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The Nintendo Light Gun makes a perfect burning laser. Of course it's been gutted to make this happen. Nonetheless, the retro look can't be beat, and the gun form factor is just what you need in a laser weapon. This will literally burn your eye out of your head, so [Justin] and his buddies over a North Street Labs are all wearing protective goggles designed for this laser's wavelength. But they … [Read more...]
New Project Hosting site [Paul] wrote in to tell us about his brand new hack hosting service, HackHut. Based on Wordpress with some modifications, it is definitely worth keeping an eye on as new features emerge. Instructabliss Speaking of project hosting, Instructables are a common source of projects as well as complaints. Instructabliss by [Daid] is an often mentioned solution in … [Read more...]
Dabbling in alternative heating technology, [Rob Steves] built a wood stove to dispose of his scrap wood while negating his home's fire insurance at the same time. As the leftover bits from his wood projects started to stack up he wondered how he would dispose of them. Burning the bits for heat means he's using every last bit of the lumber. The internal tank from an electric water heater was … [Read more...]
[Aaron Shephard] at mini-itx.com just finished a backup DVD burning robot based on an EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX motherboard and scavenged parts. A Perl script interacts with stepper motors, LEDs, and sensors through the parallel port on the motherboard. The robot inserts DVDs for burning, flips them for labeling, and stacks completed discs in a pile. Coasters are rejected to a 'penalty box' for easy … [Read more...]
[Jipa] over at MetkuMods put up an original re-use for old hard drives: make em into power tools. The tiny servo motor that drives the spindle doesn't generate much torque, but once the drive is spinning fast enough, the inertial force of the platter is enough to make it usable for small grinding/sanding projects. The platters are re-stacked directly on top of each other to increase strength - … [Read more...]
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