Marc de Vinck has been producing an excellent series of tutorial videos that show you how to make things with the Arduino microcontroller. In this third installment, he uses the Arduino to control a servo motor with a potentiometer.
If you're interested in learning how to use the Arduino, I recommend starting with the slim, easy-to-grok book, Getting Started with Arduino, by Massimo Banzi, the co-founder of Arduino.
These nifty gizmos use a set of gears to uncoil and recoil. Alex Fox shows how to make one with wood. They can also be 3D printed. Below is the inspiration. Oskar's video mentions the Thinkfun Tail Spin, but that model is currently unavailable on many outlets following a lot of poor reviews. Image: YouTube… READ THE REST
Mere humans can never harness the sea, but the Hacksmith had fun making Aquaman's trident with a few tweaks. While his generates impressive 800 psi water pressure, its capacity is limited, and the gold required would have cost over 2.2 million dollars. Next best thing, though. We need an Aquaman powerwasher attachment to make those… READ THE REST
Xyla Foxlin and her uncle take just 30 days to create a cedar strip canoe reminiscent of summers with her aunt and uncle. The next 30 days were spend adding the varnish. She says: I've been paddling the Adirondacks in cedar strip canoes with my aunt and uncle for as long as I can remember,… READ THE REST
There are few tools in the history of humankind that stretch back as far as the molcajete. Going back thousands of years to the ancient Mayans and beyond, the process of crafting stone mortar and pestle instruments to grind up spices is a staple of Mexican and South American food preparation. There are also few… READ THE REST
Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure? Those two titans are often the center of every question when considering cloud-based web platforms. While Amazon and Microsoft are the absolute 1-2 in that discussion, how about some of the other contenders in the cloud services space? That inevitably leads to the 3rd largest cloud platform Google Cloud.… READ THE REST
Sure, everybody is gaga about Apple's AirPods Pro. They love it all — except the $249 list price, of course. Especially if something should happen to those little darlings when you're working out at the gym, or running to catch a bus, or trying to escape an unexpected rainstorm. While the AirPods Pro sound great,… READ THE REST
