Archive for February, 2007

Kitchen PC with laptop twist

I wanted to build a Kitchen PC, but needed it out of the way. I saw the Sony undercabinet tv’s and had that view. The brackets are simple L brackets that I put in a vice and hammered into the shape you see in pic 1. It looks pretty ugly from that angle but no one by 4′ will ever know. I drille…..

Getting free music legally (and converting it to MP3 format)

In that instructable i will show you how to get free music without downloading it or instead of hooking it up to the headphones jack you could hook it up to your record player and transfer your vinyl to MP3.

Tools

1)LAME "LAME ain’t an MP3 encoder"
2)Audacity "open source cross pl…

How to manufacture a Cursor with Photoshop

This is how to invent a cursor with photoshop.
I will be making my cell phone as a cursor.

Open Explorer

First download the attached plugin and put it in the directory C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\File Formats.

Open Photoshop

Open Photoshop and create a new file, 32×32 …

iPod Boombox

iPod boombox made from speakers, a box, and an iPod

Items

You will need a cheap box with a handle (I got one from Marshall’s, $6), an iPod (any sort), and some speakers that DON’T need external potential (Radioshack, $10). that way you don’t have to plug your box in and its completely portable. Y…

Rocket Cars

These are rocket powered Match-Box cars. Each only costs about 2 dollars, so you can build many for not that many funds.

Get Materials

1 Package Of Mini-Rocket Engines, 7 Dollars (A10-3T OR A10-PT)
1 Roll Of Duck Tape, Free
A Few Matchbox Cars
An Electric Model Rocket Igniter

Construction

In…

DIY hood ornament

i’m always seaching for ways to manufacture my things rare. in a world of mass production, that becomes more and more difficult. thank the sweet Lord for instructables. here is how to compose a really cheap and easy hood ornament for your car.

it may not form you cooler, but at least you’ll be…

Hand Motion Controlled R/C Car

This is a must-do hack for any cheap R/C car, it uses the tilt sensing switches I made so you can control a car just by tilting the controller like a wiimote.

There are many possibilities with that hack, for example, you can turn the controller into a base-less joystick, or put it on a helmet and c…

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