESP32-S2 dev board Continue Reading
Summary Last several times when i buy thermometer, i saw that there is almost always difference in the values. My task was to follow the temperature and the humidity inside my baby’s room. Also there was issue reading the values from 2-3 meters range on the most thermometers and i needed to stand up to
Offline Weather Station Arduino Continue Reading
Rather than just giving an off-the-shelf toy gift, I wanted to give my nephews a unique gift that they could put together and (hopefully) enjoy. While the Arduino code for this project may be too difficult for them to understand, the basic concepts of input, output, loops, and conditions used in this code could be
Connect 4 Game Using Arduino and Neopixel Continue Reading
Original glowing ornament for your Xmas tree. It’s made from brass rods wired by a freeform method and contains 18 glowing LEDs. Step 1: Tools soldering iron solder soldering paste 0.8mm brass rod 18x SMD LED coin battery on/off switch Step 2: The Rings The main challenge here is to create a round shape from
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