Useful plans to build a weatherproof wi-fi antenna. Great for sticking it to the man (your ISP) and sharing the cost of your connection with a few neighbors. This design supposedly triples the gain compared to a standard antenna.
Compact Powerful Weatherproof Wifi Antenna [link]
This is yet another instructable on t-shirt printing. This on uses sticky paper and silkscreen ink. Nice, simple, and seems to work pretty well too.
T-Shirt Stenciling [link]
I just realized, as I stumbled on Google’s home page, that today is the 50th anniversary of the atoms of my childhood: the expensive yet totally-worth-it little plastic bricks with teethmarks on them.
Of course, they’re not shaped like bricks anymore: they have all sorts of specialized parts that cater to Ritalin snorting kids whose imagination can’t fuel rockets that look like K Cars. Unlike my generation.
Anyways, Happy Birthday LEGO.
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Yet another project that turns the ubiquitous Altoids Tin box into something useful. In this case, a solar powered cell phone charger. Great idea, and it’s made from old, recycled parts: the solar cell comes from those solar-powered landscaping LED lights that illuminate tree shrubs in front of suburban bungalows at night. Here’s a thought: steal one to make this project. You’ll contribute to reducing light pollution and restoring night to what it should be: darkness.
Maybe you shouldn’t steal a LED landscaping light, but then again, you are ultimately responsible of your actions.
Altoids Tin Solar Cell Phone Charger [link]
Can’t afford a Honda S-2000 but still want a cool push button ignition? No problem. Just do it yourself! It’s quite simple, really. You just need to drill a few holes and solder a few wires. A great project for the weekend.
Disclaimer: don’t do it unless you know what you’re going. Keep in mind that if your engine shuts off, so will your power steering, ABS and power brakes. This could result in a serious or even fatal accident. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
So you’ve designed a nice circuit and laid it out on your trusty breadboard. Time to move on and make a permanent version of it. You can always use stripboard and obtain a sloppy yet functional version of your circuit, or go all out and print your own circuit board. Homemade PCBs produce professional looking results without the overhead of dealing with a third party. An excellent option if you’re just making a few instances of your circuit.
This nice how-to shows you how to do that. Just make sure you dispose of the chemicals properly when you’re done. The sink isn’t an option here.
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