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Learn how to build and race a power tool drag racer this weekend Once I’ve got it made, you’ll see racers catch on fire, rockets, and sharp circular saws grind up the track at the Seattle Power Tool Drag Races! This video features organizer Rusty of the Hazard Factory.
See other videos and photos of the event!
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.
Don’t miss a single video! You can get the Make: Video Podcast and PDFcast downloaded automatically by subscribing in itunes. - Link
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Learn how to fuse plastic together and then upcycle a bag out of it! All you need is an iron, plastic bags, a sewing machine, and some straps and buckles and a few hours of your time and you’re on your way to having a cool durable bag!
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.
Make sure to download the pdf and read the article for all the background and step by step instructions! - Link
Don’t miss a single video! You can get the Make: Video Podcast and PDFcast downloaded automatically by subscribing in itunes. - Link
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Make your bike into a single speed hipster bike! This week Dave Neff joins me to take some old broken bikes and mash them up into a new radical ride. Everbody’s experience will be different, but we rebuilt the bottom bracket, put new wheels on, chopped and flipped the handlebars, took off one of the front chain rings and put on a single speed bmx-style gear in the back. We did this because we made a bike out of parts found in the trash, but if you’ve got a working ten speed, you can just strip the derailleur, chop and flip the handlebars and switch out the back gears for a single speed freewheel gear.
Single speed bikes are great for folks who live in a moderately flat city. There are less parts to get stolen and less parts to break.
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.
Make sure to download the pdf and read the article for all the background and step by step instructions! - Link
Don’t miss a single video! You can get the Make: Video Podcast and PDFcast downloaded automatically by subscribing in itunes. - Link
This week the Make: PDFcast is a comicbook pdf all about converting your old trashy bike into a snazzy single speed bike. I went a little nuts making it up in Comic Life. There’s lots of good tips in this pdf, but honestly, your best bet is to just get some tools and go to town on your bike. It’s always more fun to do this with more people. This weekend, get some friends together for a bike hacking party.
Here’s a tool list that is pretty comprehensive. Not pictured here is WD-40. Doh!
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My next podcast will teach you how to make an awesome single speed bike from a few junk bikes! Dave, a serious bicycle guy, is the expert, taught me a lot about bike building and the video is turning out great. I can’t wait to release it this Friday!
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This weekend, make a human powered siege weapon. Using a human as a counter-weight and PVC piping for the structure, this catapult can hurl water balloons 100 yards or more.
For this project I joined forces with siege weapon builder William Gurstelle. As soon as we had cut the pieces, we loose fit them together and started hurling balloons. We built this at Maker Faire and after nearly hitting a human target, it didn’t take long for the safety officer to come along and tell us to move along. We found an out of the way spot and switched from firing water balloons to firing a plastic cow! Fetchez La Vaca!
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.
Sidenote to the audio engineers out there: It was a windy day. I wish I’d had a wind sock!
Make sure to download the pdf and read the article for all the background and step by step instructions! These instructions are an excerpt from William’s bok The Art of the Catapult. If you want to get the Make: Video Podcast and PDFcast downloaded automatically, you can subscribe in itunes. - Link
The Make: PDFcast this week is an excerpt from William’s bok The Art of the Catapult. Download the pdf to get the detailed instructions to make this siege weapon. PDF Link
This flinging machine is optimized for water balloons, but we used a small plastic cow. Subscribe in itunes to get both the video and pdf downloaded automatically! - Link
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int analogValue = 0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
analogValue = analogRead(inputPin);
Serial.println(analogValue, DEC);
}
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