Hackaday Links: December 21, 2011

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The "Little Drummer Boy" On a Scanner and Drum: There's little more information on this hack, however, it's quite interesting seeing an automated drum and a scanner playing a familiar Christmas tune.  Check out the video of the duet in action! A Radial Engine Model: Through the process of experimentation, two "radial engine models" were produced.  The engine model shown above uses a … [Read more...]

Hackaday Links: October 28th, 2011

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An accidental radial engine Hack A Day's very own [Jeremy Cook] was trying to figure out how to push four 'arms' out one at a time. What he came up with is a very nice model of a radial engine. Everything was cut on a CNC router and a motor from an air freshener provides the power. Using a candle to produce light [Chris] sent in his Candela Amplifier. It's a Pentium 4 heat sink with a … [Read more...]